I was fortunate enough to spend the last three days in Repkong valley at the LaRu festival. You won’t find the LaRu festival listed much of anywhere. It’s not on wikipedia and a quick google search shows almost nothing. I’ve been told that it’s listed in Lonely Planet but I can’t find it really anywhere….
Our Kelby World Wide Photowalk this year was amazing. I was just about to post my pictures and say “Hey! We had a great time on our photo walk… here are some pictures!” …only because I’m tired and it’s 1:05am, but instead I’m going to breach another subject. Why? Well, this photo walk reminded me of…
I love looking back at a six month period and remembering what I’ve been doing as a photographer and where it has taken me. We always tend to be so busy on the current project or thinking about what we have to do next that we often times forget to look back and see where…
Music written and recorded in another life – back when I was semi-pursuing music in one capacity or another. Used to illustrated the point that I’m a “music” guy over a “lyrics” guy. Hope you guys enjoy. The long walk home On the Horizon Transmissions and Transitions
Todays Tech Tuesday is all about lighting. Let me start by saying that there are some travel photographers that won’t go near artificial lighting – I am not one of those. I’m not discriminating between those who use artificial light and those who don’t. I don’t really draw a strong distinction between the two, other…
I started my work as a travel/humanitarian/cultural photographer kind of by accident but definitely with open eyes. I hadn’t really ever planned on being this kind of photographer, but because of my wife and I’s love for cultures and desire to make a living in a socially and economically developing area and my passion for photography,…
A row of a water faucet used for ritualistic cleaning, Wudu, before enter the Mosque. Recently I had a friend comment on some photos I had taken from a recent trip. He told me that there were some well composed shots that he wasn’t exactly sure why I had taken. He went on to comment…
I’m excited to announce that I will be leading a Kelby Worldwide Photowalk this summer. It should be an exciting time to be in Qing hai and an even better time to check out Kumbum monastery. Remember to sign up here: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/xining-qinghai-china-kumbum-front-gate/ Take a look at some of the information below about the walk after…