The Ones You Love
Silvia - Jodhpur, India I’ve mentioned my wife a few times in this blog, and today is an opportune moment to introduce her (at least semi-properly with a photo). Today is our wedding anniversary. It’s...
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Ansel Adams - The Tetons and the Snake River Ten years ago, Rick Norsigian bought a collection of several dozen glass plates created by photographic icon Ansel Adams for $45 at a garage sale. Or maybe...
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In Deep — Koh Samet, Thailand I’m just back from three weeks of traveling with fellow photographers. OK, the first week, David duChemin and I invested far more time into pad thai and pier jumping, but...
View ArticleHow To Become A Humanitarian Photographer
Battambang — Cambodia The two most common questions I’m asked are “What camera/gear I use?” and “How do you become a humanitarian photographer?” The answer to the first question is easy: whatever’s...
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Inle Lake — Shan State, Burma/Myanmar My apologies for leaving the blog in the hands of crickets recently. I’ve been extremely busy (a good thing) and am just back from a trip to Thailand and Burma...
View ArticleLife Is (Not Always) Short
Hanuman Das — Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal I am going to die. I hope not today nor tomorrow nor anytime in the foreseeable future, but it is fact that I’m going to die. It gets worse. So are...
View ArticleGreat Project, Great Lens, Great People
AmFree Knitting Circle — (Near) Noh Bo, Thailand (along the Moei River) In the post March Update, I mentioned (fifth paragraph) a project that I encountered in Thailand along the border with...
View ArticleGiving Thanks!
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, and, despite what has been a very difficult year for me, I actually have a lot for which to be exceptionally thankful. I have friends, family, and colleagues...
View ArticleOff The Grid
Trading internet access, a cellphone connection, and electricity for a paddle slicing through the water, the crackle of a campfire, and the chatter of central-propane lighting in a cabin is not...
View ArticlePerfect Day
I’ve been singing Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” in my head all morning as yesterday really was the perfect day — lying on a blanket under the shade of a cherry tree in full bloom next to the person I love,...
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