Dune Detail, Namibia
Here’s another image from the massive dunes that line the road in Sossusvlei National Park, Namibia. The dunes were very high, and some great compositions were above the desert floor, but here, I...
View ArticleHaving a great guide makes a difference…
In a photography tour having a great local guide is essential to a successful photography tour. They set up the access to places, arrange for models, meals, transportation, etc. They know what to do...
View ArticleCuba: Heart and Soul Revisited
I’ve done a lot of traveling this year – Cuba for a month, Morocco, Alaska, Namibia, and a bunch of places within the USA – but I am so excited to be returning to Cuba this January with 12 intrepid...
View ArticleHimba Culture, Namibia
We visited two Himba villages on our Namibia Photo Tour. Villages that are not visited by groups very much. We met the Chief in this village, and then were welcomed in to walk around and observe...
View ArticleThe Power of Juxtaposition
We need it, we look for it, and we’re delighted when we get it! Travel and documentary photographers are always seeking the moment when things come together – be it light, gesture, or juxtaposition. As...
View ArticleRecap on Cuba Photo Tour
Our photo tour to Cuba in early January was, as always, great! It was terrific to return and find people who recognized me, and it was pure photographic fun. We had wonderful moments such as this one...
View ArticleEven the Pigs Pose in Cuba
It’s true. Everyone seems to want to be in the photographs we make when we’re in Cuba. Even the pigs. Perhaps they are just as curious about us as we are of them. Just like many of the people. And how...
View ArticleTopaz Labs Special and Cuba
Cuba Today, or Yesterday?? It’s alway amazed and delighted me how taking the color away from an image can give it a timeless feel. Such was the case here. I loved how the light spilled down the...
View ArticleWhen Things Seen Are Not What They Seem
I love it when you see things in nature that remind you of other things! As I was walking through the Quiver Tree forest in Keetmanshoop, Namibia, this root looked a lot like a tiger or lion paw and...
View ArticleThe beauty of Age
We are having a great time on the photo tour in Morocco. Yesterday, we were driving from Fes to Midelt, and we stopped to walk around a Berber village that is not a traditional tourist stop, which we...
View ArticleLet’s not take things for granted!
For this blog post, I am posting snippets from an email one of our participants on our January Cuba Tour sent to me. She assembled several PDF slideshows she shared with us all, each one prefaced...
View ArticleWith a little help from my friends
I love it when the muse ‘strikes’ while I’m editing my pictures! I finally imported my latest iPhone pics – from January forward, and found this fun picture. I had originally used Hipstamatic>Jane...
View ArticleShadow Man, Cuba 2015
Well, it’s been another whirlwind of 2 months of travel and leading/teaching and I didn’t keep up with posting on my blog very well. But I’m back to it, and look forward to sharing images and insights...
View ArticleMore Namibia Photographs
In all my crazy travel schedules this past summer/early Fall, I only did one post from our fantastic tour in Namibia! I can’t believe it. So here’s another posting from that journey. The trip was...
View ArticleThe Lock Mystery
The Lock I just discovered this image from a tour in Venice that I lead last Fall – a year ago! Too many things going on, not enough time to review and process, but it’s nice to have surprises like...
View ArticleA Reason to Convert to Monochrome
Just because we can doesn’t mean we should convert our color images to black and white. Not every picture works as a straight conversiosn, that’s for sure. With my ages-old training and development as...
View ArticleUnder Amazing Tuscan Skies
I love clouds! And I love Tuscany! Put the two together and you have a magical experience for me. I also love these little trees, the cipressi and umbrella pines, that line this roadway. They’re not...
View ArticleThe Mezquita Mosque, Córdoba
In May 2015, I led a photography tour to Andalusia, along with pro photographer (and my partner) Jed Manwaring. We had a lovely group with us, an enthusiastic and flexible group, and we saw so many...
View ArticleRed and Green, Central Cuba
In Camagüey, eastern Cuba, they were ‘puttin’ on the ritz’ with fresh coats of paint on a lot of buildings when I was last there. The town, like Trinidad, is a UNESCO world site, and boasts a strong...
View ArticleSlovenia Forests in Autumn
This is my tribute to Eliot Porter and a host of other landscape photographers that inspired me when I was learning photography. I was so drawn to the beauty of hardwood forests, (deciduous forests)....
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