So the 45th round of Travel Photo Roulette has come to a close. First off, thanks to everyone for entering. All in all, we received 29 entries on the "surreal" theme. It was a tougher-than-usual theme, but there were so many great entries from many different angles on the topic.
Before we get to the winner, I'll count down my top 5:Read More
It was supposed to be an early night. Fact is, I have piles of work to do, and it's thunderstorm season. Not a great combo for sleeping or productivity.Seeing the lightshow through the window from inside, the flashes coaxed me out. I was able to set up and fire off only a couple of shots before the... Read More
We have a winner!
It was a great round! Check out my choice for best surreal photo, and my top 5 here.
A few exhaustive travel days, and the past 3 mornings up before 5 to shoot photos meant I was in a dream state already. Early this morning, 12600 monks descended on Chiang Mai to collect alms for the flood victims in the south. An entire street was blocked off as waves of orange robes came down from one end to the other. This dreamy shot taken with a lensbaby summed up how the morning felt. Surreal. It wasn't until days later that I was able to look back at the enormity of the situation and process it for myself.
It's been a long time coming, but I hereby present you with a new round of Travel Photo Roulette once again. I actually won the first ever round of Travel Photo Roulette, launched by Jeremy over at Living the Dream almost 2 years ago with a photo of a camel's ugly mug. More recently, Travis from Flashpacker HQ choose my dreamy photo of monks in the street in Chiang Mai for the last contest "Once In a Lifetime"
If you don’t know what Travel Photo Roulette is, here’s the idea:Read More
I understand that not everyone can just slam sticks on buckets and show you what's up. Fortunately, this guy can.
With little more than a couple of drumsticks, three battered pails and a hunk of metal by his side, he wailed away outside Bangkok's famous MBK Center. Check out the short clip I recorded of him below...Read More
That beautiful beachfront resort you're staying at? Well, where you're sleeping was probably once a jungle, or at least something wilder than your semi-hard mattress.
Taken near the sleepy seaside village of Kuala Penyu, this photo is just one example of the rapid development taking place in Malaysian Borneo.Read More
Not saying it's because of a hard-knock life, but this monk stood out.
It was his Sak Yant tattoo and his deep red robe. A walk showing an unusual uniqueness in a sea of monks, swinging the fabric as he moved. He walked alone, when there were thousands of others around.
I shot this at an event in Chiang Mai where 12600 monks gathered to accept alms for the flood victims in southern Thailand.
Shot November 27, 2011Read More
It's early in the morning, and the park is filled with hot air balloons hurriedly trying to set up. For each balloon, teams of people work together to attach the basket, test the burners, and roll out the balloon itself.
Then comes this.Read More
So things have been a little quiet around here recently, and no it’s not just my typical blog posting procrastination at fault… this time. (though there was some food poisoning)
Both travel and tech are things that Dave (of What’s Dave Doing) and I have been talking about for over a year since we first met up traveling in Vietnam in mid 2010. After subsequent meetups that year in Cambodia & Thailand, then Canada in the summer 2011, the idea began to take shape...Read More
