I spent a bit of time sharing snapshots and other images from my catalog on Instagram in 2014. More than 20 countries were featured out of hundreds of images I've shot from around the world. So as 2014 winds down, I thought it would be a good idea to look back and see what the cream of the crop (at least decided by my followers!) was like.
Read MoreUpdated October 2017
Seeing hot-air balloons flying over Bagan is one of the iconic images of Myanmar / Burma. The massive scale of the over 3000 temples on the Bagan plain mean that you can only truly witness the scale of it all from the air, and a slowly floating over is the best way of doing it.
For years, there has been only one company providing the experience. Balloons Over Bagan and their red balloons can be seen in any number of a photo, including a bunch in my house. However, in 2013, Oriental Ballooning began flying their balloons as well, bringing some much needed competition to the space. I've flown with both, and I'll give you my take on them.
Read MoreWhile I'm most known for my travel, landscape, and cultural photography, one of my real passions is creating more abstract images with my camera. I'm looking to create moods, often by "smearing" or "melting" colors. I've been attracted by the more abstract in art and imagery for quite some time, and most of the paintings and artwork I've collected around the world for myself fit the same sort of mold.
Read MoreI recently came back from a backcountry hike in British Columbia, and a curious thing happens when you get away from mobile phone coverage...
We tend to go deeper.
Deeper thoughts. Deeper questions. Deeper conversation.
There were five of us on the 4-day trip, and everyone else was a generation older than I was. After dinner one evening, I posed a question:
If you could, what advice would you give your 33 year old self?
Read MoreFor the third year in a row I picked a challenge, grabbed a school girl dress, and brought along a few others to join me in some Do It in a Dress fun. For this year, five of us headed to Top of the World Park in beautiful British Columbia, all of whom are seasoned backcountry hikers. This made my job pretty easy to be honest. Even the dog "Rosco" carried his own backpack.
Read MoreEarlier this month I attended my third World Domination Summit in sunny Portland, Oregon. Yeah, I said sunny. I've spent about a month there over the past three years, and I think it's only rained once or twice.
But really, you're probably thinking... what's this World Domination Summit thing?
Well I have a couple of ways to answer that for you:
Read MoreIt's been a BIG week.
Just this past weekend, I was on stage telling the story of the first "Hikers Without Pants" event to 3000 people at the World Domination Summit in Portland. It was incredible, and the feedback from the crowd and everyone who approached me over the weekend was through the roof. It was a serious honor to share a tiny piece of myself with so many incredible people.
Read MoreJetboating. Just another one of those crazy Kiwi ideas. And like all of the best, it works, and it's a pile of fun.
I'm a big fan of "learning by doing," so I hopped aboard a pair of jetboats during my "Travel With a Local" trip in New Zealand with my partners in crime Dave and Lauren. Remember, I did it for you.
Read MoreIt's been an action packed few months since I last updated you on my whereabouts. In terms of movement since the last time I updated you 6 months ago, I've been in four countries on a range of projects. So let's get to it.
Read MoreI'll be honest. Wearing a dress out in public is getting to be a pretty natural thing for me nowadays.
To be fair, I'm usually heading out to do something awesome in it.
In August 2012, my father, brother and I hiked for 5 days and over 70km along the Berg Lake Trail in the Canadian Rockies, and we did it while wearing school girl dresses. Why? We did it as part of Do It in a Dress, an initiative by the Australian-based organization One Girl, who's programs help support scholarships for young girls and women entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone. In every way possible, it was a huge success.
This year we multiplied and became the "Climbers Without Pants."