Alley way

Alley way in Peru... not quite sure what someone is trying to say with this...

Sillouttes

I am not usually a huge fan of these types of shots (crazy huge sun flares), but this one reminds me of the hot sun in Peru we felt one day exploring some ruins after a VERY long bus ride.

Night in the Plaza De Armas

I remember that the 11,200 high altitude in Cusco, Peru made me feel a little woozy. So before embarking on our trek to even higher grounds, we took a few days acclimatize a little bit. The time was great for taking photograph's on our adventures.   

Cusco Woman, Peru

Anyone who has been to Peru knows that its famous for selling fantastic Alpaca articles of clothing. If you buy in a reputable shop however, the prices are really quite high. "Thats because its not 100% baby alpaca," we were told. You ask any street vender though and they'll say what they sell is "100%." I, like Switzerland remain neutral and unsure. This woman is standing in front of a famous church in Cusco near the Plaza De Armas. Take a look at the grey stones that make up the foundations beneath the church. They are ancient Inca stones and said to be earthquake proof!

Channel Islands part 3

We went ocean kayaking around the cliffs Santa Cruz islands. There were beautiful views of Ana capa island as well as Dolphin's and jelly fish that came right up to us.  The whole experience made me want to invest in a water proof housing for my 5D. One day... Until then I'll be quite happy shooting landscapes on solid ground!

Channel Islands part 2

I shot the photo above of my friend Sam as he rested from the long hike across the island. There is only one dock on island. I believe that there is only one or two boats a day to the island. I loved the isolation and the opportunity to explore with my cameras! More to come!

Channel Islands

I recently spent some time in the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. Surprisingly it is one of the least visited national park in the USA. I loved photographing the landscapes of the island chain that has been nicknamed "the Galapagos of North America." Thats right! There are many species of animals that only exist there! Island Foxes and Spotted Skunks!

Street Vender

This woman was selling candy on a side street in Cusco, Peru. Thought it looked very lonely and felt sort of compelled to capture the emotion that it made me feel. Hopefully I conveyed it well.

Beach is nice in all weather!

I took a long walk down most of Cabarete via the beach. There were very few tourists out and it was nice to see locals being themselves.

Leavin on a Jet Plane

I've never been one for shooting out a plane window. Everyone always wonders what the heck you are up to. However, its kind of fun now and again.

Dominican Republic

I've seen alot of beaches in my day, but there was something unique about this one I can't quite put my finger on. This was a random and quick trip shortly after the earthquake in Haiti. It was strange to find no signs of devistation on one side of the island and know how much difficulty the other side was/is going through.

Mountains in Peru

Along the trek in Peru I kept thinking how I could spend a whole year photographing the mountains there. It was almost painful to only stop for the occasional moment of amazing light and have to move on. What a beautiful country, I have fantastic memories there.

IDP Camps

Some images from the Internally Displaced Persons Camp. This was perhaps the most surreal moment of the trip. This community of people had to flee the country side for closer land near Gulu in order to have some protection from the LRA - Lord's Resistance Army.

If you would like to learn more about the history of Northern Uganda, I suggest you look up the book Girl Soldier.

Africa!

Hard to believe its been a year since I was in Africa with Kara and Dani! Even harder to believe I haven't shared more of my images with everyone! My self imposed assignment for the week will be to post some of my favorite moments from the trip. The image above makes me really happy. It reminds me that I should always remain as thankful for the opportunity to pursue an education as the students I met everywhere in Uganda were.

Singapore Night - B sides

Got a request to post some night city photography this week. I immediately thought of putting up a few shots I took this past January in Singapore as a few days ago I ran into some good friends I made there who are in LA for internships. More night city stuff to come!

Peru Landscape

As promised, I am going through the rest of the Peru Photos, Still have some rolls of film to develop as well!

Peru

I recently got to do some photography in Peru. We hiked the Salkantay Pass 4 days till Matchu Pitchu. I fell in love with the light in the Andies. The clouds continually rolled through and the light bounced all over the mountains giving me the problem of having too much good light! I don't know if I have ever taken so many landscape shots during daylight hours! This is our Peruvian guide Joel at the top of the Salkantay pass. The mountain behind him had just erupted with several avalanches and made for a spectacular backdrop. I used my 580EXII and diffuser as a fill flash on him. Many more posts from Peru Photography coming soon!

a few more from Singapore

Some more random night shots... the first is a slightly abstract one of the water in the harbor, the second a backstreet in Chinatown and the last was near the business district.

Formalism in Singapore

I thoroughly enjoyed Singapore from an architectural standpoint. I found leading lines and geometric patterns everywhere. This is proof that I still take pictures during the day! 

Vertical is the new horizontal

I suspect that what few people we did run into during our night photography adventures in Singapore already thought we were crazy before I started taking pictures of the underside of a freeway. Sacrifice sanity for art is my motto! I always find it very fascinating that every location I shoot begs to either be almost completely composed horizontally or vertically. I have wondered if it depends on my mood that day or the subject matter. Singapore however is without a doubt, a vertical city. The looming architecture, beautiful trees and always changing sky make vertical shooting seem almost mandatory in every set up. See what I mean!?