May 2012

Out to Lunch


I’m heading to the Orient for the summer so I won’t be updating the blog often. I’ll be spending six to eight weeks in China and then heading to India. I don’t have a return ticket, but I plan on coming home in late August. Three months of new people and places!

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Castle on a Hill


The brown city of Cairo, Egypt. The minarets on the top of the hill belong to the Mosque of Muhammad Ali.


A close up of the mosque.


Stepping into the courtyard of the Mosque.


The interior is impressive with intricate details.

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Straight Up


Taken in the Alhambra in Grenada, Spain. I can’t imagine the time it took to decorate the ceiling with such detail.

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Light Game of Catch


I took a brief trip to my home town of Santa Fe, New Mexico last week. Nice to see the family and pets.

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Snake Trade


I visited the largest fresh water lake in Southeast Asia, Tonle Sap near Siem Reap, Cambodi. The lake was flooded when I was there in November and I was able to witness the local fishing culture. While most of what was caught was small minnow sized fish, some people caught and kept a variety of fresh water snakes. Just like the fish, the snakes are eaten by the locals. Later that night, I tried snake soup for dinner. It tasted like fish but was chewier, more leathery and bonier.  Would not recommend.

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Color Haven


A picture from the Redningsselskapet harbor in Norway. I like how the small waves in the water are complimented by the yellow ridges on the hulls of the boats.

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El Carretero


This man was sitting idly on a stoop in Trinidad, Cuba. Cigar, check. Straw hat, check. Rooster, check. A caballo vamo’ pa’l monte.

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Tribal Roofs


The Dogon tribes in Mali are known for their unique tribal architecture. The pointed, thatched roofs are granaries that store grain, usually pearl millet. The thatched roofs keep the underlying mud structure protected from rain.

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Zombies


La Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is filled with photographic opportunities. In this shot I tried to capture the forewarning shadows of an approaching tourist zombie horde.

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Dusty Tracks


Tracks from four wheel drive vehicles line the sand in the white desert in Egypt. The sun was beginning to set when I took this picture. There was so much dust in the air that the sky looked like a white haze. It was incredibly dry and hot as one would expect from the Sahara. Still, the scenery is beautiful.

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