oslo is definitely a city i want to get back to. i only spent a day there (or two if you count the day on the way in, but i was out in holmenkollen and only saw the ski jump) but i liked it a lot. norway is crazy expensive, but if it’s a stopover,…
Category: photography
in photos: ireland
ireland holds a special place in my heart, as i know it does for many other people. it’s the land of my ancestors, a land that has seen better times but one that millions of people visit each year just because it’s ireland. also, it’s a windswept island in the middle of the atlantic, so…
in photos: alaskan glaciers
One of my favourite things are glaciers. I love them; I think they are fascinating and I am already sad for the day when some of them are gone. Many glaciers I have seen over the last few years are retreating at an unhealthy rate and while anti-global warming arguers say that it’s just part…
travel trends: personal photographers
gone are the days when people packed multiple rolls of film, or bought them at their destinations, then returned home to drop the rolls off at the 1-hour photo kiosk in walmart. even starting to disappear are the days of the selfie stick (thank god.) these days, the trend is a personal, travel photographer. yes,…
in photos: humpback whales in alaska
it always amazes me to see humpbacks breaching. with what looks like the greatest of ease, they launch their enormous bodies out of the water, writhing and twisting, their pectorals spread. then they seem to hang, suspended in time for the briefest of seconds, before they splash back into the water. if there’s only one…
travel essay: polar bears in arctic svalbard
I’m about to take my first sip of espresso when the announcement comes over the PA in Lucho’s smooth Ecuadorian accent: “ladies and gentlemen, the sharp eyes of our captain have spotted our first bear.” These aren’t just bears (though I suspect you could say that about most bears, if you’ve never seen one), they’re…
in photos: svalbard (part 4)
these are all panorama photos of my week in svalbard. enjoy!
some alaska panos
{gustavus dock} {low tide at lake eva during the super moon} {south sawyer glacier} {inain islands} {all forms of alaskan weather in one shot} {sunset cruising} {south sawyer glacier}
scotland: from the iphone
sometimes, its so much easier to whip out your iphone than it is to fumble with the lens on your camera. sometimes, if you do try to whip out your massive camera, you miss the perfect shot. sometimes, it’s more practical to use the iphone, like on an airplane. plus, the iphone can do panos. …
scotland: favourite detail shots
i just bought myself a new lens — 70-300 — so i was super excited to take it to scotland and play with it. the shot below was one of the first ones that i took. i had gone to lunch with my friend L and we were sitting outside the gallery of modern art. …