All Entries in the "Photography" Category

Photo of the Week – Paris

My travels this week brought me back to a place I had been before 8 years ago – Paris.  The day was a mix of clouds and sun, as I photowalked through the city, I was lucky enough to get this brilliant sky when I reached the Louvre.  When I first visited Paris 8 years [...]

Photo of the Week – Kinderdijk Netherlands

As most of you know – I’m currently traveling/housesitting in Europe.  This has sent my photography into overload…so instead of one photo this week – you get a set of photos from my recent trip to Kinderdijk Netherlands.  Kinderdijk is a Unesco World Heritage Site thanks to it’s amazing display of windmills – over 19 [...]

Photo of the Week – Brussels

This weekend something very special is happening in Belgium, and it only comes around every 2 years; the Flower Carpet.  This Belgian tradition started in 1971 with the first Flower Carpet being laid in the famous Grand Place of Brussels.   Begonias are the star flower and they are packed together one by one, 300 to [...]

Photo of the Week – Amsterdam

To celebrate the announcement this week that Amsterdam’s Canal District was added to the UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list – I bring you Amsterdam.
The homes along the ring canals of Amsterdam are infamous.  The 17th century residences of wealthy merchants, financiers, craftsmen, doctors, lawyers, politicians and artists are characterized by big narrow windows, and decorative [...]

Toy Story

Last week I wrote about how brave kids can be when it comes to travel; somehow when we grow up we grow scared.  This got me thinking about some of my travels and the kids I meet along my journeys.  My recent hiking trip to Nepal came to mind.  As my father and I hiked [...]

Photo of the Week – Netherlands

This week I bring you a shot hot off the presses – from my current trip in Amsterdam.  I felt like this picture captured quintessential Holland quite well; windmills, beautiful clouds, bicycles, and marshland.  I took this shot while on a rest break from my own bicycle ride in the countryside near Amsterdam.  A gorgeous [...]

Photo of the Week – Boston

Doing something a little different this week and instead of one photo, I’m bringing you a photo walk I did while staying in Boston this summer.    I walked around the historic neighborhood of Beacon Hill where cobblestone streets and gas lamps take you back in time.  Then I took a wander through the famous Boston [...]

Photo of the Week Egypt

In the Spotlight – Egypt
I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t even know where this was shot.  Sure, I know I was in Egypt in yet another temple, but I had my overdose of temples much earlier in my stay, so I stopped really keeping track.  As I wandered around yet another temple I turned [...]

Photo of the Week – World Cup Fever

Balancing Act – Rome, Italy
I don’t know how it happened, but I’ve been transformed into a football fan.  Yes, that’s right, I said football, not soccer; just to prove how authentic the transformation is.   With the World Cup championship coming up this weekend, I felt like I better give this new love of mine visibility [...]

Photo of the Week – Langkawai, Malaysia

Unsettled Seas – Langkawi, Malaysia
I did something a bit different this week, I asked you what you wanted to see for Photo of the Week.  Actually, I asked my Twitter followers what they wanted to see this week!  They had the choice of Kids, Action, Landscape, or Gory Photo topics; Landscapes overwhelmingly won out! Never [...]

Photo of the Week – Milford Track

Colorful Carpet – Milford Track New Zealand
The Milford Track (Kiwi speak for hike) is called the most beautiful hike in the world.  It received this accreditation when an English journalist walked it and wrote about her journey titling it “Milford Track, Possibly the Most Beautiful Walk in the World”. Her editor looked at it and [...]

Photo of the Week – Morocco

Tough Stain – Fes Morocco

This isn’t what you think.  This man is holding silk thread and is in the process of dying it a bright red color.  I took this photo while I toured around the most miraculous medina in Morocco.  Here’s my excerpt of my fist impressions:

The moment you entered the big arched gateway [...]

Photo of the Week – Rio De Janeiro

Beach Balls – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
An early morning stroll on the beach in Rio provided a unique scene  - calm.  Rarely do you find the beaches in Rio de Janeiro empty, except in the early morning.  This beach ball vendor sat and waited patiently for customers to show up, enjoying some peace and quiet.
To [...]

A Disappearing Town

I remember the streets crowded with people for Pilger Days, a weekend celebration which happened once a summer. There was cotton candy, music, families walking hand and hand, a cake walk (my personal favorite), a dime toss and a myriad of other carnival games. However, now I walk through the streets of Pilger [...]

Photo of the Week – Manhattanhenge

Apocalypse Now on 34th St – New York City
Two times a year the Sun God works it’s magic on Manhattan in a spectacle called Manhattanhenge.  The rare occurance when the sun sets in exact alignment with the grid of streets in Manhattan.  This 15 minutes of illumination on the cross streets of New York City [...]

Photo of the Week – Vietnam

Hard Hat – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
While on a cyclo ride in HCMC, I encountered this guy hanging out of a little motorized tuk tuk in HCMC.  I found his choice of helmet funny – a throw back from the war.  Granted, sometimes I felt like driving in Saigon was similar to going into [...]

Photo of the Week – Ao Nang, Thailand

Paddle Through – Ao Nang, Thailand
While traveling solo in Ao Nang, I decided to take a kayak trip and was treated to an adventure of caves and monkeys…and a few bats.  I loved the small town of Ao Nang, a little beachy tourist community that I would have loved to spend a few extra days [...]