photographic essays
dear photographers/readers/friends… i started this blog just a few weeks ago and i have learned a lot….first of all, the comments from you have been most welcome and the questions excellent….i will continue to respond as best i can….if i am just a bit late in response it is because i am on a “road …
i am still in san miguel and will be for another week ….doing this workshop has caused me to fall behind on new blog posts……it has taken all my spare time to just respond to comments…in any case, i have a one day break now and will try to get some work up soonest on …
3:30 am …is this getting harder or has it always been this way?? fresh nuked coffee…. where in hell is my phone charger?? i swear i had it right here….just last night…ok, clothes easy, laptop, cards, batts, cords too many damned cords, book, ok ok that’s it….yes?? gotta call cab…wind blowing cold …
i leave saturday for san miguel de allende, mexico…this is one of my "regular road trips"…one of the things i actually have on my "schedule"….i have two large classes organized by the national geographic expeditions group and will be teaching two different classes of one week each…. the good news is that i know everyone …
well, nine days in thailand turned into lucky 13 days in thailand….none of us wanted to leave…. i mean, how do you beat hanging out with photographers you respect, warmer than new york weather and thai hospitality…the ex-pat community in bangkok is fairly significant…could they draw me in??? agnes and philip blenkinsop …
now in bangkok with a bunch of old friends and a bunch of new friends….book project is : "Thailand:9 Days in the Kingdom"….this is a shoot with 50 internationally "known" photographers who will each do an individual essay on some aspect of Thailand in 9 days… this book is in honor of the King Bhumibol …
i just returned to new york today from two days at the annual national geographic seminar….on new years eve i was with my family in colorado…two days later i was on horseback with mexican cowboys…… three days ago i returned from the national geographic assigned cowboy story and spent two days in washington at national …
road trip…..who does not just love the concept of a road trip…..my motorcycle when i was 16 was the first time i physically expressed my freedom…."travels with charley" and "huck finn"…were books that allowed me to emotionally realize that freedom could, in fact, be expressed…… listen….i have maxed out "road trip" as well as any …
