Market in Bhusan , South Korea
Here in the bustling port city of Bhusan, fresh seafood and produce is sold in street markets. The spices, scents, and colors overwhelm the senses. /travel
The Taj Majal
This is an unconventional and remote view, seen from the red fort. The Taj was built as a memorial to a lost and much beloved wife. Later, the grieving husband was imprisoned by his own son in the red fort. /travel
An Indian Holy Man
Near every turn, I encountered holy men, peaceful and meditative. This elder wears brilliant saffron colored robes and bears the marks of Lord Krishna. The simple and unassuming background lends more focus on the prime figure of interest, and as he meditates we too are led to contemplate the inner workings of the mind. /people
Festival of Saraswati
Along the Ganges lies the timeless city of Varanasi, a holy and spiritual place. It is the Festival of Saraswati, Goddess of knowledge and music, and it is yet a further excuse to revel and engage in unabashed exuberance. The long shutter lag was yet another "happy little accident", as Bob Ross the television artist used to say, and the brilliant colors and motions have an immediacy and vibrancy. /people
Nomads of Jaisalmer
Some years ago, when I was at the Thar desert, in northern India , Rajasthan, near the border with Pakistan, I encounter a group of bedouin people. Their skins are dark and wrinkled from the sun, yet their gaze is alert and knowing. The blue eyes are striking and remind me of the genetic mixtures inherent in northern Indian peoples, a beautiful result of thousands of years of asiatic and western conquests. I took this photo with a simple point and shoot camera, well before i upgraded to an SLR, and after the photo the camera fell into the sands, lost into the infinite remoteness of time and space.
Lake Louise
Near Banff. I used portrait framing to demonstrate the multiple levels of depth within the landscape. Note the rocks in the foreground, middle ground lake, and several layers of dramatic snow capped peaks. A multilayered composition creates dramatic feeling, and like a multilayered individual is far more interesting. Also observe the speckled foreground shadowing. When everything is not at once revealed, or obvious to the eye, a sense of mystery and intrigue is generated. Perhaps that is why King Herod could not resist Salome and her "Dance of the Seven Veils". /travel
Rocky Mountain High
When taking photos from an airplane window, I like to try to include a portion of the wing. It is interesting and abstract. /travel
Canadian Rockies Banff
Atop Banff mountain. Placing yourself in the scene helps to establish location, scale and intimacy. A postcard effect is achieved. /people
Lichens
Lichens on a rock, in Jasper. Sometimes the humblest organisms when viewed up close take on a greater significance. /nature
Canadian Rockies Jasper
Here, in the woods of Jasper National Park, I shoot directly into the sun, to deliberately create glare. The ensuing pattern is almost religious in intensity. /nature
Canadian Rockies
Taken in May 2009. I held the camera steady and manually zoomed in and out quickly during a slow shutter speed to achieve the effect of motion, or what I think of as entering "hyperspace". /nature
Saba
Within the center of this island, famous for its world renown reefs and diving opportunities, is a mountain with thousands of steps leading to the summit. The tropical climate creates a unique ecosystem and a rainforest perpetually exists near the top. /nature
Anguilla
An infinity pool creates the illusion of a private island of three beach chairs. What a wonderful place. /travel
Anguilla - Shoal's Bay
One of the prettiest beaches I have ever see, Visited in May 2010. Crystal clear aqua green water, few inhabitants, no big cruise ships and white sand beaches make this island a truly magical place. / travel
The Lemaire Channel
Also known affectionately as "Kodak Alley" for some of the most breathtakingly beautiful scenery in all of Antarctica. /travel
Antarctica - New Years Eve
Finally! My seventh continent - on New Years 2010. I climb to a high peak and survey a realm as remote and alien as anywhere in the universe, I imagine.
World's Twentieth Most Travelled Man
Has been to over four hundred countries, and only 42 years old! /people
Russell Manning
Won the Polar Expedition Prize, a member of the British Royal Marines. He led several teams down in Antartica through several winters even, when temperatures fall to 80 degrees below 0. Not many men could survive. /people
Tabular Icebergs - Antarctica
Like the Monoliths of 2001 a space odyssey, unbelievably large icebergs glide silently by. They track relentlessly north, and are fragments broken off from the Ross Ice Shelf. /travel
Battle of the Elephant Seals
Humongous, gargantuan elephant seals battle for dominance and the claims to a large harem of females. /nature
Penguins of South Georgia
Curious gentoos investigate the strange shape silhouetted on the horizon of early dawn - it is our small zodiac landing craft! /travel
Steven, on expedition
Wearing North Face 700 down jacket and National Geographic expedition hat, cruising on Abercrombie and Kent research vessel the Minerva along the Antarctic Peninsula. /people
South Georgia Island
I get amazingly close to the giant King Penguins, second only in size to the Emperors of the Antarctic continent. The chicks have a thick downy pelt of fur. /travel
Black Browed Albatross
The Albatross spends most of its long lived adult life soaring over the wide expanses of the southern oceans. /nature
Elephant Seals South Georgia Island
Pups weigh thousands of pounds, and huddle together in a cave. /nature
Chinstrap Penguin Colony
Chinstraps are so named as they resemble the police caps warn by the British. /nature
Gentoo Penguin
January and December are the birthing seasons, a short time. The conditions are harsh, however penguins have adapted many evolutionary advantages to survival. No mammals on land exist. /nature
Antarctica Iceberg
Huge icebergs float past within the channels along the Antarctic peninsula. The sun's rays refract through the ice creating beuaitufl shades of blues. /travel
Antarctica
Taken during December to January last year. an Argentine research base. Antarctica is desolate yet beautiful. /travel
Viva Argentina
A red light was projected over the stage, creating a beautiful hue on the dancers back. Lighting effects can be achieved with clear plastic which is colored, over a flash or strobe. In painting, use of intense colors, reds and greens and blues can create nice tonal effects. It is not the color so much as the relationships of the colors that make it work! /people/travel
Tango Buenos Aires
Last December I attended a tango show in Buenos Aires. I used a 135 Canon lens, f2.0 to capture this moment. Although I took hundreds of captures during the performance, there are only a few moments, what Henri Cartier Bresson calls "the defining moment" that are truly magical. This moment captures the sheer joy that the dancers were feeling. /people
The Pendulum
Frozen action shots are compelling. It takes a fast lens, like the Canon 135 f 2 /Long Island
The Oyster Shuckers
Repetitive forms, blurred , achieved with Canon 135 2.0 L series lens. Shucking is a dangerous process and in the race to win , numerous contestants maim themselves with sharp knives. No one leaves unbloodied, hence the use of thick rubber gloves/ Long Island
The Pirate
Emotions, whether genuine or faked, lend interest to the story and to the portrait. /people
Through the Eyes of Babes
Peering through a workshop window, th e intense lights and darks, eliminating unnecessary detail , can be powerful. This lends meaning and intensity to a portrait. Carravagio was the master of this techinque, called Chiarruscurro /people
Petals on a Pink Rose
Like a portrait by Georgia O'Keefe, close ups of flowers can be abstractions. /nature
Beautiful Rose
The blur, another "happy accident" is quite lovely and soft. Reminds me of vaseline smeared on a lens. /nature
Blue Skies and Daisies
I increased the saturation in lightroom, The blues are surreal and in fact it is NOT the sky but a distant pool. /nature
The Honey Bee
In a sea of yellow daisies. A symphony of yellow and blacks. The world of the miniature is fascinating. To engage it is to realize how small we are in the scheme of the universe. /nature
Berry Blur
Sometimes mistakes can be beautiful. The wind blew out the focus as I took the shot, however the resulting blur has an abstract beauty. /nature
Wedding at Planting Fields
Taken with Canon 70-200 f 4.0 L, love the creamy bokeh in foreground. /people/events
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