Presenting Ccaccaccollo on World Hum

Head over to Travel Channel’s World Hum to check out my latest photo essay – The Alpaca Weavers of Ccaccaccollo. Visited this tiny community last year while in Peru. A lot of our porters live in Ccaccaccollo and their wives weave some of the most stunningly vibrant cloaks out of alpaca fibers.

Postcard: Lighten Up, Buddy!

Shot in Warsaw, till this day, I wonder what the Polish officer on the right was thinking when his face took on that irritated look.  Plain disgust at me [the pesky traveler] that I’d dare pull out my camera in front of him? Something much deeper? He wasn’t having any of it, but what makes …

Postcard: Fresh Fruit

Ha. Succulent Nigerian oranges. Stacked on trays and peeled on the spot just for you. Those of you who have traveled around Africa (or even South America and Asia) would recognize this familiar sight. Fruit vendors walk through markets and other public spaces balancing trays of fruit on their heads. I think her heartwarming smile …

Photo Gallery: Nigeria 2009

900+ photographs later, here are just a few – about 120 photos for online viewing (low resolution versions). Choosing favorites was quite difficult as there are so many photo essays and stories in there that I’m still compiling – View 2009 Nigeria Gallery. I haven’t added captions at the moment but do let me know …

NG Adventure Front Page and Other News

Some quick news while traveling. [ Photography ] – As part of its Adventure Photo Challenge, National Geographic Adventure featured one of my shots taken in Fiji on its main page. – Was one of five winners of the Pikeo “Moments of Togetherness” competition. [ Writing ] – In the July/August issue of Budget Travel, …