This is my favorite portrait from the trip so far. I find myself looking at him just as intently as he is looking back. I've been trying to come up with a good title for this photo, but don't really know what to say. I guess it doesn't really need a title.
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July 22, 2011 8:01 pm Permalink
This grandmother was sitting on the porch of the house she lives in with her son and grandchildren. Her face and pose caught my attention as I walked through the village. I never got a chance to talk to her, but after I took this photo she smiled and turned away as if shy. Her son was pleased that I took her photo and proudly explained that this was his mother. This photo was taken in Papua, Indonesia.
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July 9, 2011 8:00 am Permalink
Portrait of a Filipina smiling, taken in Bontoc, northern Philippines (island of Luzon). It seems that not everyone uses Filipina to indicate a female Filipino, but I think it's correct given the Spanish influence in the Philippines.
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January 31, 2011 10:20 am Permalink
I took this photo while walking through the Arab Market (Souk) in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem encompasses the original city as it was during King David's time, and is still surrounded by the city walls. No flash used in the photo; just perfect timing for this man to walk out of the shadows of the market into a small section of light.
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January 13, 2011 11:00 pm Permalink
Take a good look at this old Filipina's face; she has a lot to tell. No doubt she's spent years working hard in the rice fields of Bagabag, Luzon, Philippines. Along with the other women in her working group, she is picking young rice shoots, which will be later re-planted in different rice fields farther apart. Astute viewers may notice this is the same lady in my Gathering Rice Shoots photo I posted a while back, taken from above looking down (though you can't see her face in that photo).
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December 9, 2010 9:37 pm Permalink
Synchronized flying with Scott & Kai. No image manipulation of any kind involved. Just some precise timing with my camera's self-timer, a fisheye lens, and a gorillapod tripod. This was taken on Gospel Rock near Gibson's Landing on the Sunshine Coast north of Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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March 15, 2010 11:35 am Permalink
This child's life is a world away from most of us. It's hard to imagine what her days are like in rural India helping her family work in the fields.
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February 24, 2010 9:40 am Permalink
A boy enjoying his morning Chai in chilly Darjeeling. My visit to Darjeeling was definitely a highlight of my time in India November 2008. I realized that I haven't posted many photos from that trip here (only Taj Mahal and Kangchendzonga panorama), so I will post some more here in the coming weeks.
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February 18, 2010 11:23 am Permalink
Our little girl, born just a week ago, enjoying mommy time.
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December 19, 2009 11:12 am Permalink
My favorite shot from recent Christmas portraits I took of friends at church.
December 10, 2009 10:21 am Permalink
Two Italians taking a quick break for espresso on the streets of Florence. I like how their poses match each other and add to the interest of the composition.
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December 8, 2009 1:41 pm Permalink
I took this photo during the ordination service for Greg Peters.
May 25, 2009 10:02 am Permalink
Back to Papua for this photo of three village kids.
May 18, 2009 8:04 am Permalink
I love the smiles on these two girl's faces.
May 11, 2009 9:18 pm Permalink
This boy stayed close to his dad as we greeted him one afternoon in the village.
May 5, 2009 9:48 pm Permalink
Village buddies hanging out. Notice the three toys: stick, slingshot, and knife.
May 1, 2009 10:15 pm Permalink
This man volunteered a couple songs on his homemade (of course) bamboo flute as we were walking through the village. Naturally, we stopped to listen.
April 30, 2009 8:06 am Permalink
This kid's shorts didn't fit him too well, but he was fortunate to have clothes much newer than most of the other children in the village.
April 26, 2009 8:14 pm Permalink
This man's great smile reveals his red stained teeth common among people in Papua who chew betel nut: the areca palm (Areca catechu), which is chewed together with lime and betel pepper as a stimulant.
April 16, 2009 8:00 am Permalink
Two villagers peering out from the bark walls of their house, wondering what this weird guy with a camera is doing, and why he's so interested in them.
April 13, 2009 8:00 am Permalink
Friendly old man carrying firewood and other supplies on his way home from the garden
April 11, 2009 8:00 am Permalink
These four kids played soccer every afternoon in the field next to where we stayed in the village (the only flat place around, since this is a really hilly area). Sometimes others would join them, but they seemed to be the most devoted to the sport. I asked if they'd be willing to stop for a minute for a photo and this is what I got.
April 7, 2009 3:38 pm Permalink
This culture is not matriarchal, but when I look at this dignified woman, that's what comes to mind.
April 6, 2009 3:38 pm Permalink
Village kids enjoying the cool afternoon.
April 5, 2009 3:38 pm Permalink
Returning to the village after a productive day in the garden harvesting durian fruit.
April 2, 2009 7:45 pm Permalink
Dad just came home from work in the garden with his machete, saw, walking stick, and a squash for dinner. As soon as I started photographing him, his son ran up to join him.
March 31, 2009 7:37 am Permalink
Taken yesterday as I roamed through the remote village in Indonesia where I'm setting up a satellite internet connection.
March 26, 2009 5:07 am Permalink
Northern Luzon, Philippines, Summer 2006
December 21, 2008 5:30 am Permalink
I photographed this colorful woman at the amazing Banaue Rice Terraces in the northern Philippines.
December 17, 2008 4:12 am Permalink
This girl stared back at Katie and me as we squatted inside with her parents. It was almost completely dark, but as always the Filipino hospitality overflowed this tiny house in northern Luzon. I don't remember specifically what they served us to eat, but I remember it was generous.
December 16, 2008 4:12 am Permalink
This friendly Jordanian in downtown Amman was eager to sell me one of his passports. Somehow I don't think they were very official... :)
August 24, 2008 7:40 pm Permalink
We passed by this man in a market in Turkey. He looks like someone who has experienced a lot in his lifetime.
August 19, 2008 11:00 pm Permalink
Two sisters we met on a remote island in SE Asia, standing next to their neighbor's newly rebuilt house.
June 28, 2008 9:00 pm Permalink
I took this while shooting an outdoor wedding back in May with Josh. No photoshop filters were harmed in the making of this image. This was my first time playing with my new Lensbaby 2.0.
June 27, 2008 9:00 pm Permalink
Me and my girl. This was taken inside an abandoned home in the mining ghost town of Bodie. Katie noticed this old mirror hanging on the wall in a picture frame, and so I shot this photo of us while holding the camera low enough to be out of view.
June 4, 2008 8:28 am Permalink
These two kids stopped their soccer game to follow me around town as I was taking photos.
May 4, 2008 11:15 pm Permalink
While wandering the streets one afternoon, I found this shy girl waiting with her grandma for an "ojek" (one of the local forms of public transit).
May 4, 2008 11:03 pm Permalink
This girl was happy to show us her house, which was recently re-built after being burned down. Her family sells eggs, soap, drinking water, juice, and other small items out of the home to help make ends meet.
May 4, 2008 10:59 pm Permalink
My cousin Tyler enjoying surfing at sunset.
February 16, 2007 9:52 pm Permalink
Aaron, my cousin, photographer, and friend. This was taken at San Elijo State Beach near Encinitas, CA.
February 14, 2007 6:41 am Permalink
A good friend of our family who met up with us near the end of our trek. He couldn't believe that Katie had made it the whole way carrying her backpack...on her shoulders! Sera women never carry bags on their shoulders; they always carry bags from their foreheads.
August 27, 2006 5:40 pm Permalink
We met this kid in one of the most remote villages of our trek this summer. Around here most kids go naked, or else wear a simple loincloth. They used to use bark for their loincloths, but now often use cloth like this one.
August 27, 2006 4:27 pm Permalink
We met this pair near one of the big lakes on our 2-week trek through the rainforest in SE Asia.
August 23, 2006 7:30 am Permalink
I found this face staring back at me in Palanan (northeastern Luzon), Philippines. His father was in the middle of literacy class.
June 20, 2006 12:33 pm Permalink
A Filipina from Bugnay (northern Luzon, Philippines) squats on the porch of her hut smoking her pipe. She and her husband make a living by weaving rattan baskets which they sell to outsiders.
June 19, 2006 12:33 pm Permalink
