A few years ago, I was wandering through Milan with my camera, back in the city where I grew up. It was one of those perfect April mornings — sunlight warming the façades, trees exploding into bloom, and the easy rhythm of people drifting through the fashion streets that give Milan its pulse. Spring, that day, felt like it was performing just for me. Continue reading “A Tender Gay Kiss in Milan”
Category: Phototelling
Shooting at Nymphenburg Palace
I chose the glorious baroque and rococo Nymphenburg Palace as one of my destinations for shooting photos during a recent trip to Germany. The palace sits just outside Munich and ranks among the tourist highlights of the Bavarian capital. Continue reading “Shooting at Nymphenburg Palace”
My first sale on Alamy 10 years ago
Exactly 10 years ago, January 7, 2010, I got my very first sale on Alamy, the largest stock photography agency in the world along with Getty Images. It was a photo I shot to a local farmer I met along with his yak on a remote mountain path in Tibet a few years earlier.
Playing aldama in Doha
Shooting a few photos at dusk of Doha’s stunning technicolor skyline. Seen from the top of a small hill in this lovely public garden, downtown Doha in the distance looks like a vast stretch of shining, colorful skyscrapers packed against the horizon. Continue reading “Playing aldama in Doha”
Abdul Gafoor Mosque from Above: A Hidden View in Singapore
Wandering through Singapore’s incredible melting pot of cultures, I found myself in Little India. I was on my way to photograph the famous, colorful Arab Street when something unexpected caught my eye.
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Shooting in Madrid: : A Travel Photographer’s Challenge
As a professional travel photographer, I constantly face unpredictable challenges: unwanted cranes, historical buildings swaddled in scaffolding, hordes of tourists and, above all, inclement weather. Continue reading “Shooting in Madrid: : A Travel Photographer’s Challenge”