Month: September 2021

Snapshot

Snapshot

When I’m traveling alone, one of my favorite activities is the photo walk. My only goal in this pursuit is to find interesting photo subjects that reflect the spirit of the moment as well as possible. Kathmandu was one of the most exciting places for …

Rings of Smoke

Rings of Smoke

The Indonesian island of Java is rich with volcanoes, the most popular by far is Bromo, a rather small but quite active crater in the middle of the Tengger massif. It is immediately recognizable by its broad plume of smoke, which makes it look ominous. …

Young Monks

Young Monks

As I traveled through Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, I was occasionally surprised at how young many of the monks I encountered were. At the time, I imagined that a life of abstinence, discipline and devotion had been chosen for these youths at an early age, …

Artistic weathering

Artistic weathering

In the southernmost city of the world, wind and weather transform even the ugliest barracks into something worth admiring. When I returned to civilization with my Israeli companion, Omer, this tiny house was the first sign of human presence after four days of wandering through …

Brisk atmosphere

Brisk atmosphere

There is something magical about the twilight atmosphere in the Plaza de Armas in Cusco. This is helped by the warm yellow light given off by the plaza lamps, which reflects from the blank slabs producing long shadows from the people strolling by. This yellow …