I should really go back to PNG! I only spent a very small amount of time there, but I got so many interesting photos. I can’t say there is any place like it anywhere else in the world. The tribes and all their crazy costumes made it feel a lot like Burning Man. Well, a Burning Man where they will cut off your head instead of give you a hug… so I guess it’s a BIT different.

The Mudmen of Papua New Guinea

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• Date Taken2015-10-13 13:22:38
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/3200
• Aperture
• ISO200
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-1

My first time in Papua New Guinea could not have been more crazy, and that’s saying a lot after leaving a week at Burning Man. I think the thing that made it the craziest was having Choppy there. I’m not exactly sure, but she seems to somehow inject a level of insanity into every situation. And I love it! I’ve figured out one simple thing I like from my friends… to surprise me! And she always does that! 🙂

Choppy Deep in Papua New Guinea

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• Date Taken2015-10-13 12:02:41
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/2000
• Aperture
• ISO100
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

My friend Chris Craker has an amazing music studio a bit south of Pattaya in Thailand in a little beach town called Bang Saray. I stayed here for about a week and it was cool to watch so many music artists at work together. I don’t really hang out around musicians… I’m kind of a loner artist on my own, so it was super interesting to watch how they all worked and collaborated together.

In Studio in Bang Saray

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• Date Taken2014-07-28 19:50:45
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1.6
• Aperture7.1
• ISO200
• Focal Length11.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

If you get out to Glenorchy early enough in the morning, you can see these amazing shadows from one set of mountains projected across the lake onto another set of mountains. One of the more stunning things about the mountains around Lake Wakatipu is how they have very steep faces jutting out of the water. It’s basically the same mountain shapes as in the fjords not too far away. If I’m not mistaken, all of this used to be a fjord at the beginning of the most recent ice age.

Shadows of the Southern Alps

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• Date Taken2014-05-01 09:08:11
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/30
• Aperture9.5
• ISO100
• Focal Length67.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

This is the basement level of an amazing hotel I stayed at in Chefchaouen. I wish I could remember the name of it, but it escapes me at the moment. Whenever I am at a hotel with a really cool pool, I often regret not taking time for a dip. I’m usually out taking photos like a crazy person, so the luxury of having a swim is a bit off the radar. I did, however, take the time to have a Hamam. It was my first one with a Muslim woman who was wearing a headscarf the entire time while I was completely nude. She basically removed the entire top level of my skin and left me bleeding and crying like a little boy. But it was still great.

Spa in Chefchaouen

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• Date Taken2014-03-05 05:59:13
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time2
• Aperture8
• ISO125
• Focal Length15.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I gotta say, taking a decent photo in Venice is pretty easy. One challenge (if any) is to try not to get too many tourists that “stand out” in the photo. Removing all tourists is almost impossible, so I at least try to wait a few minutes until all the tourists in the photo are non-descript. That is, as you can see in this photo, you can see they are tourists around but they don’t distract from the main point of the photo.

Another Day in Venice

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• Date Taken2015-05-01 00:27:08
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/100
• Aperture8
• ISO200
• Focal Length12.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I started taking photos of all the different doors in this amazing city in Morocco because each one was completely new and perfectly maintained, in a rustic sort of way. It sort of reminded me of all the unique camps at Burning Man and how the creators take pride in all their creations. Anyway, my plan with all the doors was to make some sort of collage or something that showed all the different doors in one photo. But, about halfway through the project, I thought this sounded like sort of a campy idea, so I abandoned it.

Doors in Chefchaoeun

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• Date Taken2014-03-06 01:17:38
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture9.5
• ISO160
• Focal Length14.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I found a place in the Forbidden City that had about 20 brides there, all competing with their photography team for the best spots. It was quite a funny scene. They were extremely aggressive. A lot of Chinese people are really only looking out for themselves and want to make sure they have the best shots. It’s all kinda weird. One thing that is cool, however, is the Chinese wedding dresses. They are all completely different and most are wildly colorful like this one.

Weddings in China

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• Date Taken2014-05-25 18:30:16
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/4000
• Aperture
• ISO320
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Here’s a photo I just finished and I really like the way it turned out. I was in Rabat, Morocco, and visited this tomb just as it opened. There was almost no one around, and I gave the “international signal” asking if it was okay to take his photo. He gave me a mustachioed nod, so I took a quick one. Believe it or not, I spelled mustachioed correctly the first time… I was waiting for the red squiggly.

Standing Guard in Rabat

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• Date Taken2014-03-01 21:04:30
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/200
• Aperture
• ISO100
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I was randomly walking around when I saw this teacher walk out of the classroom with her students. They were having a big party day. You can tell, because the teacher is wearing her party hat.

Kindergarden in Beijing

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• Date Taken2014-05-31 15:30:54
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/5000
• Aperture
• ISO800
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramShutter speed priority AE
• Exposure Bias+0.7