Join us for an incredible journey in the Himalayas!
March 4, 2012 in India, workshopsJoin awarding-winning photographers Maggie Steber, Andrea Bruce and myself for an incredible adventure through the Himalayan region of Ladakh, India June 24 to July 8, 2012. Immerse yourself in the Buddhist culture and get lost in ancient towns and villages in what some call the most intact Tibetan Buddhist culture left on earth. We will guide ... Read More
New Work from Turkey
February 13, 2012 in UncategorizedI had the privilege to work on a book and exhibit project in Cappadocia, Turkey. It's rare to have these kinds of opportunities, especially in today's climate. I am grateful to Zaman for commissioning us, Selahattin Sevi who edited the project and photographer Kürşat Bayhan patiently guided me through Cappadocia. The book is gorgeous! Twenty-four of my favorite living photographers and I documented different aspects of life, ... Read More
New Interview for PROOF magazine
February 13, 2012 in UncategorizedSee the full interview here: http://proofmsj.com/photojournalists/ Few can boast credentials such as this: seventy five plus countries covering civil unrest, poverty, violent conflict and social injustice; photographs exhibited all over the world and published in National Geographic, Adventure, Geo, Newsweek, Time, Smithsonian amongst other international magazines and news sources; global recognition including the Photographer of the Year ... Read More
The Sub-Arctic Adventure Begins
July 18, 2011 in Climate, Multimedia, Nature, Nikon, photography, solar powerI'm off for the Thelon, close the the Arctic circle with a group of indigenous children from the Dene' tribe and will be incommunicado except for a blog we will have on The Nature Conservancy website called Cool Green Science—check it out. blog.nature.org Naturally, I'm very excited for this epic adventure. For three weeks, we will be on canoes and venture into unchartered territory that the tribe believes is the place where God ... Read More
National Geographic Workshop in Santa Fe
July 17, 2011 in Nikon, photography, workshopsI'm looking forward to teaching two multimedia workshops at the Santa Fe workshops from February 19-25, 2012 and april 29-May 05, 2012. This week long workshop will be intense and challenging but ultimately very rewarding. I will be exploring how to make the jump from stills to video and will focus on helping the students tell more compelling visual stories using video, audio and still imagery. I ... Read More
Over the Islands of Madagascar
July 17, 2011 in Africa, Multimedia, Nature, Nikon, photographyThese are just the first few minutes of the documentary on my work in Madagascar. It will be available in full length as an app in the Apple appstore in July 2011. Over the Islands of Africa -- Madagascar The sounds of their names alone conjure up thoughts of pristine beaches, spices and the tales of a thousand and one nights. The five-part documentary series "Over the Islands ... Read More
Nikon Professional Services BLOG
July 17, 2011 in UncategorizedNikon recently interviewed me for their Nikon Professional Services blog. Here is an excerpt. Traveling the world and moving from one locale to the next, "clicking" pictures of beautiful places and lovely people. You may ask yourself: "How hard can it be?" Let me tell you from experience: it's a tough job if you are serious about it, and you have to be serious about it if you want to make a living at it. The truth is, very little ... Read More
Guinea Bissau: Rediscovering the Soul of a Forgotten Land
July 17, 2011 in Africa, Multimedia, Uncategorized, conflict, contests, grantsI recently returned to the West African country of Guinea-Bissau on a generous grant from the Alexia foundation to revisit a village where I began my career as a photographer ten years ago. Young and very green, I had applied for a grant from them back in 2000, on a whim. To my delight and horror, I got it – even beating out some National Geographic photographers I heard, who had also applied that year. I had no idea what I was doing and ... Read More
Covering Conflicts
February 1, 2011 in warWith the events unfolding across the Middle East, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma contacted myself and several other journalists who have worked in conflict zones to better understand what you can do to cover volatile street protests without getting injured. Here are my comments and please look at this link to see some intelligent advice from ... Read More
Santa Fe Workshop: From Stills to Video
January 20, 2011 in D300s, Nikon, internet, photography, workshopsThe medium I work in is changing and video is now playing a much bigger role in what we do. Cameras like the one I carry can shoot hd video and it can enhance our abilities as storytellers. This is already playing a big role in my future but I don't think I would have had the courage to take the leap into shooting video without one small lie, to Nikon, when they called and asked if I knew anything about making videos. "Yes of course", I replied instantly, knowing nothing about moving images ... Read More
