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Return to Sierra Leone

March 24, 2010 in Also posted in Africa, Multimedia, conflict, photography, travel, war

I am leaving tomorrow to Freetown, Sierra Leone filled with feelings of anxiety as well as hope. The last time I was there was just a few months after the brutal civil war ended in 2002 that claimed tens of thousands of lives and left more than a third of its population displaced. Yet it is the unspeakable atrocities that are so haunting. I remember back in 1999, Miguel Gil Moreno de Mora, a friend and extremely committed journalist, who was later killed covering the conflict, told me stories ... Read More

Flight for Survival: Rhinos go back to Africa

March 9, 2010 in Also posted in Africa, Europe, Kenya, Multimedia, Nature, extinction, horns, photography, poaching, rhinos, travel

View the story at msnbc.com They are huge but gentle, lumbering beasts and there are only eight left on the entire planet. Scientists believe the magnificent Northern White rhinos are nearly extinct. In a last ditch effort to save this species from extinction, the Lewa Conservancy in Kenya cut a deal to airlift the last four breeding age animals from the Czech Zoo to live "free" on the savannas of Kenya. You ... Read More

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Nikon Contest

November 10, 2009 in Also posted in D300s, contests

Nikon has an incredible opportunity! Capture the essence of your day in a video of 140 seconds or less. It can be funny, touching or profound. It can be about everything you did, everything you didn’t do, the day’s biggest dilemma or its most telling detail. Enter your video and you could win $100,000 plus a new camera from Nikon. Deadline is December 15, 2009. Read More

What gear do you carry?

September 8, 2009 in Also posted in F.A.Q., photography

I use Nikon bodies and usually just a few lenses but the choice of lenses really depends on the nature of the assignment. If I am shooting wildlife, I need very different lenses, (longer) then when I am doing portraits of a culture. Mainly I like to travel lightly and bring 2 bodies, 3 lenses and a Gitzo tripod. I'll usually buy medicines in country as they are always cheaper there. Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, I like to bring gifts. It is the minimal that I can do to bring small ... Read More

Mirages: A Video Shot for Nikon with the D300s

August 29, 2009 in Also posted in D300s, India, Kashmir, Multimedia, travel

This was my first attempt at shooting video with a still camera. I used the Nikon D300s and experimented in different situations from riding on the hood of a taxi in Mumbai, India to the deadly, blowing sands of the Thar desert in Rajasthan.  Or maybe its the other way around.. more deadly is sitting on the top of an Indian taxi just to get a few images. Dai Sugano, an absolute genius and wonderful journalist, helped me with the editing. ... Read More