Micronesia
October 1, 2009 in Also posted in Micronesia, Nature, travelThe Pacific islands and Micronesia in particular have to deal with the constantly rising sea levels and many fear their small atolls and islands will be washed away in the near future. This image was taken under a wave for the Nature Conservancy for an exhibit titled " Design for a Living World" on show at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York until January 4, 2010. It will travel for another five years in cities around the United ... Read More
Where can I find interviews about your career?
September 29, 2009 in Also posted in Africa, F.A.Q., India, Interviews, Kashmir, Multimedia, Seminar, Websites, conflict, internet, travel, workshopsThe talented Steve Casimiro, a photographer and editor for National Geographic's Adventure magazine has created a wonderful blog called the Adventure Life. I was honored that he invited me for this interview.http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/07/ami-vitales-beautiful-cultures-and-powerful-documentary/ Field Notes from a National Geographic story I did on the ... Read More
Lumen Dei Workshop in Ladakh, India
September 29, 2009 in Also posted in India, Ladakh, Lumen Dei, Seminar, travel, workshopsJust back from Ladakh, India where I had the privilege of working with David Duchemin, Matt Brandon and 8 extremely talented photographers. We explored the bustling back streets of Old Delhi, the Sufi shrine of Nizamuddin and then headed up to the Khardungla Pass to cross the worlds highest motorable road at 18,380 feet. The road is situated on an ancient trade route from Leh ... Read More
Frontline: Kashmir
September 13, 2009 in Also posted in India, Kashmir, MultimediaView Project at PBS online here: http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/flash_point/kashmir/ Over the past 60 years, the beauty of Kashmir has been overshadowed by tension and violence. Despite the wishes of Mahatma Gandhi, regarded as the father of Indian independence, the sub-continent was divided along religious lines and two nations were born: the secular but Hindu-dominated India and the Islamic Republic of ... Read More
What gear do you carry?
September 8, 2009 in Also posted in F.A.Q., NikonI 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
Israel/Palestine
September 2, 2009 in Also posted in Israel, Palestine, conflict, warA young teenage Palestinian couple defy a curfew and dance together during their wedding ceremony in the West Bank city of Nablus. A British non-governmental agency recently reported that Palestinians are currently living in a state of extreme, worsening poverty and fear for their future. Almost three-quarters of Palestinians now live on less than US$2 a day, below the United Nations poverty ... Read More
Kushti Wrestling
September 2, 2009 in Also posted in India, Kushti, wrestlingIndian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as "Kushti", a form of wrestling, in its traditional form in Kolhapur, India. In this south-eastern Indian city Kushti has a long tradition. Wrestlers continue the rigorous schedule of waking up at 3:30am six times a week and practicing more than 6 hours every day. They live together in one small room above the arena and their only belongings are a blanket, a few items of clothes. They have been compared to holy men because of their ... Read More
Guinea Bissau
September 2, 2009 in Also posted in Africa, Guinea Bissau, UncategorizedAdema Balde washes near her family's rice fields in the village of Dembel Jumpora located in the West African country of Guinea ... Read More
Tags: children, Guinea Bissua
New Beginnings
August 29, 2009 in Also posted in Websites, interactivity, internetThank you Jayson Singe of Neonsky.com for helping me design my original website which was created almost nine years ago. Nine years... eternity in the world of the web. I am grateful for his immense talent, sensibilities and innovative ideas. The site helped launch my career as a photojournalist and also became a prototype for many of the online flash portfolios that photographers and ... Read More
