- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- March 2009
- November 2006
Photo
Divine Inspiration in Bangkok
Silom Road has airline offices on the verge of extinction, faded “antiques”, and rapidly ageing girls in its tiny yet world-famous Patpong district. But it also boasts Bangkok’s biggest and most colorful Hindu temple. Down the soi lies another kind of …
Posted in Art, Photo, Thailand
Leave a comment
The Lost Staircase
Lost Print: A retro staircase spirals up the side of a mansion in Cambodia Cyanotype Print on 100% cotton French paper, A3 size including borders, #1/20 Edition Varie, 2006 One afternoon I rode on the back of a motorbike up …
21 Essential Links for Independent Artists
Here are some people who have helped me in my quest to be an independent artist. They range from artists to creative entrepreneurs who are shaping possibilities undreamt of 10 years ago thanks to the internet, like: 1. Chris Guillebeau, Creative …
Posted in Art, Artist Opportunities, Books, Cyanotype, Photo, Photos, Studio, Travel
9 Comments
Sapphire Geisha
Image Used With Permission From Beauty And The Bath Geisha Hair Gallery This geisha’s photo could have been printed on postcards or sold to a private client. She was taken by a professional studio photographer. Cyanotypes were an affordable way for …
Brutal and Beautiful
I’ve just backed up my laptop and rediscovered forgotten images. Some Thai boxing photos from a week in Hua Hin, 2005: Low light photos with no flash turn a brutal scene into a beautiful one. Colors and highlights are painted …
Posted in Photo, Thailand, Travel
2 Comments
How To: Expose your Cyanotype
If you’ve ever wondered how I make the blue cyanotype prints that saturate my website, have a look at the pictures below. Whether you’re printing on silk, wood, plaster or paper, all you need are: 1. Chemicals and water, 2. a …
Photo of Today: Caramel and Butterscotch Cake
Rice terraces in the hills near Lao Cai, Vietnam, near the Chinese border NOT! But wouldn’t it be delicious if these tiers really were a giant caramel cake? We were headed to a Red Dao hilltribe village in northern Vietnam, …
Sticky Rice + Sun = Rice Crackers
Rice crackers dry in the sun along the river, Luang Prabang I’ve just begun the first draft of the Lao portion of my book on handmade paper, and am having continual flashbacks to my too-short time there earlier this year. …
Photo of Today: Pinwheels
From the Tin Hau Festival in our village on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. It’s held at the beginning of each summer, and celebrates the birthday of the Goddess of the Sea. Pinwheels’ spinning in the wind will bring good luck …
Posted in Photo
Leave a comment
How I Translated Failure in French Class to Success
Plaque on the Long Bien bridge, Hanoi Vietnam We never know how the choices we make will shape the future. I wouldn’t have ever imagined my dislike of French language classes would eventually lead me to work in Morocco, Vietnam …
Posted in Photo
2 Comments
Connect with me