Yukimatsuri – Running around town here at the 66th Sapporo Snow Festival is a blast. One minute it’s ski jumping the next its a rock concert performed on an ice stage in front of a 2/3 scale replica of the ‘Manila Cathedral’ carved out of snow. It took…
I spent last week out in Las Vegas visiting some friends who just announced that they are getting married in November. They asked me if I would shoot some engagement pictures for them while I was there.
Hiking in the Cascades. What amazing weather we have had in Washington this summer. I had the chance to visit the Columbia river gorge (previous post) in eastern Washington and last week I hiked along the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT) starting from Snoqualmie Pass all they way up to the top of Chikamin Peak. We camped the first night at….
As the Chinese New Year is celebrated and the ‘Year of the Horse’ gets underway I had the opportunity to launch a few lanterns myself, albeit from a beach in Thailand. Being an aviation buff I have a sense of excitement for all things that ‘go airborne’ in one fashion or another and….
Donto Sai or Matsutaki Matsuri is a bonfire festival to conclude New Year’s season, at Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, Sendai, Miyagi Pref. New Year’s decorations are burnt in holy fire in prayer for prosperity and good health. There are also a whole bunch of….
