Posts Tagged 'travel'

I used to be ‘into’ photography. I started with my Grandfather’s Praktica 35mm camera, a camera so old I had to use a handheld light meter. I learnt the basics of photography with that camera, and used it until its lens fell apart. I had a succession of 35mm cameras after the Praktica: a cheap Read the article…

I was talking to my friend Christian about my post The Story Behind The Picture when he reminded of his favourite photo from our trip to India. We were staying in McLeod Ganj in Himanchal Pradesh, and decided to have a look around the nearby town of Dharamsala. We thought a bus might be more Read the article…

I took this photograph before I went on holiday. This morning, just a few weeks later, I was struck by how much lower the sun is in the sky. Summer is gliding away. When summer gathers up her robes of glory, And, like a dream, glides away. Sarah Helen Whitman

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… Incredible. via Cameron Moll

This image visualises Lost In Translation beautifully; I want this as a poster now. From for rainy days via FFFFOUND. Update: Having searched around this appears to be the original image, which is not available as a poster sadly.

I spent two weeks in India in 2003. On my last day I travelled from Delhi to Agra with my travel buddy Ben to see the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. After leaving Delhi at dawn we had an eventful trip to Agra featuring security checkpoints, dancing bears and no less than three Read the article…