Visa Pour L’image 2010
TweetThe 22nd 'Visa Pour L'image' international festival of photojournalism opens its doors today in Perpignan (France). If the participation of photographers such as Steve Mc Curry, David Burnett, Paolo Pellegrin in Visa's previous editions is anything to go by, this year's festival is guaranteed to showcase some of the most compelling photojournalistic work in the world. A few [...]
Daily Life On Mali’s Dogon Plateau
TweetIn the matrilineal society of the Dogon people - one of Mali's ethnic groups - the role of women is wide, varied and very busy: they harvest, care for children, weave and carry heavy loads. As I entered the village of Tireli in the heart of Dogon country, I came across a group of girls balancing heavy vessels [...]
The Endangered Mountain Gorillas
TweetThe mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) found in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic republic of Congo are some of our closest cousins. Only about 2% of our genetic code is different than that of our peaceful, folivore relatives. I was fortunate to spend some time on the slopes of Mount Sabinyo, inside Rwanda's Volcanoes National [...]
New Professional Lenses From Canon
Tweet Professional photographers, please ready your wallets. Canon has just announced a plethora of new optics: the world's widest fisheye zoom lens (EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM), a new telephoto zoom lens (EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM), two super telephoto lenses (EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM and EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM) and two [...]
Togetherness In Wildlife
TweetWhether they hunt, feed, rest or simply for safety, most of the savanna and forest animals I recently photographed in Rwanda and Kenya were rarely on their own. Here is a first selection of wildlife togetherness. To order wide format Fine Art prints of the photos below, simply click on any of them. A couple [...]
The Beauty Of Morning Light
TweetThis selection of ten photos from around the world feature the beauty of morning light; otherwise known as the golden hour, raking light, sunrise, early morning and other terms that mean you must get up early to get the shot. All photos are available as wide format prints. Simply click on each image to be [...]
La Alhambra, Andalusia, Spain
Tweet 'La Alhambra' – the 'red one' – is one of Spain's most important architecture example of the moor period. Built in the 14th century by the kings of Granada, at the height of their power, the fortified hilltop complex is one of the most complete medieval Islamic palaces in the world. Although it is classified as a [...]
Tuareg Camel Riders, Sahara Desert, Mali
.jpg&h=150&w=150&zc=1)
Tweet Today's photo is dedicated to my good friend and music genius from Martinique, Paco Charlery. Bon voyage Paco. You can listen to Paco's music here. A group of tuareg men ride their camels in the Sahara, at sunset, near Timbuktu, Mali. The tuareg are a nomadic people with significant populations spanning the north-african and sub-saharan nations of Algeria, [...]
Mt Taranaki, New Zealand
Tweet New Zealand's Mount Taranaki rises from a layer of clouds. Also named Mt Egmont and considered one of the world's most symmetric volcanoes, Mt Taranaki is reminiscent of Japan's Mt Fuji. Both volcanoes hold great spiritual significance. For Māori, the stratovolcano is the abode of Te Maunga o Taranaki, the mountain god. To order [...]
The Powerful Ocean
TweetWellington residents are regular spectators to a display of power by the elements. The New Zealand capital is known for its capricious weather and, in particular, its very strong winds. With a number coastal walkways meandering along the city's many bays and Cook Strait, the ocean has always been at the heart of Wellington's charm. [...]
Interview on Radio New Zealand
TweetOn August 3, 2010, Radio New Zealand aired an interview about my trip to Kenya, Mali and Rwanda with producer Sonia Yee on her 'Asian Report' program. You can listen to the interview here. Tweet
Image Deblurring from Microsoft Research
TweetFour Microsoft Research scientists presented an image deblurring algorithm at the 2010 SIGGRAPH, an annual computer graphics symposium. Their algorithm uses a combination of gyroscopes and accelerometers which detect the velocity and angular motion of the camera at the time of exposure. The method is completely automatic and gives an insight into what may become a [...]
Lights near Rombaken fjord, Narvik, Norway
TweetDriving from Narvik (Norway) to Kiruna (Lapland , Sweden), seen from a distance, the lights by the Rombaken fjord looked like an airport runway. Half an hour after leaving Narvik, he increasingly heavy snow fall forced me to take a break right here. Tweet
Wellington’s Oriental Bay at Dusk
TweetThis elevated view of Oriental Bay in Wellington, New Zealand was taken on November 5, 2009. Guy Fawkes day. While the pyrotechnic show hadn't started yet when I took this photo, you can see a few small fireworks in the left side of frame. A unusually large number of boats congregate in the bay to [...]
New Norway Photos
TweetLooking at things with fresh eyes does great things for a photographer. In the last few days, I revisited the photos taken in Norway last year and found a few more which I really like. They've now been added to the Norway gallery. Some of the images are of a small fishing village called Bergsfjord. [...]
Scanning Photographic Film With A Drum Scanner
TweetPhotographers and artists in New Zealand, Australia (or anywhere else) who require high resolution drum scans from positive or negative film (35mm, medium format, large format) and wide format fine art pigment printing, please contact me. With this out of the way, read on. Over the “pre-digital” years, like many photographers, I've shot a large [...]