TweetMy two-month photographic exploration of eastern and western Africa has come to an end. As I reminisce and browse the many images, the feeling of incompleteness is great. Not so much because of a lack of worthy images but more with the realization that a proper exploration could take a lifetime, even when narrowing down [...]
Apr 09, 2010 | Categories:travel photography | Tags: africa, africa photography, africa photos, african birds, east africa eco explorer, female gorilla, gorilla photos, karim sahai travel photographer, kenya, kenya photo safari, kenya photos, mali, mali photos, mountain gorillas, mountain gorillas photos, parc national des volcans, photo of the day, rwanda, rwanda economy, rwanda photo safari, rwanda photos, rwanda tourism, travel photography, visit rwanda, west africa photos | Comments Off
TweetThe heavy loss of life and a devastated tourism industry are the immediate consequences of the massive earthquake and tsunami which hit the Pacific island nation of Samoa on September 30, 2009. Samoa's recovery will be long and costly. To help, I am donating 100% of photographic prints sales proceeds of a selection of Samoa images, [...]
Oct 01, 2009 | Categories:photo news, travel photography | Tags: earthquake, karim sahai new zealand photographer, karim sahai travel photographer, new zealand red cross, photos for samoa, photos of samoa, samoa, samoa eathquake, samoa fine art prints, samoa photographic prints, samoa tsunami, savai'i photos, tsunami, upolu photos | Comments Off
TweetA thick sandstorm shrouds Dubai's Burj Khalifa and surrounding buildings, United Arab Emirates. At 828m (2,717ft), Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest man-made structure. The colossal building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill a Chicago based architecture firm. Its construction started in 2004 and was completed in January 2010, under the helm of Samsung [...]
Sep 11, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: architecture photos, building photos, burj dubai photos, burj khalifa photos, desert storm, dubai business district, dubai photos, dubai tower photos, engineering photos, financial crisis photos, karim sahai travel photographer, property development photos, real estate photos, sahara photos, sahara weather, sand storm photos, sandstorm, skyscrapers photos, storm photos, tall building photos, tallest building in the world, tallest building photos, uae photos, united arab emirates, united arab emirates photos | Comments Off
TweetAt 9.15am today (US Eastern Time), Leica officially announced its highly anticipated 18 megapixel full-frame M9 rangefinder and the 12 megapixels X1 compact camera, via webcast. With its custom Kodak-designed 18 megapixels CCD sensor, the Leica M9 is the world’s first full-frame (24x36mm) 35mm rangefinder camera. Typically found in much larger and heavier SLR cameras, [...]
Sep 10, 2009 | Categories:photo news | Tags: digital rangefinder, full frame rangefinder, karim sahai, karim sahai travel photographer, leica m9, leica new zealand, leica s2, leica x1 | Comments Off
TweetA man jumps off a very crowded Majuli Island ferry, Assam, India. Located in the middle of the mighty Brahmaputra river, Majuli is the largest river island in the world with a superficy of 800 sq km. Along with an astounding variety of birds and flora, the island – and the wider state of Assam [...]
Sep 06, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: assam photos, assam tourism, brahmaputra river photos, crowd photos, crowded photos, discover india, ferry photos, india photos, india tourism, jumping photos, karim sahai india photographer, karim sahai travel photographer, majuli island ferry, majuli island photos, majuli tourism, man jumping, north east india photos, northeast india, visit assam | Comments Off
TweetArctic landscape illuminated by the winter sun, Lapland, Sweden. Tweet
Aug 31, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: arctic, arctic circle photos, arctic photos, climate change photos, dawn photos, dusk photos, global warming photos, karim sahai travel photographer, lappland, lappland photos, norway photos, scandinavia, scandinavia photos, snow, snow photos, sunset, sweden, sweden photos, winter, winter light photos, winter photos | Comments Off
TweetThe favelas of Cantagalo are in sharp contrast with the expanse of luxury hotels located at the nearby Copacabana beach in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Tweet
Aug 30, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: brasil photos, brazil, brazil photos, cantagalo, cantagalo favela, copacabana photos, favela photos, favelas photos, karim sahai travel photographer, living conditions, poor neighborhood, poverty, poverty photos, rio de janeiro, rio de janeiro photos, rio photos, rough neighborhood, rough neighbourhood, shantytown photos, slum, slum photos, south america, south america photos | Comments Off
TweetVillagers wearing woven pandanus clothing performing tribal customs, Efate island, Vanuatu. Tweet
Aug 28, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: customs, efate, efate island, karim sahai travel photographer, kastom, kastom photos, kastom vanuatu, melanesia, melanesia photos, melanesian, melanesian photos, south pacific, south pacific photos, tribal, tribal photos, tribe, tribes photos, vanuatu, vanuatu images, vanuatu photos | Comments Off
TweetAlso known as 'Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho', the 2.56 Km long Macau-Taipa bridge was built under portuguese rule, from 1970 to 1974. The bridge links the Macau peninsula to the island of Taipa. Tweet
Aug 20, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: asia, bridge photos, dusk, engineering photos, karim sahai travel photographer, macau, macau bridge photos, macau peninsula, macau photos, macau tourism, macau-taipa, Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho, taipa bridge, taipa island, transportation photos, travel photography, visit macau | Comments Off
TweetThe Cambodian Palace of Kings, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 'Preah Barom Reachea Vaeng Chaktomuk' is a complex comprised of three buildings built in the mid 1800s: Silver Pagoda, Khemarin Palace and the Throne Hall. Tweet
Aug 20, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: asia, cambodia, cambodia palace of kings, cambodia photos, karim sahai travel photographer, khmer architecture, palace of kings, palace photos, phnom penh, phnom penh photos, preah barom reachea vaeng chaktomuk, south east asia photos, travel photography | Comments Off
TweetAerial view of the Tien Shan Mountain Range, Xinjiang, China. Tweet
Aug 17, 2009 | Categories:photo of the day | Tags: aerial photos, asia, china, china from the air, china photos, karim sahai travel photographer, mountain range photos, tien shan mountains, travel photography, xin jiang photos, xinjiang, xinjiang photos | Comments Off
TweetAn overdue update. The last few days have been quintessential travel photography. Checking gear, packing gear, shooting, driving, two train rides and a series of long flights to the South Pacific. Following my last post, I spent a few days exploring Värmland, a swedish province known for its many lakes. Most of them are vast snow-covered, frozen [...]
Feb 01, 2009 | Categories:travel photography | Tags: forest and bird, grythyttan, grythyttans gästgiveri, karim sahai new zealand photographer, karim sahai travel photographer, new zealand birds, new zealand photos, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, scandinavia, scandinavia photos, sweden, sweden photos, travel photography, tui, tui bird new zealand, tui bird photos, tui photos, tuis, varmland, värmland photos, winter, winter photos | Comments Off
Tweet2008 ended “in the dark”. The darkness of the arctic that is. The Finnmark region of northern Norway gets very little light at this time of the year. Despite the darkness, there is a magic feeling here. Everything is bathed by a surreal blue light; the result of a distant sun which always hides below [...]
Jan 01, 2009 | Categories:travel photography | Tags: arctic, arctic circle, arctic winter, finnmark, finnmark photos, karim sahai travel photographer, norway photos, visit norway, winter, winter photos | Comments Off
