Travel Theme: White – Cattleya Orchid
The delicate, exotic orchid is the most highly coveted flowering plant. It is said to represent strength, love, beauty, and luxury. The cattleya orchid is the queen of orchids, the corsage…
Durga Puja, the Worship of the Hindu Goddess Durga, Returns to Calcutta, India (part 2)
The Durga Puja (Pujo in Bengali) is celebrated in various parts of India in different styles, but not on the grand scale of the Festival in Calcutta. This year's celebration will be…
Travel Theme: White – Did You See It?
Did anyone else see this unique cloud formation drifting over the Friday afternoon sky? In honor of the UN’s International Day of Peace, I would think. You didn't see it?...…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
Finding a few moments of solitary time in crowded Kolkata, India, a city of over 15 million people is no easy task. But this man has done just that. He…
Travel Theme: White – Pray for Peace
Lets all pray for peace today and everyday. See what others are doing for this week's Travel Theme: White. UN’s International Day of Peace
Today’s Photos – Luang Prabang, Laos, in Black and White
I am pleased to introduce a new photo gallery: “Laung Prabang in Black and White.” Consisting of thirty-five of my best images created in a warm toned black and white, they were…
Durga Puja, the Worship of the Hindu Goddess Durga, Returns to Calcutta, India (part 1)
The Durga Puja (Pujo in Bengali) is celebrated in various parts of India in different styles, but not on the grand scale of the Festival in Calcutta. This year's celebration will…
Travel Theme: Texture
The texture of an object is often what makes it photographically interesting. That play of light and shadow along with color is what makes for a successful photograph. The surface of everything,…
Watching for Evil Spirits
Weekly Photo Challenge – Every Day Life Along the Mekong River, Vietnam
The Mekong River delta covers a large portion of southwestern Vietnam from the Cambodian border to the South China Sea. Daily life revolves around the river and many villages are accessible only…
Sailboat and Sunrise
A dead calm at sunrise on San Carlos Bay. Come sail away with me. I have watched this ketch tug restlessly at her anchor for years. Though her sails…