After 19 months of renovating a turn of the century shophouse I/we can finally call George Town home. A new project has me digging through the archives reminding me why I wanted to live here in the first place. George Town is a little sleepy, a little rough and tumble, a little wacky and a little beautiful all at once. It's nice to be home.
I was on assignment in Sri Lanka last week and although it is very different in many ways I did find a few similarities from my brief experience in Delhi in 2009. I can't show you the Sri Lanka images yet but here are some from my 36hr wander through Delhi's old quarter.
I'm very excited to be teaming up this summer with the amazing people at Balyolu to offer an 8 night / 7 day photography workshop and expedition of Kars Province in Turkey. Check out tour details here.
I consider myself fairly well traveled and able to get 'off the beaten trail' but my experiences are nothing like the access we'll have with Balyolu. Think small villages tucked into lush green valleys, Turkish cowboys tending cattle on high plateaus, wildflowers and that light. We'll take you to places you've only dreamed about and I'll work with you to get the best images possible.
Drop me line if you would like hear more. We will only be taking 6 people so places are limited. See you in June!
I am teaming up with cook / writer Olga Tikhonova Irez for a 4 day 5 night cooking and photography workshop. The workshop is just hours outside of Istanbul set in the beautiful hills overlooking Sapanca Lake. We'll cook, hit markets, tour a historic town, take in the Turkish countryside and photograph every thing along the way.
We'll work on visual story telling with food being the central theme. You'll have one on one time with me to review work and to develop specific photography skills. All skill levels are accepted - all you need to bring is the desire to improve your photography.
Go here for more details or email me directly. Places are on a first come first serve basis so make your plans now!
Leaving Istanbul today after three weeks in Turkey. It's always tough to leave but it's nice knowing I'll be back again soon.
