Next Week On The Travel Photographer

For the week starting Monday November 29,  the following posts are in the blog's pipeline:1. The work of a photographer with a ton of images of India, including one of the wrestlers of Benares. I had planned to post it last week.2. The work of another photographer with a lot of images of Buddhism. All black & white square format with a Hassleblad. Very impressive.3. The work of an editorial...

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Akhtar Soomro: Pakistan

Photo © Akhtar Soomro/Reuters-All Rights ReservedFull Focus, Reuters photo blog, seems to be regaining its footing amongst the remaining other large image photo blogs, and has recently featured the work of Pakistani photojournalist Akhtar Soomro.Born in the Lyari neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan, Akhtar graduated from the Government College of Science and Technology with a degree in engineering but...

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Fred Canonge: Pehlwan of Benares

Photo © Fred Canonge-All Rights ReservedPehlwani (also known as Kushti) is a traditional style of wrestling popular in the sub-continent of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The wrestler is known as pahlawan which, interestingly for those who are etymologists, is the colloquial Arabic word meaning "clown". I wouldn't tell this to these wrestlers, as they would be offended and I'd be on the mat in less...

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Mitchell Kanashkevich: Vanuatu (And More)

Photo © Mitchell Kanashkevich - All Rights ReservedAs promised, here's the updated website of Mitchell Kanashkevich, replete with new inspirational imagery of his recent travels. One of the best travel, documentary and cultural photographers I know, Mitchell describes himself as a tireless wanderer and documentarian. He's also an author, and published several popular ebooks. You'll...

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The world’s best secret islands

1. Torres Strait Islands, AustraliaImage by Killer White FluffAs far as you can go in Oz without falling off the map, the Torres Strait Islands are Australia as it might have been if Europeans had never arrived. Spilling north from the tip of Cape York, the 274 islands in the Torres Strait preserve a unique tribal culture that bridges the divide between Aboriginal Australia and Papua New Guinea. The...

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Jacob Maentz: The Infanta Penitents

Photo © Jacob Maentz-All Rights ReservedI've been terribly remiss in covering the Philippines on this blog, but Jacob Maentz's fine work on this Asian nation will go a long way to rectify this.Originally from the United States, Jacob is based in the Philippines from where he does considerable amounts of travel, working on freelance assignments and shooting stock photography. His travels to Latin America...

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Thomas Cristofoletti: Day of the Dead

.Here's a movie made of still photographs by Thomas Cristofoletti on the singular tradition in the Philippines which occurs on the Day of the Dead. The stills were made in Tandag, Surigao del Sur and document the tradition of caring for the tombs on November 1. Tombs are cleaned up, repainted and spruced up by relatives. Candles are lit and flowers placed. Many families spend a night or two near their loved ones' tombs in remembrance. Card games, eating, drinking, singing and dancing are common activities at the cemeteries during the holiday. In...

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Evan Abramson: When The Water Ends

Ethiopia's government is building a new dam in the Omo river projected to be the largest hydropower project in sub-Saharan Africa. Almost 50% of its electrical output has already been sold to neighboring countries, but it will reduce the water flow to the Omo River and threaten the lives of some 500,000-800,000 nomadic pastoralists.Evan Abramson's When The Water Ends photo essay examines the impact...

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20 free attractions in London

View galleryGreat Court of British Museum.Neil SetchfieldLonely Planet PhotographerView galleryWho cares if London’s hotels and restaurants tend to be on the expensive side? No city in the world has more free stuff to do. In addition to world-class museums without a ticket admission, you get the parks, canal walks, super markets (Portobello Road Market at Notting Hill Gate, Camden Market at Chalk...

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Airfare Deals and News for the Week of May 27, 2011 Read more: http://www.frommers.com/articles/7317.html#ixzz1Nuw3eQJa

Travel from June 1 and June 30, and again from August 24 and November 16. Blackout dates are September 2 and September 5. Tickets must be purchased by 11:59pm PDT May 31. Lowest sale fares are not available for travel on Fridays and Sundays.Fares include:Chicago to Los Angeles $278San Francisco to New York $278Las Vegas to New York $278Los Angeles to New York $278Los Angeles to Boston $278Orlando to Los Angeles $278Select Frontier Cities on SaleThe current sale from Frontier (tel. 800/432-1359; www.frontierairlines.com) is good for travel from...

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Live From Oaxaca

Photo © Tewfic El-Sawy -All Rights ReservedAfter suffering the trauma of temporarily losing my checked-in luggage between Newark, Mexico City and Oaxaca, I was delighted to be reunited with my belongings a mere 4 hours later. Not too bad Mexicana Click!! Of course, I jumped the gun and bought toothpaste/toothbrush and some other essentials (even a t-shirt) just in case, but that story ended well.So...

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The Travel Photographer's Photo-Expeditions™ 2011

Although I haven't firmed up any decisions yet, I am starting to mull over two (of the possible 3) Photo-Expeditions™ for 2011 that will be non-Arab Islam-centric. The two expeditions' underlying themes will be documenting the existing syncretism between Islam, its Sufi offshoot and another major tradition. The itineraries will include photographing certain rituals at obscure religious sites, as...

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Michael Nye: About Hunger

Photo © Michael Nye-All Rights ReservedI've briefly touched upon the issue of hunger in a POV a few days ago, and coincidentally found Michael Nye's compassionate work at the same time. Michael Nye’s exhibition About Hunger & Resilience, consists of fifty portraits and accompanying audio stories of individuals who experienced hunger in the United States. Michael Nye has been listening, photographing...

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Jan Sochor: Nukak-Maku

Photo © Jan Sochor-All Rights ReservedJan Sochor has documented the Nukak Maku people, a nomadic indian tribe from the Amazon, who were driven out of the jungle by the Colombian guerrilla and paramilitary squads. More than half of the Nukak population have died of western diseases like flu. In refugee camps, the Nukak are taught from (mainly Christian) aid workers concepts and habits that were never...

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Paul Levrier: Visions of Indochina

Photo © Paul Levrier -All Rights Reserved Paul Levrier is in a good position to photograph all over South East Asia and in particular in Indochina. He's the managing director of a travel company specializing in Vietnam (where he's been based for the past 14 years) and Cambodia. He's also the founder of Visions of Indochina which is a digital image bank/library. Whilst one needs to register to...

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The Hijras (Eunuchs) of Becharaji

Photo © Tewfic El-Sawy-All Rights ReservedEunuchs, transsexuals, or transgender men are known as hijras in South Asia. They adopt feminine gender identity, women's clothing and other feminine gender roles. Etymologically, the word hijra is an Urdu word, seemingly derived from the Arabic root hijr or emigration in the sense of "leaving one's family, tribe or country," and it has been borrowed into...

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Michael Rubenstein:India

Photograph © Michael Rubenstein-All Rights ReservedMichael Rubenstein is a photographer based in Mumbai to cover South Asia for Redux Pictures, having lived in New York City and Portland, Oregon. He has a degree in Environmental Policy and has studied at Ohio University's School of Visual Communications. His clients include: Time Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The...

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The Travel Photographer's Motion

I set up The Travel Photographer's Motion as a parallel portal (using the F8 Graph Paper Press theme) for my audio slideshows, which are originally produced in the SoundSlides format, and subsequently converted to mp4s, then uploaded to Vimeo. I have no real preference between Vimeo or YouTube, and I'll eventually have these mp4s uploaded on both.The current line-up consists of Baneshwar: Pind Daan...

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Rick Sammon's Travel Photo Tips

Photograph Rick Sammon-All Rights ReservedPhotographer Rick Sammon offers some travel photography tips for getting those images that are frequently (or not) elusive for some of us. There are quite a number of such tips, ranging from Dressing for Success to Drag the Shutter to Create a Sense of Motion.Most of the tips are aimed at part-time photographers, and I agree with all of them except the final...

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Paula Marina: Iemanjá

Photo © Paula Marina-All Rights ReservedBorn in Recife, Brazil, Paula Marina is a journalist and photographer who currently lives and works in in Sao Paulo. She started photography at the tender age of 18 years old, attending various courses at SENAC, and working with prints and enlargements in a makeshift darkroom in her bathroom.Her website showcases a broad panoply of photographic interests, ranging...

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Alessandra Meniconzi: Hidden China

I've waxed lyrical many times about Alessandra Meniconzi's Hidden China book, and it was with great pleasure that I realized she recently updated (and enhanced) her website with absolutely magnificent photographs of minorities in China, structured along the same chapters in her book.I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If there's one travel photography book you ought to have on China, this...

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"Intro To Multimedia Storytelling" Class

Three participants in my Intro To Multimedia Storytelling class at the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop (FPW) produced stunning slideshow photo essays, and I thought it would be interesting to write about their contrasting photographic and personal styles. I taught my class' participants to concentrate on the story, rather than on the application, and how to make quick work of slideshow production...

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