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  • Adventures in Dumbo~

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    In Dumbo, the bit of urban neighborhood that defines itself by the fact of living under a bridge, there is much adventure to be had. If you are a photographer then that would be an ideal playground and every other child seems to play nice. And to think that this neighborhood didn’t even exist when…

  • The greatest learning~

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    It often happens to me like it did today when I come back from teaching photography to children feeling like they actually did all the teaching. I learned so much from how free thinking they are, how imaginative, refreshingly creative and flexible in the mind they can be. I may have showed them technique but…

  • A brief journey back to the place I once called home~

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    I have have lived in several places since my birth, but only one stands out as the place that challenged me most, charmed me most and formed me most. New York City is a place I will always call home. I am so happy to go back there soon and walk in the places I…

  • Shanghai Surprise!

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    Very excited to be teaming up again with on of my favorite street photographers Michael Kistler for an FYITS 2-day workshop in Shanghai this coming June. These events are unforgettable and the moments shared are packed with richness and creativity as well as healthy challenges. We have a few spots left. Join us in the magical metropolis!

  • Preparing for a new adventure in Doha!

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    It has been a while after a very eventful summer, and slowly things are settling back into a routine here in Shanghai. Michael Kistler and I are having another go at the ‘finding yourself in the streets’ workshops this Fall with one planned for November, 2015 in Doha. Also I had a very exciting TV…

  • In Street Photography Expect the Unexpected~ Yunnan

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      After about a 4 hour flight from Shanghai to Kunming in Yunnan and sorting out the small inevitable complications like changing cars, drivers, lunch and settling everyone to a journey of unexpected events, we set off to our first stop on the workshop, the town of Shiping. After a first night not short of…

  • The Ethnic Minority Culture of Yunnan~ China

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    I returned with a small group of photographers last week to this remote region of China’s Yunnan Province that haunted me since my last visit to the area a couple of years back. It is the type of journey you would do if you were really in love with photography and different cultures that make up pieces…

  • Street Portraits~ Finding Myself in the Streets of Dubai

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    These striking men are part of the foreign working force that powers the engine of the Dubai metropolis. They granted my eye contact and for that I am grateful. Images taken during our last ‘finding yourself in the streets’ street photography workshop earlier this month.

  • Dubai, here we come!

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    Embarking on a new adventure with street photography next month. On November 7 and 8, there will be a new workshop with Finding Yourself in the Streets! Teaming up again with talented street photographer Michael Kistler to run our 6th workshop in the dazzling city of Dubai. Hope some of you can join us!