Welcome to Tajikistan
Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Nashville and Rochester. Our crew traveled halfway around the northern hemisphere this time to meet in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. We arrived at 4 a.m. and had time for a 1.5 hour nap at...
The Wrap-Up In Nicaragua
As we awoke Saturday morning, the fog filled the valley and from the balcony of the La Sombra to the point where you could barely discern the trees at the edge of the property. The bird singing in the...
Day 5: Honey and Health Centers
Yesterday, two of our student groups did a location shoot at a forest reserve where Cen, a local NGO, sponsors a honey production and job training program. The organization trains people from local communities to properly care for bees,...
Day 3: Finally On Location
It seemed a little weird to me that we would begin our longest day of photography for the week with an hour-long walk at 6AM, but our students were somehow up for it. Yesterday, I got up way too...
Day 2: Getting Adjusted
A soft rain falls in the forest between clear patches in the morning sky, sunlight streaming through cracks in the canopy. It’s quiet this morning, though before 6 AM our students are already out wandering around the grounds of...
Day 1: Getting The Basics Down
Man, our translators got a workout today and there were plenty of hiccups for all of us! The first started several days ago when we discovered that we were not going to be able to get the cameras we...
Our Arrival Into Nicaragua
We loaded into a giant white bus and set out north from Managua toward the mountains, Macizos Peñas Blancas. Multi-storied complexes of malls and food courts shrank into single-story concrete and tin-roofed shops, and then into small wooden kiosks...
Day 7: Our Group Show and Closing Day
At 4PM, Thomas and I were in the truck with Kelzang on our way to a handicraft market, and it finally hit me that not only is the day over, but that it was Saturday and our workshop in...
Day 6: Final Assignments (And Dressing Up!)
When I woke up this morning, I rolled over to look out of my window and saw a thin haze filling the valley. The view out my window was filled with clay red, burnt orange, and curry yellow colors...
Day 5: Storytelling & Celebrations
Another long and productive day for us in Thimphu today, but it was fantastic! We started with our photo critique and then took a break for our class portrait. Will and all of the students got dressed in the...