Travel Archive

Field Challenge

June 9th, 2007

In the interest of client budgets, I sometimes work as a one-man band running camera, sound and directing. In addition to the technical challenges of shooting in remote areas without electricity, I also have practical hurtles to face like eating.
On this trip to Burkina Faso I have faced some real mental challenges when it comes [...]

Einstein

June 6th, 2007

I’m on a documentary shoot in Burkina Faso, West Africa right now. In between video shoots I’ve been listening to Walter Isaacson’s new book on Einstein. I just finished  it today.
There is such a contrast to be sitting so far removed from modern civilization and at the same time attempting to comprehend the mind and [...]

Coastal Visit

January 8th, 2007

The Oregon coast is spectacular, especially in winter. The differing shades of grey, green, and blue weave an incredible palette.
Our recent photo acquisition trip to the Northwest reminded my team of the beauty and splendor to be found there. We feasted our eyes on the rugged rocks and stormy waves and ambled along several beaches [...]

Travel Map

July 3rd, 2006

Hey, I just found a really cool site that maps out the countries you’ve been to.
I tried it out and this is what I came up with. It told me that so far i’ve visited 7% of the world’s countries. Pretty cool.
My map.

Create your own visited countries map.