Thursday, March 27, 2008

Last ones!

Last few images... now its time to work on the audio slideshow... my main reason for going to India!

Special dinner at Shivani's house.

Harrison on bag watch on the back of the Gypsy.

Allie.

Lara and Tiffany buying fruits and veggies for the 10 hour train ride to the Golden Temple.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Long overdue posting of week 2

Ellie making a call home from one of the little shops found all over India.

Mika and Tiffany on an elephant ride towards Amber fort.

Elephant posing... mins before he got hit by his driver with a stick.

Tracy at Amber fort with the students.

Lara and Allie sitting atop a wall at Amber Fort.

The leaders and their Nestea!

Global LAB India Spring 2008!


Amber fort picture with Ellie, Mika and Lara.

Lassi, oh so yummy lassi!

Ellie and Lara trying to figure out where to go for the scavenger hunt!

Lara taking notes on Ellie's back as they solved the first riddle.

Talking to a French Architecture student and getting his story as part of the requirement for the scavenger hunt.

Harrison with his crushed soda can.

Allie's 21st birthday!

Being fed the first bite of sweets for her birthday.

Allie with her birthday cake at the guesthouse.

Uncle jii (?) reading poems that his granddaughter had written when she was 6. (?)

Lara and Tiffany in their room at the Guesthouse during one of the breaks.

Mika trying on some shoes.

Ellie and Harrison read in the back of the van.

Palm readings at Chokhi Dhani.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Tibetan Protest

Couldn't think of a better way to spend my vacation... I think I could have shot better, but this has taught me what to do next time in a similar situation.

A protester gets Tibet written on his face during a protest at Jantar Mantar on the morning of March 17, 2008 in Delhi, India. The protest is to draw attention and pressure China into creating peace in Tibet.

Buddhist monks protest at a Tibetan peace protest at Jantar Mantar on the morning of March 17, 2008 in Delhi, India. The protest is to draw attention and pressure China into creating peace in Tibet.

A group of protesters sit on a lawn across from the Chinese Embassy and protest as the media surrounds them. The protest is to draw attention and pressure China into creating peace in Tibet.
A protester struggles as he is being carried away by the Indian police on March 17, 2008 across from the Chinese Embassy. The protest is to draw attention and pressure China into creating peace in Tibet.

A protester struggles as he is being carried away by the Indian police on March 17, 2008 across from the Chinese Embassy. The protest is to draw attention and pressure China into creating peace in Tibet.

A protester is put into the back of the police wagon for protesting across from the Chinese Embassy in Delhi, India on March 15, 2008. The protest is to draw attention and pressure China into creating peace in Tibet.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

A photograph is worth a 1,000 words... today you only get words.

Please escuse me these next few days if I seem MIA... after about 270 hours, 5,384 frames, and 20.2 gigs of almost solid shooting for two weeks straight my brain is mush and desperately needs to rest.

Thats not to say that my two weeks weren't spent well, I enjoyed my time with the crew but what was once an assignment for pictures of the students on their trip has now quadrupled to many others also asking for copies of images from different point of views.

I as a professional photographer cannot and will not allow any images to pass on without being tone and fixed correctly. If I didn't then it would reflect badly on me as a photographer.

So with that said I want you to keep one thing in mind... Appreciate me as a photographer. I work hard for what I love. I went through 4 years of university and brought the best gear I could afford so that I could produce images that would reflect my 6 years of shooting experience.

I hope that one day people will realize that photography is worth something more than free. (Just like you wouldn't ask a dentist to pass out free cavity fillings to all his friends and clients... Or even an artist to paint for you without providing some sort of compensation...)

A vent? Perhaps, but remember my brain is mush, so please forgive me.
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