Sarajevo+ Photography

Evening, Sarajevo, July 2017

Sarajevo is a beautiful city, with architecture, people and history which inspires. Planning photography workshops for next year. Keep an eye out for more info here.
#bosnia #srebrenica #genocide #storytelling #marsmira #humanrights #photojournalism #documentary #potocari #ReportageSpotlight #nikonswitzerland #webster #keystoneag #photography #workshop

Tequila & the blue agave fruit.

Working on a project about food production and looking through my archive. The spirit most associated with Mexico has a namesake town where much of it comes from. The town of Tequila is where tons of the blue agave fruit grown in the nearby region comes in daily to be turned into the distilled liquor. 

The blue agave fruit to be used for tequila production.

 #photography #photojournalism #tequila #thimphu #workshop #guadalajara #mexico #perpignan #switzerland #lausanne #geneva #reportage #d4 #d810 #nikon #documentary #3514g #d3s #nikonpro #keystone 

Thinking of Bamako.

Awful news from Bamako. I hope the situation gets resolved peacefully and fast. Here is an image from when I photographed on assignment for the Aga Khan foundation a couple of years ago.

People going home from work in downtown Bamako, Mali, October 2012. 

#mali #agakhan #africa #photography #nikon #d4 #documentary #photojournalism #reportage #akdn #nikonpro #city #bamako #street #onassignment

The Red Hat Society in St.Louis.

The Red Hat Society started a process of nominating a members to be the "Red Hatter of the year". "Nominees are made up of inspiring women who deserve recognition for the impact they have made in the lives of others." -Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Society)
Well, they certainly made an impression on me when I met them at a restaurant in St. Louis last week! Plenty of great spirit was present! 

The Red Hat Society, here in St. Louis (MO).

#bhutan #photography #photojournalism #weekendmarket #thimphu #workshop #nepal #spain #norway #paris #france #barcelona #chile #santiago #usa #newyork #bosnia #srebrenica #sarajevo #england #uk #london #oslo #holland, #nijmegen #thenetherlands #belgium #ghent #chicago #italy #parma #guadalajara #mexico #buenasaires #argentina #bamako #mali #seattle #blansko #czechrepublic #belgrade #serbia #alghero #sardegna #perpignan #switzerland #lausanne #geneva #reportage #visapourlimageu #spain #d4 #d810 #nikon #documentary #3514g #metro #busker #d810 #nikonpro #rwanda #Flatironbuilding #keystone #skopje #macedonia #vienna #austria #stlouis #redhatsociety

Story telling. Media Trends, Vienna 2015.

Media Trends at Webster University will this year take place on the campus in Vienna in September. The panels look great- some very interesting speakers to meet. Come and join me on Friday September 11th- the panel is story telling. More to come...

"Life After Genocide"- children at school in Kigali.

#genocide #neveragain #photography #nikon #d810 #documentary #photojournalism #reportage #d4 #webster #nikonpro #fifdh #marsmira #srebrenicagenocide #bosnia #srebrenica #potocari #norway #norge #fotograf #srebrenica2015 #keystone #mediatrends #vienna #storytelling

African Film Festival in Lausanne

Visting the African Film Festival in Lausanne- great program- I saw the movie Gangbé by Arnold Robert. It is a bout a brass band- Gangbé Brass Band from Benin...and it was followed by a live concert by Gangbé Brass Band!

Open air cinema at the African Film Festival in Lausanne- cine-afrique.ch

‪#‎reportage‬ ‪#‎photography‬ ‪#‎photojournalism‬ ‪#‎nikonpro‬ ‪#‎lausanne ‪#‎workshop‬‪ #‎travel‬ ‪#‎iPhone ‪#‎nikon‬ ‪#‎documentary‬ ‪#‎africa ‪#‎filmfestival ‬‪#‎cineafrique ‪#‎gangbe ‪#‎gangbebrassband ‪#‎switzerland‬‪ #benin

Craftsmanship- Bhutan.

I have shown samples from Bhutan in he past- I place I miss- I hope the opportunities comes back again in the future. Anyway- visiting this carpenter workshop I met with a very skilled man. He was working on preserving an alter in one of the many temples or Dzongs. In Bhutan, you have the 13 arts - the students are often trained to be able to preserve and to keep up the traditional arts of Bhutan- It means working on the history, the monasteries as well as the different festivals that tae s place in Bhutan. 

Traditional wood craft by preserves the history sites in Bhutan.

#reportage #photography #photojournalism #nikonpro #bhutan #workshop #travel #d810 #nikon #documentary #3514g #august #explore #happy #himalaya #monastry #tigersnest #photographyworkshop #switzerland #paro

Greece- A Wedding and the storm.

Just a small note. The Wedding was great- but so was the storm. Before the electricity went, this is what was left by bar on the beach...

The beach bar & the storm.

#greece, #photojournalism, #photography, #photographyworkshop, #workshop, #macedonia #skopje #ontheroad #busride #sunset #nikonpro #df #nikon #50mm #storm #rain

The State: Ladonia- The Art: Nimis by Lars Vilks

"Nimis" is a sculpture made by driftwood located a few kilometres from the beautiful little village of Arild in southern Sweden. The story is long- but the short version is as follows... The artist Lars Vilks decided to make a sculpture called Nimis (Latin, it means "too much"- see the Wikipedia link above). It is made by driftwood in a location hard to reach. It was not noticed for two years (construction started in 1980). The problem was that it is a nature reserve- the local council consequently ordered it to be removed. Lars Vilks appealed and eventually declared it his own state: Ladonia! Clearly, the court case continued- but eventually, the artist was allowed to build a sculpture on the location and Nimis has become possibly the most important tourist attraction in the area near Arild...

Nimis/ Ladonia by Lars Vilks

#sweden, #photojournalism, #photography, #photographyworkshop, #workshop, #ontheroad #nikonpro #df #nikon #50mm #boat #gothenburg #arild #nimis #ladonia #larsvilks

Scandinavian summer

It was windy, 11meters per second. That means waves that seems large. At least in a small boat. Then again, it is not unusual for summer in Scandinavia- Great to be back.

Big waves in Gothenburg! 

#sweden, #greece, #photojournalism, #photography, #photographyworkshop, #workshop, #macedonia #skopje #ontheroad #busride #sunset #nikonpro #df #nikon #50mm #boat #gothenburg 

On the Road

It has been a couple of great weeks- friends, Family and some time to experience new places!
Here- on the bus between Thessaloniki in Greece and Skopje, in Macedonia. More to come on those places later!

On the Road- Skopje next. 

#greece, #photojournalism, #photography, #photographyworkshop, #workshop, #macedonia #skopje #ontheroad #busride #sunset #nikonpro #df #nikon #50mm

Amsterdam...and rain.

It rained in Amsterdam- but, it is still a great place for watching people, places & photography.

Rain.

Hiding inside.

More rain, more staying inside.

A break from the rain.

#pharma #storytelling #photojournalism #documentary #nikon #d4 #d810 #nikon #nikonpro #reportage #education #photography #onassignment #randd #rd

York, UK

York is down there somewhere, under that very big cloud.

Visiting York- The historic city centre, surrounded by its glorious town walls, was founded by the Romans in 71AD. The York Minster is beautiful- google it and you will see loads of pictures of it... not mine though.

The river, river is beautiful, well used it seems by the rowers.
York is a University town which is easy to recognise as you walk through it.

#pharma #storytelling #photojournalism #documentary #nikon #d4 #d810 #nikon #nikonpro #reportage #education #photography #onassignment #randd #rd

The streets of Kathmandu.

Kathmandu Airport is pretty small and I can imagine it gets crowded fast. Aid is having to wait in order to get in with assistance to those who needs it, according to some news channels.

The streets of Kathmandu

Salesman, early evening in Kathmandu

Given the infrastructure in Kathmandu, I can only, possibly, imagine how it must be to dig through the ruins for survivors. These photos are from August 2014.
#reportage #photography #photojournalism #nikonpro #bhutan #workshop #travel #d810 #nikon #documentary #3514g #august #explore #kathmandu #himalaya #earthquake #nepal #photographyworkshop #switzerland #sorrow — in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kathmandu. Nepal.

I remember visiting Kathmandu last year. Waking up in the morning seeing this view overlooking the city. It is awful to think about what people will be seeing when they wake up tomorrow morning.
So sad.

Waking up in the morning overlooking Kathmandu. 

#reportage #photography #photojournalism #nikonpro #bhutan #workshop #travel #d810 #nikon #documentary #3514g #august #explore #kathmandu #himalaya #earthquake #nepalt #photographyworkshop #switzerland #sorrow

Photography Workshop: The Tigers Nest Monastery in Bhutan.

The Tigers Nest Monastery is the most famous monastery in Bhutan- it lays up in the hills and takes about 3 hours to walk in order to reach. It was built in 1692. I fire in 1998 caused major damage and the restoration was done in 2005- all by hand as no heavy equipment can be get to the site!

Join me in August and we will visit the Tigers Nest as part of our Workshop program- it is an amazing opportunity. 
This coming August, we are repeating last years Photography Workshop in Bhutan. The agenda is amazing- the experiences even better. Drop me an email or phone call should you have questions.
Date: 11-20 August. More info on this link.

Tigers Nest as the sun is just about to break through the morning mist.

#reportage #photography #photojournalism #nikonpro #bhutan #workshop #travel #d810 #nikon #documentary #3514g #august #explore #happy #himalaya #monastry #tigersnest #photographyworkshop #switzerland #paro

Earth Day

These guys were walking home from work whilst I was driving through Bamako in the early evening. 

Today is the International Earth Day. For me, it makes me think of how us humans and how we use our planet. Driving through downtown Bamako, a city of nearly 2 million, it is pretty clear that we do not all use the planet in the same way.

#mali #agakhan #africa #photography #nikon #d4 #documentary #photojournalism #reportage #akdn #nikonpro #city #bamako #street #onassignment #earthday 

Photography Workshop: Tea serving ceremony happening as we visited the Dechen Phodrang Monastery, Bhutan.

Visiting the Dechen Phodrang Monastry in Thimphu, Bhutan, we got to take part in a tea serving ceremony. Really interesting to learn more about the education of the children that are becoming monks.

This coming August, we are repeating last years Photography Workshop in Bhutan. The agenda is amazing- the experiences even better. Drop me an email or phone call should you have questions. 
Date: 11-20 August. More info on this link.

There was a tea serving ceremony happening as we visited the Dechen Phodrang Monastery.

The children were waiting in line to receive tea and biscuits.

#reportage #photography #photojournalism #nikonpro #bhutan #workshop #travel #d810 #nikon #documentary #3514g #august #explore #happy #monk #monastry #dechenphodrang

Dogs, Geneva & Spring!

There are always certain signs that suggest that Spring has definitely arrived... Driving home from Geneva the other day, I met this guy. A certain sign that Spring has arrived.

Dogs, Geneva & Spring!

 #reportage #photography #photojournalism #genevel #dog #car #d810 #nikon #spring #documentary #35mmf14 #switzerland #traffic #onassignment #cooldog

August 2015: Photography Workshop in Bhutan!

Visiting the Dechen Phodrang Monastry in Thimphu, Bhutan, we got to spend a little bit time with the students there. As we arrived, badminton was on the agenda...as well as football! 
This coming August, we are repeating last years Photography Workshop in Bhutan. The agenda is amazing- the experiences even better. Drop me an email or phone call should you have questions. 
Date: 11-20 August. More info on this link.

 Visiting the Dechen Phodrang Monastry in Thimphu, Bhutan,
you will spend time with students there.

#reportage #photography #photojournalism #nikonpro #bhutan #workshop #travel #d810 #nikon #documentary #3514g #august #explore #happy #monk #monastry #dechenphodrang