Lumen Dei

I am very excite to say that I leave tomorrow to fly to India. On the 28th of David Duchimen and I begin leading our first Lumen Dei workshop. We are thrilled to have several corporate sponsors, these include Lowepro, Lexar Media and The Travel Photographers Network. We hope this will be the first of many more workshops like this to come. We had many people show interest in joining us on this tour, limited spaces. We will spend three day in Delhi and Agra and then up to Kashmir. Should be a great trip. I hope to log in while I am gone, but if not...see you in two weeks.

Music to view by.

About once a month someone will write me and comment on the music on my site. They always want to know the track and where it comes from. So in a effort to keep you informed...

All the music is available on iTunes and perhaps at a music shop near you. The selections are:

Ali Mullah by Transglobal Underground feat , Musafir and Natacha Atlas, Album: Wold Cafe

Ma Rewa by Indian Ocean, Album: Kandisa

Mathura Nagarpati by Shubha Mudgal, Hari Haran & Meena Mishra, Album: Raincoat

Rang Deeni by Kailash Kher, Mahaua & Shraddha Pandit

Tove by Mynta Album: Cool Nights (Also Wold Cafe)

Yaar Tha Gulzar by Abida Parveen Album: Ghazal Ka Safar Vol 2

Ma Rewa, Mathura Nagarpati & Rang Deeni can all ne found on a compilation CD titled Euphoric Sufis


I hope this helps

A Breath of Fresh Air

NeighborWorks America a national nonprofit organization created by the US Congress to provide financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts. Established in 1978 they have been building home as well as refurbishing lower income housing to not just livable standards but into homes that owners can be proud to live in. NeighborWorks America is a national network of more than 240 community-based organizations in 50 states.

NeighborWorks Waco (Texas), asked me to photograph a workday of a home they are working on in Waco. It was the first chance I have had to shoot people’s portraits in their environment since returning to the US from India. It was not only a joy to see the community come together to restore a elderly woman’s home to new beauty, but it was also a breath of fresh air to be able to photograph this event unfold. I hope you enjoy the images.