Thailand

I am in Thailand for about three weeks, involved in some meetings. This is not a trip where I will be able to shoot a lot of images. However, I did get a chance to go out into the country a day back and capture a few shot of some local faces. You can view them here. Feel free to comment any or all of the images. I have a copy of the new book "Catchlight" being brought out to me here in Thailand. I have to admit I am excited to see it. Ironically enough, the other book, Kashmir; The Mystery, published in India and hopefully available on Amazon has made some movement. I was given the pdf of the book to proof the captions. The word from the publisher is that the book will go to print by August 15th. But, maybe you shouldn't hold your breath on the date.

New Book!

I have self published a new book entitled "Catchlight; A look into the eyes of North India." I have yet to hold it in my hot sweaty little hands, but it should be sweet! I have worked hard on putting together many of my best images. It will be 10in X 8in, hard back or soft back. I am please to say I have a Christian NGO looking at 500 to 1,000 copies! This could go well. If you are interested in buying a copy you can simply click the link to the right. You can also see a low resolution pdf of the first 15 pages. I hope you enjoy it. I know I have had a blast making it.

Don't confuse this with "Kashmir; The Mystery" published out of India. That is still in publisher purgatory.

Malaysia Images Loaded

If you have a moment, check out the the newly uploaded images from a small village on an island named Pulau Perhentian Kecil of the east coast of Malaysia. Hope you enjoy them.


Had a great opportunity yesterday. I sat in a lecture and slide show by Steve McCurry. You know who he is, you just might not recognise the name. All I have to say is "National Geographic Afgan Girl", yep! He is the guys. Really fun to listen to him wax about his years on the field and how certain images came about. Most of what he had to say was pretty rudimentary, but I did like his comment on light and color. He says he prefers soft indirect light from somewhere behind him when he is shooting a portrait, no surprise there. But I made a very interesting comment about color. He said something to the effect that the less color the better. He prefers muted colors in an image. Except when it the colors are playing off each other, as in some of his Holi images in Rajasthan. Over all it was an enjoyable time.He seems like a very personable guy.