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On Portability – can a phone substitute for a camera?
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Heavy evening surf
Just beyond these rocks is where the Noordhoek surfers go – it was pretty wild the other night – too dangerous for surfing, and too dark. But I couldn’t help but be impressed by the power of the waves. Capturing them is always an experiment in time. A very long exposure (like my favorite 4…
The Lonely Tuba player
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Myanmar – Fishermen and the stupas of Indein
Third Installment of Myanmar photos from Inle Lake. This time the amazing fishermen and the stupas of Indein Boatmen that don’t have an engine in their craft adopt a curious one-legged poling method in Inle. One of the earlier shots in this series shows the boatman at the Treasure using it. The Inle fishermen…
Oh Shoeburyness, Shoeburyness – the greatest gift that I possess
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