Book Review: “Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage”
Last week, New York's Metropolitan Museum announced that it will return 19 objects from King Tut's tomb to Egypt - 19 small bits and fragments. The Met has been quick to toot its own horn, saying the return of these…
My Shot of the Day – Lobo Peak. Colombine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area, New Mexico
On top of Lobo Peak in Colombine Hondo Wilderness Study Area, Taos County, New Mexico. ##
Book Review: “Journey on the Estrada Real” by Glenn Alan Cheney.
Just about two months into my 1500-mile walk across Finland (research for my book “Notes for the Aurora Society” )I came to a crossroads. No, not a literal fork in the road but rather a forced choice-point in life where…
This Don’t Take No Skill – Photographing Peru’s Nazca Lines
To be honest, I’m not even sure if I’ve ever actually seen the Nazca lines. Yes, I have about one-hundred photographs of them in my computer, taken with my own camera. I have the copy of my ticket for the…
The Falconer. Marrakech, Morocco.
Travel to Marrakech was an exciting ride in an overcrowded taxi. In a back alley we saw some men working with raptors, training them to hunt. They weren't terribly excited for us to watch but they finally agreed to a photo. ##
An Ode to Wilderness
Wilderness and falling down, theoretically, have nothing to do with each other. In my case, however, they are intimately intertwined. I slipped and fell straight out of the door of the Kalamakaltion wilderness hut north of Nunnanen, Finland. I hit…
New Mexico Wilderness Areas – Ray’s Elk, Colombine Hondo Wilderness Study Area
New Mexico Wilderness Areas. Colombine Hondo WSA in Taos County, New Mexico
Ghost Ship. Roskilde Denmark
To be quite honest, I'm not sure why this shot turned out the way it did. I was strolling the shores around Roskilde, Denmark with some friends from Germany. We were walking through the thickest fog I'd ever encountered. Suddenly,…
