I’m come to realize more and more that the “Life on the Streets” cultures are some of the most appealing to me. Places where the social interaction is outside, in the open air, a source of color and noise to the rest of the world. Perhaps, then, this is one […]
Recent Posts
Rockin’ the Inaka. (R)
My JET-set fraternity-brother Matt lived for a while in what could perhaps best be described as the outskirts of the fringes of the suburbs of a city (Sendai) you had never heard of until the recent environmental disasters. The name of Matt’s town, as far as I can remember, was […]
Shout at the Devil! (R)
Devil’s Canyon is a big desolate sea-bed turned desert in the middle of Gansu province, one of the more remote in China. Being here made me want to buy a camel and a tent and spend days wandering around the rock formations. The style for this video is thanks to […]
Canoe Races Colonia (R)
Ah, sorry, that should be canoe “races”. I stumbled across an International Canoe Race (between Yap, Palau, and I think the Marianas) one day as I was passing through Colonia, Yap. I like this picture a lot just because it manages to pull together traditional Yapese culture (the Bai in […]
Kulikalon Camping (R)
You know that feeling when sometimes you just need to get away? Leave cities and civilizations behind and jsut get out into nature? I was having one of those days about a week into Tajikistan. So I stayed here, for three nights. Climbing unfortunately snowy mountain passes during the day […]
Sumo in Osaka (R)
Very early in the day’s matches before most the the crowd arrived, I managed to get up close to the action on the stadium floor. Here’s one entire low-level sumo match. Pardon the occasional manic shaking and the salary man that walks in front of the camera. I was worried […]
Hey there! I'm Stephen, this is my travel blog, and that's me in the poofy hat.
I'm a photographer / writer traveling since 2008, and I've been doing my best to visit amazing places.
My current focus is Central Asia, because for a hiking and camping enthusiast it's as good as it gets.