Wakayama Nights. December, 2019.

Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

12/6/2019.  Recently, I spent five nights in a small seaside village on the Kii Peninsula.  There’s a beach, two convenience stores, a home-improvement store and not much else.  Nights are peaceful here, the only sounds to be heard are the waves and an old train that rolls through every hour or two.  The tracks traverse the center of town, between the closely spaced houses and the crop fields.  I had researched this shot months in advance, and after spending time there, I felt it captured the experience of life in this village.  After scouting it on foot during the day, I returned in the evening, calculated the exposure and waited patiently in the crisp autumn air.  It took a couple outings to get the frame I wanted, but the slow, quiet experience was worth it.

Ten Minutes in Almeria. April 2017.

Cabo de Gata, Spain.

4/23/2017. Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park is located on southeastern Spain’s Mediterranean coast.  This desert coastline is a spectacular sight, with cliffs plummeting into the ocean. It was very windy here for the first two days of my visit, making long-exposure photography nearly impossible.  Days were spent walking the cliffside trails, enamored by the jaw-dropping natural beauty. On the third night, I set-up under the stars on this deserted beach and took this ten-minute exposure. Walking back along the dusty road was eerily quiet, surely it will not be the last time I walk this road.

Yichang, China. November, 2016.

Yichang, China.

11/11/2016. On the banks of the Yangtze River I stood, watching the new and the old collide.  Yichang's waterfront is lined with hotels, neon and tourist oriented businesses, blasting loud music and noise well into the night.  Walking down the steps toward the river, the atmosphere changes.  Fisherman wade along the shoreline, people wash their clothes in the water and cargo vessels move smoothly past the city.

Cats in the Dark, Seoul. October, 2015.

Seoul, South Korea.

10/9/2015. An hour on the metro, followed by a bus ride brought me to this striking location in the evening where I found clear, windy skies. Several photographers lined this overlook despite the cool wind. This was the first location in Korea that I found to be truly striking and felt a strong connection to. After spending about an hour and half here and shooting this panorama, I departed. The idea of not coming back to this place again was too much, so I returned several days later. I spent the late afternoon hiking along the fortress walls before coming back to this overlook. It was less crowded this time, but the skies were hazy, so I sat and enjoyed the atmosphere. Long after the sun had set and having found the solitude I had been looking for, I picked up my things to head back and heard a rustling in the bushes, followed by a meek meow. One of the cats I had seen in the area earlier no doubt. I called back into the darkness to my unseen companion and this continued for several minutes. The perfect end to a day.