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AfricaApril 9, 2013

Three Hundred Twelve Boot Shots, Five Years and Five Continents

A few years ago I decided that I wanted to craft a signature photo. Something that I could easily carry with me, that I could insert into photo after photo that would help humanize shots. I wanted something that could be used or done anywhere - even if I was alone in the depths of rural Argentina…

BackpackingApril 1, 2013April 1, 2013

Life Abroad and the Loss of Innocence

As I stepped off of the curb and down onto an old cobblestone street in the historic district of Innsbruck, I found myself musing. A few minutes earlier a light mist, far too mild to even be considered rain, had begun…

AsiaMarch 26, 2013

Turning 28 Abroad and Reflecting on Success

As I sit here in a small internet cafe on a blustry Turkish day in the small coastal town of Bodrum, I find it hard to believe that I'm already celebrating my 28th birthday. I suppose it isn't the most remarkable of b…

AfricaMarch 5, 2013

When Sky, Fire and Water Meet

The sweat from my palms soaked the steering wheel as the tense muscles in my hip throbbed. My body was on edge and had been for the entirety of the drive south. Upon arriving in Zambia, I'd been informed by my family…

AsiaFebruary 20, 2013

Sailing the Bosphorus – By Ferry and By Cruise

For millenia the Bosphorus has served as an influential gateway that has, and continues to leave a powerful footprint on human society. It has been a key actor and primary muse in the generation of numerous empires an…

BackpackingFebruary 13, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part III

It's a cold and blustery day here in Copenhagen. Snow has been falling all day - the cold air converting biker's deep breaths into jets of steam. The barely audible grunts as they strain against their pedals, pushing their bikes up to speed through the slush, toys with my memory. The combinatio…

BackpackingFebruary 6, 2013February 6, 2013

Live Better: How I Seek Inspiration

A few years ago I made an internal decision: I was happy dedicating myself to my career and to "growing up" but that I was unwilling to simply blindly conform to what society told me I was supposed to do. Perhaps the…

BackpackingFebruary 4, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part II

Whoof. Woof. Wolf? Our ears were bombarded by a chorus of dog sounds as we stepped out of our vehicle and onto pristine white snow at the Wapusk Dog sledding headquarters. The dogs knew we were there, they had heard u…

AfricaJanuary 12, 2013January 12, 2013

Crash Course Advice For Travel Photography

A huge chunk of the travel photos I see on a daily basis are horrible. Not just amateur shots from friends and strangers, but also from semi-professional travel bloggers and established travel brands. It always amazes…

BackpackingJanuary 5, 2013July 22, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part 1

You know things are either off to a brilliant, or ill fated start when you learn that your charter flight which flew at the crack of dawn was the only Churchill bound flight that left the airport. As a bit of an obnoxi…