Photography, Travel, and Freedom

Jet-lagged (for once) in Sydney…

So, day two and a half in Sydney. I feel like absolute shit. I stayed up the past two nights to watch the matches. Very disappointed in Team USA. They better get themselves together to bring the pain in 2014. One day we’ll be able to hang with seventh world banana republics like Ghana. Until then…

Tada!

You’ve seen it a trillion times, and now here is 1,000,000,000,001.

I hired a car for the morning and took my own little tour of Sydney with a great driver named Vladimir from Belgrade. He took me to all the local points of interest and stuff off the normal routes. I don’t like exploring cities – they’re all the same. Especially Western cities. Sydney is a mix of SF, LA, and Brooklyn rolled into one. It’s a cute city – probably great to raise a family here except for the dreadful taxes.

Ugh, I feel like utter crap – I don’t know if it is from not sleeping for two days (probably) or jet lag (less probable, but equally likely – make sense?). I’m drinking water like its my job with no relief. I’m going to bed – later…

David :: Jun.27.2010 :: Photography, holiday, journal entry :: No Comments »

Pics are coming…

Badlands – Zimbabwe

David :: Apr.15.2009 :: Photography :: No Comments »

Photos from Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe and Zambia)

David :: Mar.20.2009 :: Photography, travel :: No Comments »

Zanz – Part 2/3

Zanzibar – Day 2 (minus the gory stuff…executive decision)

So, early in the morning I had set off with a new driver to go back into Stone Town to do more of what I did the previous day. I met a lot of the same people, and some of the people who were too shy or for whatever reason didn’t want me to talk with them or photograph them, were eager to meet me. That happens a lot. I don’t visit one place just once. I go back as many times as I can. It ingratiates you, however briefly, into the community, people talk about the crazy American with the tattoos (Tattoos are surprisingly uncommon in Tanzania – though Henna is popular) who was here yesterday, or this morning, or whenever. Going back allows you more access than you would normally have. People always ask me how I get the photos I get – the fleeting connection, the intimacy, whatever. I won’t give away all of my tactics, but returning over and over is a good place to start.

David :: Mar.19.2009 :: Photography, journal entry, travel :: No Comments »

Zanzibar – Part 1/3

Alright – took the ferry from Dar to Zanzibar (hereon referred to as Zanz for brevity’s sake – we know how I like to be succinct and not be overly verbose). This seems to be the preferred method of getting to Zanz Island from Dar. Ferry was uneventful, though it left real damn early in the morning and was late getting into Zanz. Taxi took me to the hotel I was staying at in Matemwe, and I was already disappointed. I had worked myself up for several years now about going to Zanzibar. I imagined more Goa, less Rockaway Beach. It was devastating to me. But, I’ve spent enough time in the shrink’s chair to somehow learn to give things a second chance.

David :: Mar.17.2009 :: Photography, journal entry, travel :: No Comments »