Hong Kong Baby!
Day 3 – Shenzhen to Hong Kong The plan was to take the 11:30 ferry from Shekou to Hong Kong which would put us in the city around 12:30, more than enough time to get settled into the hotel before meeting friends for a three o’clock photo walk. Already hot and humid when we left [...]
Starbucks & Burritos
Day 2 – Shenzhen We’d arranged with Robert Lio and his lovely wife Xiao to stay at their apartment in the Nanshan section of Shenzhen for a few days. They are in Montreal for the summer and assured us that we were more than welcome to use their place . After the long ride we [...]
14 Hours – Riding The Train In China
Day 1 – Liuzhou to Shenzhen With summer fading fast and the new school term about to start, Lily and I decided to get out of town for a week. Much as I love Liuzhou, it can wear on you and bother I was worn proper. The only objectives… take photographs, see friends, and eat [...]
Morning Prayer – Xilai Temple
Xilai Buddhist Temple Liuzhou, Guangxi, China – August 17, 2010 I met Ken (Liuzhou Laowai) at Xilai Temple this morning and we arrived in the middle of morning prayer. Not being Buddhist and not being able to fully communicate with everyone it’s difficult to know how and when it’s cool to shoot at temples, so [...]
International Clown Festival
For a couple of years the International Clown Festival made a stop in Liuzhou. Logistically, it was a nightmare, with not enough parking and people walking for miles just to get into Long Tan Park. Even so, it was a lot of fun to shoot. . Here’s a small collection of portraits…
10 Minutes – Liang Zhirong
Sometimes you can get to the cutting edge by going back to your roots. As one of China’s most celebrated musical craftsmen, Liang Zhirong has traveled the world, filling his passport by creating beautiful traditional hand crafted folk instruments. The instruments are made from memory without any templates, using instincts born by 300 years of [...]
F1 H20
The F1 H20 China Grand Prix makes an annual stop in Liuzhou during October. Here is a small collection of images from the past two events.
10 Minutes – Lei Tang Miao
I went to Long Tang Park today to finally take a full walk around the place. I’ve been to the park quite a few times over the years but it’s always been during some special event or on a holiday so it was nice to not have to fight the crowds. More on the park [...]
Dule Caves – Tourist In Da House
As I begin year four in my adopted hometown of Liuzhou, I thought it might be time to check out arguably the only real tourist attraction in the area. The Dule Caves are located about 20 kilometers south of the city. The guided walk through three separate grottos doesn’t take long and the caves are [...]
Madonna with Child
Three young friends of mine, all of them expatriates living here in China, have recently had babies. I took this photograph a few nights ago in Guizhong Market. God bless the children… For Steve and Mrs. Stevo… For Ryan and Maggie… For Oliver and Keiko… Congratulations. Cherish every moment because believe me they really do [...]
Guizhong Market
I took a walk through the sprawling Guizhou Marketplace tonight. It’s hard to tell how long these unregulated outdoor markets will hang on, but for now, they are big business in Guangxi Province. You can find just about anything in the way of fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. There are also a variety of restaurants [...]
Planet Earth Daily Photo – 20 Minutes In Monotone
This photo is being featured today on the Plant Earth Daily Photo website. As the name suggests, the site features one photo each day from different spots around the globe. This is a shot from a photowalk I took last spring with Jeremy Breningstall. We cut through Jian Bin Gong Yuan (Riverside Park) and at one [...]
