Image Gallery - One

Buddhist Temple

Evening Prayers
Thailand
(La Tailandia)
January 2005

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

NOTEPAD: When I was in Bosnia in 2001 & Baghdad in 2003, I remember listening to the daily calls to prayer echoing from the local mosques. That's why, on a trip to Thailand, I decided to follow the sounds of chanting monks.

Walking down a dirt country road, I discovered three Buddhist Monks praying inside of a small, darken temple. Religion, in all its forms, continues to dominate man's interactions with this world. While making my own pilgrimage through life, I search for images which somehow reflect the faith & hope of humanity. Indeed, maybe one of these days, ALL of this world's religious leaders will stand together to fight the hatred and tyranny of global terrorism. Man, not God, hold the keys to a lasting peace.

Adobe Photoshop Images

Still Life #101
Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Riding Into Battle
Washington D.C.
February 2004

Money Skyline
New York New York Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 2003

Lady Liberty
New York, New York Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Image Gallery - One plus

On The Runway #1 and #2
San Antonio, Texas
November 2006

Christmas Dreams
San Antonio, Texas
November 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Image Gallery - Two

Old Glory

Going Home
Somewhere over the Atlantic
inside an U.S. Air Force C-17
June 2004

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6
L'information

A Question Of Faith

Saving Souls
Las Cruces, New Mexico
February 1985

Image Gallery - Three

Convoy Passing

School Bus
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2005

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel G11
Lense: EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS

Iraqi Schoolgirl
Baghdad, Iraq
(Der Irak)
March 2005

Iraqi Children
Baghdad, Iraq
March 2005

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Afghanistan Soldiers

Young Soldier
Kabul, Afghanistan
(Afeganistão)
June 2003

New Army
Kabul, Afghanistan
June 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Image Gallery - Four

In The Forgotten Land

Mountain Girl
Xepon, Laos - July 2004

Mountain Woman
Xepon, Laos - July 2004

Mountain Men

Xepon, Laos

July 2004

Camera: Pentax ZX-7

Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

NOTEPAD: Sometimes, when I'm photographing people in other countries, I wish I could speak the local language. Granted, these days, English is spoken nearly everywhere (even though the French hate to admit it). However, when I do stumble across an interesting subject, I attempt to bridge the language gap. Many times, I rely on a translator to get my ideas communicated. At other times, I simply point at the camera and go through a sort of mime routine. Body language & hand movements usually work to get the message across. Parlez-vous anglais?


Working Man

Airman Installs New Armor
Balad Air Base - April 2005

Train Platform
Misawa, Japan
(Il Giappone)
October 2004

Photo by Peter Rimar

Image Gallery - Five

A Season Of Change

Ice Flower
San Antonio, Texas
January 2007

Camera: Nikon D50

Summer's Gone
Great Lakes, Ill.
November 2006

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

My Garden
San Antonio, Texas
September 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Another Sunrise
Xepon, Laos
July 2004

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Sunflowers
Near San Antonio, Texas
Spring 2004

First Snow
Anchorage, Alaska
September 2004

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

No In-Flight Movie

35,000ft above St. Louis
October 2005

28,000ft above Afghanistan
October 2005

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

Image Gallery - Six

Good Morning Saigon

Street Seller
Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam 2005

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel G11
Lense: EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS

NOTEPAD: I'm amazed at how many people complain about their daily lives...

This quick sequence of images were taken on a street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City (i.e. Saigon). I discovered this old women trying to sell packets of gum to passing tourists. While her life is a physical struggle, she appeared happy and content. Instead of begging...she makes a simple living selling gum for just 5 cents a pack profit.

Glass...Concrete...Steel...

Reichstag
Berlin, Germany
Spring 2002

Empty Airport at Sunrise

Kandahar, Afghanistan - September 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Image Gallery - Seven

Cambodia

Buddhist Monk
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
January 2005

Buddhist Monk
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
January 2005

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel G11
Lense: EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS

Always Open For Business...

City Lights
Seoul, South Korea
(La Corée du Sud)
September 2004

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel G11
Lense: EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS

Nightlife
Seoul - South Korea
(Corea Del sur)
September 2004

More South Korea

Alone By The Water
Inchon, South Korea
Summer 1984

Temple Guardian
South Korea - Spring 1997

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

Image Gallery - Eight

Downtown Baghdad

Almost Disneyland
Baghdad Gutter
March 2004

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

A New Era
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2005

Street Scene
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2005

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-800mm 1:4-5.6

NOTEPAD: The photographs from April 2005 were taken while on foot patrol with a platoon of Iraqi soldiers and a squad of American Military Policemen.

Waving The Flag...

C-130 Unloading at Baghdad International Airport

April 2004

Las Vegas, Nevada

December 2003

Image Gallery - Nine

Faces Of A New Army

18 Years Old

Baghdad - April 2005

(Der Irak)

New Recruits

Baghdad - April 2005

Charlie's Angels?

Baghdad - April 2005

Evening Formation - Iraqi Troops

Baghdad - April 2005

Second Class Citizens...

A Country Girl
Konduz, Afghanistan
June 2003

A Lonely Woman
Afghanistan, Kabul
June 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

OBSERVATION: While I've attempted to remain politically neutral throughout this BLOG, I believe Globalization has partially contributed to the rise of Islamic Fundamentalism.
The dramatic changes for the status of women in Asia mirror the modern pressures currently underway in Islamic countries.

The verdict is still out whether our world can withstand this latest storm of hate & violence. Unlike facism or communism, the roots of this cultural struggle are based on corrupt religious ideals. While I don't claim to have all the answers, I believe world peace may rest in the further social & political empowerment of women in all societies. Somehow, instead of focusing on those issues which divide our world, it's time to build a permanent bridge of peaceful tolerance.

Perhaps only the mothers, daughters, & sisters of the world understand the love it takes to stop the ongoing madness.