I was out photographing New Westminster’s annual Hyack International Parade last weekend. Save for one photo, I took up a personal challenge to photograph with just one lens, my Nikon 500mm f/5.6 super telephoto.
Hyack International Parade 2024
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
The historic town of Barkerville, B.C.
A highlight of my 10 day campervan trip throughout BC, Banff, and Jasper National Park in September, 2020, was a visit to the historic town of Barkerville, BC. Barkerville is located near the Cariboo Mountains 80 kilometers east of Quesnel. The secondary road (Highway 26) off from the main...
Temples of Thailand
Throughout my 11 day trip to Thailand in January 2020 I was was never really far from among the country’s over 41,000 Buddhist temples (Wat is the Thai word for temple). Clearly, I could not visit them all, haha. For some temples, I went out of my way to...
Whale watching and sunsets in Tofino
I was pretty fortunate to have a cloudless four day camping weekend in Tofino, British Columbia, in mid March, 2020. Tofino is a small community on the West-side of Vancouver Island and is known for its spectacular scenery and amazing outdoor experiences. During my short stay I took in...
Out and about in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand, is a hive of activity throughout the day and night, lots of sights, sounds and smells to keep one amused. Below are some Bangkok photos taken during my January 2020 trip. The lion’s share of photos are food related, after all, Bangkok, is known over the world...
Sunday Walking Street in Chiang Mai, Thailand
A highlight of my trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand, in January 2020, was a stroll through the Sunday Weekend Walking Street, a lively outdoor night market of art, crafts, music, and food. It runs along Ratchadamnoen Road for around one kilometre starting from the ThaPae Gate. It starts from...
Chinese New Year in Bangkok
My first trip to Thailand in late January 2020 included 4 days in Bangkok during the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) celebration. Starting on Saturday, January 25, the main celebrations lasted 3 days followed by other smaller events over an additional 2 weeks until the Lantern Festival on the...
The magnificent Orpheum Theatre
I was fortunate enough to have installed the Meetup app on my smartphone in early February 2020 and soon discovered the Vancouver Photoxperience group and signed up for a photo tour of the Orpheum Theatre. The event organizers arranged the tour for 30 people and with many thanks to...
Flying fish at Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market
The famed flying-fish ritual at the Pike Place Fish Market is a sight to be seen, right up there with the Space Needle as one of Seattle’s most well-known landmarks. I visited the Market in June 2019 and was up to the photographic challenge of capturing the flinging fun. ...
The beautiful city of Venice, Italy
Venice is considered among the the most beautiful cities in the world due to its unusual urban design and artistic heritage. It is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Venice is comprised of 118 islands separated by an extensive system of canals within the shallow Venetian Lagoon and...