Paris continued

Was great being a tourist today, great lighting especially on the Effiel tower and various buildings around the city.  My next blog will be food and wine.

Rue de sevigne

Untitled-rue de sevigne

My favorite photo so far, I think she was taking a quick break from work love all the contrast and the exhale is priceless.

Untitled - Le Marais Paris 

i imagine a cubist painter looking at buildings the same way. 

Early morning walk with Kai  

Effiel tower  

Paris

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Eat Local

Sapa, Northern Vietnam

Every Morning before I would go off for my hikes.   I would sit at the local market in Sapa and have this for breakfast, Tofu and Pig fat.  At first it took me a little time to figure out that I was eating pig fat, which would give it a little salty taste.  By the end of my trip I would look forward to having this every morning. I think at the time it was around 10 cents and I would usually be the only tourist sitting with all the locals eating it.   

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Tofu and Pig Fat   silver gelatin print                                                                        Sapa, Vietnam

Yangon

I photographed this Hill tribe man in Yangon back when Aung San Suu Kyi was still on house arrest and would be for the next 15 years. I thought it was really interesting seeing this hill tribe man set against this weathered wall in this crazy city just taking a rest. I am guessing by his age that his tattoo's were not done in a studio and his leg tattoo's indicate he is from a hill tribe. I didn't get to experience any indigenous cultures in Myanamar as the government had closed off all travel to those parts of the country.  During this time I only shot with 35mm film and a 50mm lens. I would have to get really close to my subjects to get photographs like this.