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Pensive and Proud

Thirty dollars a month – that’s the salary of this man. He sweeps and maintains the gardens near a temple in Ubud, Bali. Day in and day out he works to feed himself and his family. Thirty dollars – the amount spent on an average dinner for two. The price of two CDs. One ticket to Disney Land for the day. A tank of gas. A cheap pair of jeans. A 15 minute massage. A few coffees at Starbucks. ARead more
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Bali in Black

Rice terraces Tanah Lot I’m starting to go through the hundreds of shots taken on two days of shooting in Bali. I find it difficult at times to capture the scenes without giving off a feeling of “been there, seen that”. I can’t help but take some typical tourist shots – I can only hope that, at times, I’ll find something a bit different or a new way of seeing something. The problem now is that my brother has beenRead more
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Food Poisoning

Just as I was thinking how great my 3 week break was, and how awesome Bali was – I got hit. Yep, I was the guy savoring the chicken on the flight back from Bali (they say never eat chicken on Indonesian flights). Within hours of arriving home, I started feeling chills and as if my skin was crawling. By 11pm I was hit – hard – with by far, the worst case of food poisoning I’ve had in myRead more
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Safe and Sound

I have now heard from all 7 of my friends who were near the area affected by the tsunami. Unfortunately that statement will not be heard by so many others. I just returned from a week in Bali. I only took my camera with me twice – I guess I haven’t been in the mood lately. I’ll post what images I’ve taken soon. Once again, thank you for all your emails and comments. An image from another place and anotherRead more