October 2008
14 posts
“Not all who wander are lost.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien
One comment always makes it worth it... →
Someone who say my video “Sleeping with Locals” thanks me for changing his life…wow. I often forget that what I do can have an impact on others, I often forget that making images is powerful. Especially on those days (such as the past few) where I question what I have done with my life, getting a comment like this makes my heart swell.
Al Qaeda Supporters Endorse McCain - seriously. →
WatchIf you didn’t watch my Wasilla video, check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxbxZdVCiOw
While I may not have the laughs of the Comedy Central report, both videos are shockingly revealingly about Palin’s general lack of any qualification but ambition.
Palin is Anti-Gay Marriage - Shocker! But still... →
“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”
– George Orwell
Goodbye Alaska
Another trip is ending, another three weeks has flown by. The first few days I spent here went by so delibaretly, and then, as usual when traveling, picked up steam until all of a sudden it is Departure Day. And as usual, I cannot believe its over. And as usual, I love it here. Alaska is simply inspiring. Stunning, gorgeous, monumental, breahttaking, awesome, grand, magnificent…there are...
Into the Bush
I am heading out the door in 5 minutes to go “into the bush,” venturing far out into the Alaskan wilderness. We are going on a roadtrip for 7 days, eventually ending up in McCarthy, a small town to the east near the Canadian border. We are staying in a cabin with no electrcity or running water - and it regularly hits 0 degrees at night out there! Wowzers!
Before I leave, I just...
The Last Frontier
The enormity of Alaska is beyond words. “Everything is super-sized in Alaska,” my Lonely Planet writer friend commented as we were picking ginormous blueberries on the face of Mt. Alice in Seward. The landscape here takes my breath away regularly, with its mixture of greens, blues and whites. The cliffs plummet softly into treelines which segue into shimmering mud flats and blue...
