Nov. 27, 2008 - photo © George Mann - Hand clappers at Suvarnabhumi protest. Whenever the PAD want to make a point, cheer, applaud, or generally want to make noise, they use plastic hand clappers. They are their weapon of choice in this political struggle. When they were cheering a popular PAD speaker, they were “hand clapping” so enthusiastically that I felt like I was being swept away, therefore this image.]]>
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Art on the Assembly Line A well designed machine is also a work of art and sometimes the workplace itself that produces these machines can becomes a gallery that can present it's works of art in a better way than any other environment. This assembly line conveyor belt does not look like it could possibly be the real thing but rather an abstraction of a process for design or advertising purposes. In reality though this was found, or rather stolen art that was hidden in a corner and not at all obvious to the naked eye. A glittering river of D70 innards in an ultra clean environment. As beautiful as almost any sunset I have ever seen.]]>
Nikon photographers around the world need to dig a little deeper to keep the valued employees of Nikon Thailand on the payroll. All the Nikon Digital SLR cameras (and most Nikkor DX lenses) except the highest end Nikon D3 model are currently manufactured in Thailand. It makes sense that these high priced cameras and lenses are among the first luxury items to see a slow down in sales, during a world wide financial crisis, but please make a few Nikon purchases for the upcoming holiday season (from a link on this website if possible) and save somebody at Nikon Thailand their job. “The firm (Nikon) said a drop in orders from the United States, Japan, and Canada prompted the cuts.”]]>
This image was taken while I was conducting one of my personal photo tours of the Angkor Temples and surrounding area of Cambodia. We are in a boat cruising what during the dry season are the streets of the fishing village of Kompong Klaeng. The kids are as thrilled to see us as we are to see them, until the annual “tide” recedes (in another three or four months), they will probably not see any dry land and will have to make do with the confines of their house and boats like the one they are standing in.]]>
These houses on Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia are on dry land half of the year and in the water the rest of the year, the water rises up to twenty feet in the wet season.]]>
This doorway in Ta Prohm temple in the Angkor Archaeological Park was used by Angelina Jolie in the Lara Croft, Tomb Raider movie.]]>
This wedding photographer is working a wedding in Kompong Pluk on Tonle Sap lake near Siem Reap, Cambodia. This town is under three meters of water most of the year so the houses are all built on stilts or people live in houseboats that they can move.]]>
The ThinkTank Change Up is the best small camera bag on the market and can be used as a shoulder bag, chest bag (with extra straps) and as a belt pack that accepts accessory pouches. Designed by a Pulizer Prize winning photo journalist.]]>
The new docking MacBook Pro (late 2008) and Apple LED Cinema Display, are the best solution has come up for traveling executives and photographers yet.]]>
The basic Nikon D700 kit needed for professional level travel photography. ]]>
This is the fastest and safest three wheel, two passenger motorcycle available, I want one for Christmas.]]>
Departure lounge of the spectacular new Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.]]>