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Sep 20, 2012

EO Istanbul 2012

I gave a keynote presentation this afternoon to around 800 entrepreneurs from around the world that are members of the Entrepreneurs Organization. It was part of their EO Istanbul University taking place in Istanbul, Turkey. The talk was titled EO 360 degrees - A spiritual perspective. EO 360 degrees is their theme for this year which focuses of 4 aspects of an entrepreneurs life - "myself", "my f...

Sep 17, 2012

Vienna's best breakfast, Cafe Central

If you are ever in Vienna, Austria, and are looking for a place for breakfast I highly recommend Cafe Central. The over 200 year old gorgeous building serves a great breakfast with yummy pastries and the setting is simply sublime. It's famous for hosting many famous writers and p
Aug 27, 2012
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Press for a photo at the Kumbh Mela Festival

The Kumbha Mela is, needless to say, a photographers paradise. For those of us who have never been to a Kumbha Mela or never will, it is these men and women that do their best to bring this experience to our doorstep by photographing this exhilarating festival, if it is even poss
Aug 27, 2012
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Parade of sadhus at the Kumbh Mela Festival

One of the most amazing things to witness at the Kumbh Mela festival is the parade of sadhus (monks). The parade takes place on the main bathing just before the auspicious time for the dip in the holy Ganges river. Monks parade from their tented areas in thousands to the river. H
Jul 31, 2012
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Rajasthan - Shades of Brown and Red

Going through my archive of photos I came across these images that I had taken a couple of years back in Rajasthan, India. Most of these photos were shot on the outskirts of Jodhpur in small villages. I applied a particular style to these images to give them the look that they ha
Jul 21, 2012
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Monk with really long hair

Ok, I admit I could have come up with a more creative blog post title but at least it gets straight to the point. At the Kumbha Mela festival that I attended in Haridwar in 2010 I met a monk with really long hair. He invited me to join him and his devotees around a smoldering lo
Jul 20, 2012

Ganga Aarti at the Kumbh Mela Festival (Part 2)

We continue with our series of photographs highlighting the Ganga Aarti ceremony that takes place at the Kumbha Mela festival in India. We've themed our tour to the Kumbha Mela festival as a spiritual and photography adventure as there's be countless opportunities for photograph