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Travel Photography Blog

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under Travel Photography Blog.

Spiritual AdventuresMar 8, 20121 min

The Indian Light Switch

Every now and then we post something cute from our travels. And this photo was taken in a small hotel in a little village in southern India. I suppose there are many ways to control lighting within a…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 5, 20121 min

A Chettinad Village, South India

We continue our coverage of our recent spiritual adventure though it concluded a few days ago. Here are photos from the last night in the village of Kanadukathan in the Chettinad district in South…

Photography & TravelFeb 29, 20121 min

Making a Kolam

Especially during the harvest season, you'll see many women making kolams outside their homes in the morning. Kolams are beautiful patterns made from rice flour. Besides for decoration purposes it…

Spiritual AdventuresFeb 25, 20121 min

A gorgeous sunset in Chettinad

A flashback to yesterday evening, about an hour or so after we arrived in Chettinad and checked into the mansion, Markley and I went for a walk and we were blessed with an extremely gorgeous sunset…

HinduismFeb 24, 20121 min

Thanjavur's great temple

This morning on the way to the heart of the Chetinad region we stopped in Thanjavur to visit the temple built by the great south Indian king Raja Raja Chola. The temple's name is Brihadeeswarar and…

Photography & TravelFeb 15, 20121 min

Magical Borobudur - a temple of beauty

The alarm went off about 3:30am and shortly after we made our way down to the lobby from our room where our driver was waiting to take us to Borobudur. The streets were empty naturally at that time…

Photography & TravelFeb 14, 20121 min

Rice Fields in Central Java

Making my way down a hill I discovered this beautiful terraced rice field surrounded by a tropical forest. Paddy green is the most beautiful green I've seen. It was absolutely quiet with only the…

Photography & TravelDec 29, 20111 min

Photographic Review of 2011 Part 3

Here are a collection of photos from my visit to the state of Rajasthan in Northwestern India. It's my favorite place to photograph in India. This makes up part 3. Hope you enjoy them.

Spiritual AdventuresNov 21, 20111 min

Farewell night in Samode Palace

(Continued coverage of our recent spiritual adventure) Our 16 day spiritual adventure has come to a conclusion. We leave the little town of Pushkar and the colorful camel fair and head northeast to…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 15, 20111 min

The little holy town of Pushkar, Rajasthan

It's our last full day in Pushkar. The town is bustling with people as the full moon approaches. It's the holiest time of the month for a dip in the lake and at this time of the year it is more…

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