Lately I’ve been taking a few more risks than usual as a photographer, when it comes to deciding what images to send to publishers to accompany our stories. Sometimes photographers don’t have a choice – like at this Ca Trù performance in Hanoi. Here’s why… I have been doing a lot more backstage photography, such … Read more
We’ve been working on food stories here in Hoi An, Vietnam, which translates to eating oodles of noodles. We’ve averaged one bowl of the local favourite, cao lầu, per day. Having worked our way through the street stalls, backstreet eateries and restaurants sampling the dish, we headed to Hoi An Market to try the renditions there. … Read more
It was Tet in Hoi An, Vietnam. Tet or Vietnamese New Year is a great time to visit this charming town and we were feeling good about being here for the celebrations. I was particularly excited about the prospecting of photographing Tet in Hoi An. Because there were midnight fireworks, I had taken my tripod out for … Read more
As you can tell by the dearth of new stories on our site so far this year, we’ve been busy with our ‘day jobs’. As Lara explained in her last post, we had so much writing and photography work that we decided to slow down and stay on in Hanoi in an apartment before exploring … Read more
When most people think of Sydney they probably imagine the photographic landmarks of this bright, sun-friendly city, based around Sydney Harbour. Sure these kinds of icons – and yes, I’m loathe to use that word – exist in other great capital cities around the world, but in Sydney the landmarks don’t exist without context. Sydney’s … Read more