Astra Lumina was quite the experience. Pulsating lights and lasers synchronized to an acoustic soundtrack shaped and bent to different shapes to highlight different patterns, all within the confines of a beautifully manicured garden, made for an immersive experience. Photographing the show proved to be a challenge especially in the low light and constantly moving crowds.
Seattle
WA USA
Wish you all a very merry holiday season.
Don't forget to buy my 2022 calendar benefiting the Sierra Club Foundation.
Key West
FL USA
Season's Greetings
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Buon Natale
Joyeux Noël
Fröhliche Weihnachten
God Jul
கிறிஸ்துமஸ் வாழ்த்துக்கள்
This has been a tough year for many, so I hope that wherever you are, you are all staying safe and sane. And may the new year bring new tidings and a sense of normalcy.
The object of art is to make eternal the desperately fleeting moment
The dancing dame of sand swirled and swayed with the light in the darkness of the canyon. It didn't last long - its fleeting motion dissipated in a blink of an eye, but just long enough to be frozen behind the lens of a camera. Thankfully, it didn't take much to reset and recreate the ephemeral vision once again.
Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park
AZ USA
I have spent many a New Year's eve welcoming the turn of the midnight clock in various different ways: from witnessing flare guns going up in the Galapagos, to dancing along atop the walled colonial city if Cartagena, to gathering around with friends and enjoying the fireworks launched from the iconic Space Needle of Seattle. But perhaps nothing was as unique as watching the clock turn while monks chanted away through the night.
I was walking through the bustling night market of Chiang Mai on New Year's eve when I noticed an old temple decked out with lamps and festive lights. As I wandered in, the din of the crowds outside died away, leaving behind a peaceful chant of monks from within the temple. As I proceeded further, I came across this beautiful setting: a Golden Buddha sitting beneath a festive Bodhi tree with oil lamps flickering all around. As I watched, monks, young and old, walked silently along a bamboo pathway, and kneeled down interspersed between the lamps. And they started praying, recreating the famous enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama under the Bodhi tree, with the disciples receiving blessings from him.
I paused from photography, put my camera down, and closed my eyes to immerse myself in the moment.
Chiang Mai
Thailand
