Thursday, January 28, 2010

Wandering Dhamma

Wandering Dhamma

This is an excellent web log. I have learned about meditation techniques, distinctions and terminology. I have also learned about meditation centers that I would like to visit.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Faces of Haiti - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Faces of Haiti - The Big Picture - Boston.com

These photographs make me feel. I see the courage, pain, and strength of the people. Each photograph is like meeting a person.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Haiti: Inflatable Hospital photo gallery Boing Boing

Haiti: Inflatable Hospital photo gallery Boing Boing

I have been looking for an institution to donate to, this photo essay convinced me to support Doctors Without Borders.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Haiti six days later - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Haiti six days later - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Horrifying and desperate! When people lose faith in justice, or order, and are left with no recourse, but might, we can become pretty frightening.

Conflict Photography - Before you go to war…

Conflict Photography - Before you go to war…
Make sure to click on PAGES to see the complete site contents.

Unphotographable: a text account of pictures missed

Unphotographable: a text account of pictures missed

I love this web site, there are many images that can not be photographed, just seen and remembered.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

I'm a Photographer, not a Terrorist

I'm a Photographer, not a Terrorist

I have had to deal with crazy restrictions a few times, the worst was at the Tanana Valley Farmer's Margaret in Fairbanks. Some vendor was worried that I would steal her jewelry designs. It was like I invaded a family, even though it was a public event.
Sigh The Modern World

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Haiti: A Photographer's Reflection And Plea - The Picture Show Blog : NPR

Haiti: A Photographer's Reflection And Plea - The Picture Show Blog : NPR

Op-Ed Columnist - Is China the Next Enron? - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - Is China the Next Enron? - NYTimes.com

Here is a different, much more optimistic, analysis of China's housing inflation. The Alaska housing crisis in the eighties had little impact on the rest of the USA. Maybe the absurd Chinese real estate development, that I have posted about previously, will have little international impact.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

BBC News - Arctic tern's epic journey mapped

BBC News - Arctic tern's epic journey mapped

The Alaska terns obviously take a different path, but there journey is amazing. I love to watch the Terns when they arrive in Alaska, they are amazing, and beautiful, birds.

Earthquake in Haiti - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Earthquake in Haiti - The Big Picture - Boston.com

These photographs make the earthquake experience real. Very intense. To me, still photographs have more power to describe then the video that I see on TV. Maybe it allows me time to feel, reflect, and feel again.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

The City of Ordos Is the Ghost City of the Future - Ordos - Gizmodo

The City of Ordos Is the Ghost City of the Future - Ordos - Gizmodo

This is pretty scary, after watching the Alaska collapse in the eighties the Thailand collapse in the nineties, and the US collapse last year, I wonder about the China collapse.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010