She thought it was hilarious that I wanted to photograph her.
Last winter, someone backed into my car. I wasn’t in it, but when I came back to the parked car, I found its nose slightly rearranged (not in a good way). It must’ve been a truck/SUV because its bumper was higher than mine. Alas, the person left no note--must’ve been in a hurry.
I decided to wait till this spring to fix it. So I went on my travels and dropped it off at the car hospital when I got back. Around two weeks later this is what I got back. The almost decade old car hasn’t looked this handsome in a while, so I had to take it out on a photo shoot.
p.s. In celebration, we (by we I mean the car) got a set of new shoes (Michelin Pilot Super Sport). There was much rejoicing.
Boston.
Something horrific happened to my city on April 15th. Like many, I was in shock for last couple of days. I spent my days reading and watching news, as I struggled to come to terms with what has happened.
Today, I’ve decided to do something to help the victims of Monday afternoon’s deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon. Many of my friends donated blood. Unfortunately, I have a blood type not in high demand. So in my small way I’ve done the only thing I can. On my website, I’ve created a shop with a collection of my favorite shots. For rest of this month (ending 4/30), I’m donating all the money from sale of these photos to The One Fund.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino on Tuesday announced the formation of The One Fund, an organization that takes donations and seeks "to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15, 2013."
Boston has been my home for 25 years. What happened on Monday feels like something that happened to my family. My heart goes out to all those suffering from the senseless tragedy in Boston. If you ever thought about buying my prints, please consider buying now. If you think this may interest others, please share.
Turns out people really like photos of birds. Here are three I took in Dubai. I think they are Black-headed Gulls.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. - Fortune Cookie
One thing you notice driving in Dubai is that people here love their American cars--bigger the better. My cousin and I took to counting all the retro-looking American cars we saw on the road, cars like the Camaro and the Charger. We saw a whole bunch, but my cousin suspected we noticed them more because I was from Boston.
So it was no surprise to find the Sharjah Classic Car Museum full of classic American cars. From the car graveyard outside to sparkling space inside, America's auto industry was well represented.
While much of Dubai has been demolished in the relentless drive towards the future, one neighborhood harks back to the quiet fishing village that once was. The Bastakia Quarter, squeezing between the Dubai Creek and the buzzing Bur Dubai district.
