This is a catalog, of sorts, of my travel photography exhibit at Icebox Gallery in Minneapolis, March 25-July 29, 2017. Hours are Thursday-Friday from 10-6, and Saturdays from 12-5. The gallery is also open by appointment. Call 612.788.1790. If you are in town, please come see it. Check the Icebox website for more information. 1. […]
It was a particularly soft dawn over the red sands of Wadi Rum. Often you’ll get the long shadows of low light at dawn. But the early sun was still behind the mountains, and so just infused the scene with a delicate glow without pouring down so hard as to cause harsh shadows.
T.E. Lawrence, the famous Lawrence Of Arabia, wrote a book about his experience in his World War I campaign with the Arabs called Seven Pillars of Wisdom. This rock formation took its name from that book. It’s in Wadi Rum, Jordan, where Lawrence passed and camped many times during the campaign. Wadi Rum is also […]
I said the same thing last year, but 2015 was our biggest year in travel yet. Four continents and 16 countries, about 75 cities, 11 United States National Parks, and a score or more Unesco World Heritage sites. We averaged four days per stop, which is not enough, and we’re not going to do that […]
It’s been such a full year I needed to retrace our itinerary to get my head around all that we’ve seen in 2015. Initially, I just wanted to post some random images–previously unpublished–that have stayed with me and could represent this busy year. So I sifted through my photos in Lightroom, and then I referenced […]
When it comes to color and natural beauty it’s hard to beat mountains and desert. When you have both, such as in Wadi Rum, Jordan–and when I get up before dawn to shoot them–you have a combo that’s hard to beat. Wadi Rum is spectacular for many reasons. It’s so beautiful, and stark at the […]
Apart from toting up income (not enough) and expenses (too much), we endorse counting up other important things in your life, especially at tax time. Count your blessings; count your cousins; count your freckles, calories, or steps. How many times did I swear today? We’re acknowledging our inner accountant by sharing these trip totals from […]
It’s remarkable in a country full of old stuff, like Jordan, to think how recently so much of it has been discovered. Since the re-discovery of Petra two hundred years ago, exploration of archeological sites continues today. And now The Jordan Museum, just opened in 2013, offers fresh new interpretations of major discoveries and research […]
Even though I studied Latin and some Roman history in college, I never really considered the edges of the Roman Empire, such as Jordan. So, Jerash was an introduction. If you love Roman and Byzantine architecture–and who doesn’t?–this is a great place to visit. It’s one of the best preserved Roman cities you’ll run across […]
To get to Quseir Amra from Amman, you have to pass through Sahab, one of the most depressingly polluted urban suburbs you’ll ever run across. With a burly local guide, Sahab would be a fascinating photo tour. But we were in a hurry so just passed through as quickly as possible. Once you clear Sahab, […]
