http://flyfishesfly.com Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:49:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are all fine, very safe and sound, in case you were wondering. But you probably aren’t, because the news coverage is so weak. I was standing at a surreal vantage point on khao san road in Bangkok. I came back to this spot because I had to, I was drawn ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=270 What...a...day. 24 hours ago i was driving away from my little fishing village for the last time. Since then, I have come to new universe. In this universe, things are different from home. You know, home, deep in the coconut groves of Goa, in a far away constellation called India. Red-brown against ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=269 A few days I knelt on the floor being soaked by my own son's blood. He had fallen and gotten a spectacular gash on his forehead. Who knew that three says later he would be doing this... I just wanted a picture of the stitches. But unexpectedly he started chanting, I ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=268 Yeah its been a minute. I return to this blog a bit like a drifter coming home from the Florida keys after a binge. I mean, you feel guilty for being gone so long, but you have to come back sometime. Its easier to just slip in the back door and ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=265 This is the part of the show where the audience (das you) gets to tell me what they think about a particular portrait. I am collecting a crew of people with sharp and discerning eyes that have really given me a fresh perspective, more than once. Also more than twice, ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=261 Israel is as thick as my grandma's cornbread, sweet and fresh from the jiffy box. You cant walk two feet without tripping over something mind-blowing. I have been here many times and thought I was used to it. I am not. But today I went to Nazareth for the first time. ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=262 Photography is like big game hunting, with fewer bangs. You are on the move, thinking about a lot of technical details, wondering whether to be stealthy or bold, with a lot of black gear jangling around your neck and shoulders. Sometimes a photo just jumps out and shouts in your face, ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=257 It is no secret that Varanasi is my favorite place on earth. Nowhere is India more thick, more pungent, more vibrant and startling than in the oldest human city on earth. It's like condensed India syrup, that you really should add a few cups of water to before you drink. I ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=254 Today I am going out again with my camera and renewed purpose. One problem with living around stunning imagery all the dang time is that it stops stunning. You trot past so many flabbergasting things on your way to get buffalo milk (for cereal) that your few remaining ghasts refuse ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=253 I just saw in the newspaper that Beyonce is playing Dorothy in the stage adaptation of The Wiz. It’s an adaptation of the Wizard of Oz with an all black cast that is a life long favorite of mine. The movie version had Diana Ross, Tipsy Russell, Quincy Jones and ... http://flyfishesfly.com/?p=252