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Recent Work – The Asia Foundation

Rural Nepal for The Asia Foundation

While in Nepal last month I produced a series of images to supply to The Asia Foundation. They are an international NGO committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports Asian initiatives to improve governance, law, and civil society; women’s empowerment; economic reform and development; sustainable development and the environment; and international relations.

Above you can see a screen grab of one of the images they used in their social media activities. This was shot above the Kathmandu Valley. The photos that follow were also supplied to the Asia Foundation and come from various other locations that we visited in Nepal.

Happy Birthday Confucius

Confucius rituals aka teacher's day. Taiwan. Craig Ferguson Images

Rituals to honor the Chinese sage, Confucius.

It’s often said that Chinese culture is better preserved in Taiwan than it is on the mainland and no where is that more evident than in the rituals and ceremonies conducted to honor the great sage Confucius. September 28th is traditionally celebrated as his birthday and 2011 marks the 2561st year since his birth. Throughout Taiwan, Confucius temples in each city hold ceremonies at dawn to mark the occasion. In Taipei, the ritual is a mixture of public and private with the president typically taking part in the public event and the oldest male lineal descendant of Confucius conducting the private ceremony. Currently the 36 year old Kung Tsui-chang, a 79th generation direct descendant of Confucius, occupies the position as lineal head of the family. He also serves as a special adviser to the president of Taiwan.

Phottix Odin – An ETTL Flash Trigger

Phottix Odin

It’s here. The Phottix Odin, an ETTL capable remote flash trigger that has just hit the market. The release announcement was today and they will start shipping next week. I’ll add some links to the Phottix Store as soon as it’s ready to buy. From talk that’s gone on around the photography world in recent months, this is a device that has been eagerly awaited by many since it was first announced earlier this year. As a Phottix-sponsored photographer, I’ve had the opportunity to spend some time over the past few months testing with demo samples of the Odin and providing some feedback to Phottix from real world situations. Now that it’s been released, I can offer you my thoughts on this unit. What follows is based on my experiences with the Odin and is in no way influenced by my relationship with Phottix.

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Phottix Odin – An ETTL Flash Trigger