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Our primary goal in travel is to learn about and experience
the cultures we visit. Over time, my photography has become
an integral part of this experience, primarily because we must
travel more slowly to get the images I want. With this
deliberate movement comes increased awareness of and contact
with the culture we are passing through. Each year we spend
between four and six months on the road capturing new imagery.
Our goal is to spend three months shooting domestic material
and three months overseas, though of course it never quite works
out that way. A lengthy domestic shoot may leave only enough
time for a short overseas excursion; in 2002, after three intensive
overseas trips, there was no time for domestic photography.
One of the strengths of our files is the depth we present, a
depth we can only offer by spending considerable time in the
places we go. Except in California, which we’ve divided
into several regions, we try to work by entire states on domestic
shoots. Even the smallest states take a minimum of two weeks
to cover adequately; some larger places like Texas can scarcely
be done in six. Overseas, we try to work by entire countries,
though this is obviously impossible in places like France, Italy
or India. Recently, we spent nearly three weeks in Jordan and
visited most of the country. But where other photographers may
have been content to visit simply Amman, Petra and Wadi Rum,
we visited a total of 17 different locations. That particular
trip produced nearly 2,000 images for our files (though this
web site presents a mere 20). Realizing (if only reluctantly)
that one photographer cannot cover the entire world, I have
limited myself to the Western U.S., Western Europe, parts of
Africa and South and S.E. Asia. Recently, we’ve also visited
six Middle Eastern countries and, as I get older, I have an
urge to visit other places beyond our traditional haunts. We
invite you to see if some of the images we offer can help fill
your travel photography needs!
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