Some Choose to Stay with the Passing of Time - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

I once heard myself blurted to someone "I like everything old".  It's funny how self-revelation can sometimes get ahead of realization by oneself.  

In the medieval town of Pisa, Italy, majority visitors cram the UNESCO World Heritage site of Piazza dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles in English).  Many even try to save the Torre (The Leaning Tower).  Yet, a few blocks away, we get to sink into the rhythm of an old town, and witness how locals go about their daily lives.  It is here that we ran into this gem, where time seems to not have much meaning to the one that creates beautiful crafts with his hands.  

An old man working in an old shop with his old craft... To me, that is a beautiful way of life. 

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P.S. If you are interested in seeing how people "save the Leaning Tower", put a request in the comment below and I will share in the next post.

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It's a Jungle Out There, Shoot! - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

Greetings, everyone!  This is the first post of the year and it's also the first for the new home.

As you may have noticed, our website and blog moved into a new place.  While some of the "unpacking" is still underway (excuse me for the dust, while we are working on the grand opening of our new galleries of Italy and China, and many more to come), I wanted to start sharing some of the work/developments for the new year. 

In the years of evolving and finding my own style, I learnt that my heart, and eyes, gravitate towards things and people that are unique, beautiful and/or interesting, etc.  As I travel, I avoid at all cost where tourists tend to crowd.  To me, mass-tourism says nothing about unique, beautiful or special.  And I think that the word "mass" explains it all, something lack of character...

Nonetheless, unless I'm up for solely the physically challenging locations (i.e., end of the world type of places), I am doomed to witness tourism in action at times.

We visited Pisa in our recent trip to Italy, a city that, even a little kid stuck in an era of tight-fist country called China learnt about in her textbook, the Leaning Tower (Torre Pendente in Italian), and Galileo's experiment on it...  And the Leaning Tower seems to be on every visitor's agenda.  This fact alone almost made us miss this medieval beauty.  

After spending most of time in the small streets, by the river and on the university campus, we decided to face the un-avoidable - to pay the Leaning Tower a tribute.  After all, the Piazza dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles) where it's located is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.  

We knew when we were close as the vibe changed, and the crowd, the incredible crowd that represents (I'm sure) as many countries as there are in the UN.  And all were not shy about exhibiting their excitement of being in the vicinity of the Leaning Tower, in their own way.  This is one of the tourists that we had the luxury of meeting with our eyes.  Hey, with the mass population brought in by tourism, doesn't it feel like a jungle out there and it gets difficult to maneuver?   

What's your experience when traveling?

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Happy holidays and we are moving!

Hi all!  I know I've been MIA for a while.  

First off, I'm working on a move, including my website and blog.  I appreciate all your support over the years and would hope to continue seeing you around when the new blog is up and running.  If you would take the one minute (not even) to fill out a short form in the link below, you will be the first to know of our "grand opening":

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Now, the fun stuff...

This year, I've been busy exploring the surface of this planet. :-)  My "assistante" and I charted our way to Europe.  You may know that we went to Italy.  Do you know that we went to Italy twice? :-)  We've been to where the God Father One was filmed, The Postman (In Italian "Il Postino"), Under the Tuscan Sun...  The list went on...

We went to countless ruins and medieval villages that I can't wait to share the stories demonstrating such richness of culture and the friendly cats (even though I got scratched), dogs, donkeys (and my "assistante" go bitten), the cows, the sheep...

The image in this card was made in Pisa.  We all know the Leaning Tower.  Yet, Pisa is so much more than that.  As I was photographing the night scene of River Arno, I saw "Christmas lights effects" in October.  And I wish that you find the spirit of Christmas and stay merry, jolly and happy in every day of your life!

As we all continue to learn and search the essence of ourselves, I realized that it has been a year that's changed me profoundly on a spiritual and creative level.  And this change will for sure flow into what and how I create.

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I look forward to sharing with and getting inspired by you in the years to come.  See you next year!

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