Here is one of my recent photos that just got selected by a juried panel for publication. This was taken in the Indian Ocean, Maldives. There was an amazing fish count in this cavern and the model struck the right pose at just the right moment. Take the most famous photographers as well as many [...]

The Nik Summit is a unique educational event spanning 2 1/2 days in May 2010 and located in San Diego, CA. From the time you register, all the way through the event and beyond, you can expect an exceptionally entertaining, personal, and highly educational photographic experience. They have assembled some of the best photographers and [...]

I spent this past week in Las Vegas for WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Professionals International). For all you non-photographers out there, WPPI is THE convention to go to every year, where photographers and vendors come together to learn from the best in the industry, browse the latest trends and research products on the trade show [...]

I just returned from  a week-long road trip which included Sedona, The Grand Canyon, Page, Monument Valley, Canyon De Chelly and Window Rock.  In Monument Valley I used Navajo Spirit Tours, and Tseyi’ Jeep Tour in Canyon De Chelly.  In both cases I drove my own car with them inside, which is called a “step-in” [...]

Check out the entire gallery of photos of this event HERE.

Quick Throttle Magazine photo gallery link

Take the most talented photobloggers of the web and other famous photographers as well as many serious amateurs, select their best work and put it all in one place – there you have Onexposure. Every photo is screened, which means it has to be approved by an editor before being published. Onexposure is like a [...]

Bordering seven nations and having been crisscrossed by camel caravan routes for centuries, Mali is a melting pot of many distinct ethic groups, religions, and traditions.  Its port towns were the fabled outposts of desert kings, and continue to draw people from all over.  More.

Situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, Petra was an important crossroads between  Arabia, Egypt, and Syria-Phoenicia. Half-built, half-carved into the rose-red rock of a mountain, Petra is undoubtedly one of the world’s most enchanting archaeological sites, where  visitors continue to be enchanted by the ancient Nabataeans’ superb blending of Eastern traditions with [...]

Masterpiece of Mughal architecture built for love and beloved by all, built in loving memory of his second wife, Emporer Shah Jahan commissioned this  astoundingly beautiful monument in the 17th century. Since that time, it has inspired countless poets, artists, and romantics around the world. Story.

Myth and history swirl together in the mountain mists of this enchanting land, secluded in the eastern Himalaya and opened to visitors only decades ago. In the western regions of Bhutan, the Bhutanese enjoy an age-old lifestyle—profoundly spiritual, proudly traditional, and keenly in tune with the environment. Story.

Built between the 9th and 13th centuries, the city of Angkor is one of humankind’s greatest architectural triumphs. After the Cambodian king moved his court from this site in the 1430s,  it was plundered, devastated, and gradually swallowed up by the jungle. Four centuries later,  European explorers were amazed to find Angkor’s astonishingly beautiful and [...]

Surrounded by four seas and shared by four nations, Borneo is the home of the great Mount  Kinabalu, the island’s highest point and most important center of biodiversity. This island is  also a fascinating melting pot of cultures—over 30 ethnic groups share the island, each with  their own unique forms of dress and ways of [...]

Even today, many Papua New Guineans live very much as their ancient ancestors did.  Several hundred isolated and self-sustaining communities are scattered throughout the land—a kaleidoscope of distinct languages, ancient traditions, and many microclimates. Tribal adornment here is among the most colorful and spectacular in Oceania. More.

The word, aborigine, from the Latin ab origine, meaning “from the beginning,” is often used  to describe indigenous Australians. For more than 40 thousand years, Aborigines have maintained a harmonious relationship with their environment, involving a deep respect and  intimate knowledge of its flora, fauna, and seasonal cycles. More.

Geothermal Wonders & Maori Storytelling Through Body Art!  Rotorua is an area rich in fascinating natural and cultural wonders. Bizarre spectacles of  bubbling mud pools and hissing sulfuric fumaroles are considered by the Maoris as a gift  of fire from the gods. These natural geologic phenomena are the inspiration for the intricate designs used in [...]

This beautiful chain of islands straddles the International Date Line in the South Pacific and  is well known for its tapa bark cloth and intensely rhythmic dance style. Tonga continues to  preserve its unique indigenous culture in a rapidly changing world, making it one of the most traditional of Polynesian cultures. More.

Moai are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) between 1250 and 1500 CE. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called Ahu around the island’s perimeter. Almost all moai have overly [...]