everMoment Photography

Moving on up...

2006-02-18T22:12:00.000-08:00

So the news is that I'm moving to Africa soon, and I've been consolidating my internet holdings recently. So from now on I'll be posting photos over at jamestravels.com under the title everMoment.

Enjoy!

James

Muscle Man

2006-01-31T00:49:00.000-08:00

An Indian orphan shows off his physique, but more importantly his hope and humor.

Kodak moment, India

2006-01-31T00:47:00.000-08:00

An Indian family poses at the Qutab Minar, Delhi, India.

American in Kathmandu

2006-01-31T00:44:00.000-08:00

Chris plays tourist in Thamel, the tourist district of Kathmandu.

Rickshaw portrait

2006-01-31T00:43:00.000-08:00

Steve, as seen in the rearview mirror of a New Delhi rickshaw.

Lighting for the other half

2006-01-31T00:42:00.000-08:00

A chandelier in the Raffles Hotel, Singapore.

Sunrise in Singapore

2006-01-31T00:40:00.000-08:00

This, let me tell you, is the only way to finish a red eye flight.

Unrequired Thanks

2006-01-31T00:37:00.000-08:00

Tom gets a colorful thank you that he says he doesn't deserve. The locals felt otherwise.

Taking it home with you

2006-01-31T00:35:00.000-08:00

Steve carries a minaret from the Taj like an Olympic torch.

Cricket.

2006-01-05T16:00:00.000-08:00

Cricket is the primary entertainment of orphans at the Emmanuel Mission Orphanage in Kota, India. 2005.

Guarding History

2006-01-05T15:40:00.000-08:00

A guard attempts to avoid boredom at the Qutab Minar in Delhi, Inida. 2005.

Hole in the Dike

2006-01-03T16:16:00.000-08:00

Sunrise breaks through the clouds that lay below us one morning at 11,000ft.

Monkeys.

2006-01-03T16:15:00.000-08:00

Mohare

2006-01-03T16:10:00.000-08:00

The sun falls behind trees and thin, swirling clouds in Nepal.

Into the Light

2006-01-03T16:08:00.000-08:00

Steve walks into a golden sunset after descending from the snow covered Khopra.

Good Facilities, Great View

2006-01-03T16:06:00.000-08:00

The campground of Khopra at 12,500 ft. in the Himalayas. No dining hall ever offered a better vista.

Reflection of Ages

2006-01-03T16:03:00.000-08:00

A woman in a sari leads her son in front of the Taj Mahal. Seen in one of the Taj's reflecting pools.

Day's End

2005-12-30T19:43:00.000-08:00

Sunset over the Taj Mahal complex. 2005.

Spicy Transaction

2005-12-30T19:40:00.000-08:00

George, Faruq, and Tom haggle for some peppers in Jaipur, Inida. 2005.

Alone

2005-12-30T19:37:00.000-08:00

Barren tree near Nangi, Nepal. 2005.

A Lake Away

2005-12-30T19:34:00.000-08:00

Phew Tal, a lake near Pokhara, Nepal. 2005

They've all lost their white marbles

2005-12-30T19:26:00.000-08:00

The storied Taj Mahal. I'm not much of a sightseer, but this is one sight that I wouldn't mind seeing again.

Modern Workhorses of the World

2005-10-04T01:17:00.000-07:00

Ukrainian (Soviet) Truck, near Poltava

As if the engine weren't loud enough

Nepali truck, Road to Pokhara

Town Hall

2005-10-04T01:12:00.000-07:00

It seemed that most of the population of this little hillside hamlet came out to see us. You can see Robin in the background testing our long-distance wireless connection. In a world where electricity is scarce, the Internet may as well be sorcery.

You wouldn't believe me if I told you

2005-10-04T01:07:00.000-07:00

World, meet Taross. Taross, world.

Taross is, was, claimed to be, a Ukrainian boxer with ties to the Russian mafia. He had recently been in jail and upon being released had gotten involved in a wildly charismatic church in Kiev. He would follow Tom and I around for hours telling semi-coherent stories that included the word 'brother' more than any three other words combined. I'll never know whether or not he was on drugs.

Pain in the neck

2005-10-04T01:00:00.000-07:00

Notice the size of the basket. Notice the strap over the head. Notice the killing a decent chiropractor could make here.

Porters lugg mainy pounds of networking equipment up into the Himalayan foothills.

2005-10-04T00:57:00.000-07:00

Sunset in the land of clouds, near the 'abode of snow'

The Wisdom of Ages

2005-10-04T00:53:00.000-07:00

Studying in the shadow of the greats - standing on the shoulders of giants.

The Sky Below

2005-10-04T00:47:00.000-07:00

Beautiful cathedral roof in Budapest

Train, train don't go away

2005-10-04T00:43:00.000-07:00

The central train station in Budapest. Have you ever heard Hungarian spoken? It's like Venutian, which as you can imagine is very strange to the ear.

Sight for sore eyes

2005-10-03T12:39:00.000-07:00

If you've ever lived in a big city, you need to go here.

Seeds of another world

2005-10-03T12:32:00.000-07:00

Nepal, 2003

Welcome atop the World

2005-10-01T02:04:00.000-07:00

On the hike to Nangi village, 2003

...and he will crush your head.

2005-09-29T22:19:00.000-07:00

Serpent of San Diego.

Jewels in the rough

2005-09-29T22:17:00.000-07:00

Patriotism

2005-09-29T22:15:00.000-07:00

It's a Starbucks nation. JR gets patriotic.

A Day at the Zoo with Friends

2005-09-29T21:59:00.000-07:00

From Top:

- Father and son, bonding

- Polar bear or not, this kid entertains himself

- San Diego never looked so like a rain forest

- There's no brawl like a monkey brawl; these two size each other up

- The flora is as stunning as the fauna

and, breathe...

2005-09-28T14:51:00.000-07:00

Just a nice place to spend an evening

A yard well-lived

2005-09-28T14:48:00.000-07:00

Don't you want to meet whoever lives here?

Like 23-year-olds to a trendy bar...

2005-09-28T14:44:00.000-07:00

...pelicans from far and wide flock here for the evening.

Shell Beach, CA

SURPRISE!

2005-09-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

Tomsky Sawyer

2005-09-27T09:11:00.000-07:00

Aspiring Photographer, Ukraine

Vanya and Igor

2005-09-27T08:35:00.000-07:00

Bonding; Ukraine, 2004

The Road Home

2005-09-25T18:20:00.000-07:00

View of Pokhara, Nepal; 2003

Joann and I had finished our small roles in setting up the server for our Himalayan network. Pokhara, the city we were working in, wraps around a comparatively small mountain called Sarangkot and Robin told us it was a nice hike. So we took the last part of the day and hoofed it up the trail to the summit. Always looking for adventure we listened as our 'guide,' in very broken English, outlined a return path going down the back side of the mountain. With little idea of where we were to go we set off down the stone path. This was taken about 2/3 of the way down, when we had finally found the right trail.

A Soft Landing

2005-09-25T18:11:00.000-07:00

Polination; Ukraine

It's tough to be constantly surrounded by people who speak a language that you don't understand, especially when those people are teenagers, and especially when you are stranded with them in the middle of a Ukrainian forest. I grabbed my camera and took a little break from camp. This was taken in a nearby field.

International Bonding

2005-09-25T18:07:00.000-07:00

Kid's camp; Kiev, Ukraine

I'll be honest, I didn't know how Geoff would do with the kids. He seemed rather bland and severe during planning meetings for the trips, but then he does crunch numbers for a living. When we got to the camp, though, and when he began to put heart and body, in their mortal entirety, into his contact with those kids I was both repentant and humbled. Obviously his efforts were appreciated by more than just myself.

Romanian Sunrise

2005-09-25T18:04:00.000-07:00

Chapel, under construction, at sunrise.

I wasn't allowed to take my camera into the Romanian orphanage where my life was changed, nor did I want to leave Romania without some photgraphic memories, so I pried myself from my thin foam mattress before dawn and took a stroll through town. I was continually stared at, kicked out of a trucking yard, and generally quite tired when I got this shot. It still doesn't look as beautiful to me as I think it might be.

Bashful Comedian

2005-09-25T17:54:00.000-07:00

Tom, killing 'em in Zhytomyr, Ukraine

Nastya was ecstatic. Americans who eat salow? We were international anomolies, cultural savants; in short we were invited to lunch at her mother's apartment the following Sunday. Her mom welcomed us with a meal full of salow - it was in the salad, in the potatoes, it was the main course. Salow, in case you're wondering, is pig fat. But Tom and I are never ones to refuse hospitality. Tom, a theater major, and generally one of the most entertaining people I know, kept the room in stitches.

Flight's a breeze

2005-09-25T17:50:00.000-07:00

Updraft surfing, 2005

An evening spent shooting the sunset at the beach was salted with gliders and nude volleyball. I only took pictures of the gliders.

Cliffs of Insanity...

2005-09-25T17:42:00.000-07:00

...or Torrey Pines, however you fancy it.

J.R. and I were headed to we knew not where, to do we knew not what. A sign by the side of the road read "Gliderport." Now we were headed there to do we knew not what. The sun was down, but there was enough light to enjoy the remarkable view from the cliffs of Torrey Pines. A few days later we came back to shoot the sunset.

Play, no matter what

2005-09-25T17:40:00.000-07:00

Water fight, Mexican orphanage; 2005

Let's call him Sam, this quiet little boy. He lives in an orphanage on the Baja Penninsula. On this particular day he decided to squirt me with his leaky, orka shaped squirtgun. He would fill an old yoghurt container with water, fill his weapon and come after me. Finally his attention was diverted for a long enough moment for me to get off a quick shot. I'm just glad that he was having that sort of fun that all kids should have.

From the Roots

2005-09-25T17:34:00.000-07:00

Fragile strength, 2005

It stretched my imagination and abilities to look for fitting photo subjects around my house, but I didn't just want to rewind the roll. This one make me happy I didn't.

Black and White

2005-09-25T17:32:00.000-07:00

Baptism; outside of Zhytomyr, Ukraine

In Ukraine baptisms are afforded special ceremony to compliment their eternal significance. I was lucky enough to witness two, playing a small but special role in the first. This was the second.

Uh, you've got a, you know... on your head

2005-09-25T17:26:00.000-07:00

The Pigeon Guy; Kiev, Ukraine

If ever you come across a similar man, with an old, weathered face stretched into an easy smile, clothed in monochrome canvas garb and surrounded by birds, I hope you speak his language, because I bet he has a lot to say.

A Dash of Colour

2005-09-25T17:23:00.000-07:00

Kitchen; 2005

I have to be honest. I didn't even mean to take this one. But the shutter snapped, and as it turns out I like it.

Age Before Beauty

2005-09-25T17:16:00.000-07:00

Jamul; 2005

There was thunder in the distance, and I hoped for rain. After a long, hot and troublesome summer I wanted that feeling of sovereign cleansing. My backpack loaded with forty lbs. for training, I climbed to the top of a nearby hill. I never did get my rain, but the hike itself served the purpose. This is near the top of the hill.

Harvest Sun

2005-09-25T17:13:00.000-07:00

Waning and Reaching; 2005

J.R. and I had planned on taking some shots around El Cajon. But as evening settled in the sky did anything but settle. Rather it began to shoot colors hundreds of miles across the sky. Pinks and oranges. J.R. was late getting to my house. "We've gotta go quick" were my first words to him. "I know," he answered. We sped to the top of Mount Helix, heedless of my low-gas light, just in time for the most brilliant sunset in recent memory.

Opposites attract

2005-09-22T23:24:00.000-07:00

Royalty meets Happiness in the Himalayas

At 12,5oo feet in the Sierra Nevada the soil turns to stone. Trees you left 1,000 feet below, but now even weeds cannot suck enough water from the ground to live. So imagine my suprise when we were greeted to the 15,000 foot mark in the Himalayas by a chorus of yellow and purple flowers.

Child Labour

2005-09-22T23:16:00.000-07:00

...but he doesn't seem to mind.

Bounce in his step

2005-09-22T23:10:00.000-07:00

Youth, meet astrojump. You two will have plenty to talk about.

A day in the mountains...

2005-09-22T23:07:00.000-07:00

Josh in the Cuyamacas; 2005

Cliffs, Ocean, Sunset

2005-09-22T23:00:00.000-07:00

Only in California; Torrey Pines, CA

Yaks and Pepper Tea

2005-09-22T22:56:00.000-07:00

My friends, huddling next to a yak shed at 15,000ft.

Anyone for tea?

2005-09-22T22:49:00.000-07:00

Ukrainian camp kitchen; 2004

Water Buffalo Heart...

2005-09-22T22:47:00.000-07:00

...it's what's for dinner.

Now Leaving Here...

2005-09-22T22:43:00.000-07:00

Mark looks down on another world; Nepal; 2003

The Rocket and the Rock

2005-09-22T22:39:00.000-07:00

Technology meets nature; Nangi Village, Nepal; 2003

Two Towers

2005-09-22T22:36:00.000-07:00

Castle, Budapest, Hungary; 2004

Onward; Upward

2005-09-22T22:33:00.000-07:00

The road to thin air; Annapurna South, Nepal; 2003

Of gods and mountains

2005-09-22T22:30:00.000-07:00

The Hinduism of Nepal; 2003

(note: look for more Nepal images soon. I'll be there in October.)

Love in the time of Revolution

2005-09-22T22:26:00.000-07:00

Young but happy parents; Ukraine; 2004

...with real whirpool action

2005-09-22T22:21:00.000-07:00

The baths of Hungary; Budapest (pronounced: BOO-da-pesht); 2004

Patient Giants

2005-09-22T22:13:00.000-07:00

Santee Boulders; CA; 2005

The Homeward Track

2005-09-22T22:02:00.000-07:00

Romania and Back; 2004

The Poppies of Ukraine

2005-09-22T21:46:00.000-07:00

Field of Fire; Mid-Western Ukraine; 2004

Repellant Economics

2005-09-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

Demand for DEET should react positively to this photo.

2005-09-20T23:45:00.000-07:00

Tom and friend; Ukraine; 2004

Tom, by the way, is the one with the shirt pocket

The Precariousness of Youth

2005-09-20T23:40:00.000-07:00

It won't be the last great swing in your life.

More of the Evening

2005-09-20T23:25:00.000-07:00

East County was never dressed so well.

Rain on the Pacific.

If you look at it upside down it looks like the sunset over the ocean.

My photog partner.

Become as children

2005-09-20T23:11:00.000-07:00

Only a child [can smile like that]; Ukraine; 2004

Stumped.

2005-09-20T20:15:00.000-07:00

He herds water buffalo in the Himalayas. All day, every day. Has for years. He's also deaf and mute. He stood over us for hours - as we worked on the antennae, as we tested the laptop connection, as we checked our respective email accounts. Despite the little hat, the sockless galoshes, the thick, weathered skin, he was not the strange one on that cold mountain ridge. We were the strange ones. We were in his world, and we were weird.

Nepali Backpack

2005-09-20T19:01:00.000-07:00

Nepali porters in flip-flops carry loads as heavy as 100lbs. in baskets such as these. Not on their shoulders, though. The baskets are carried by a strap over the forehead.

Silent Monarch

2005-09-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

McGinty Mountain trail, Jamul, CA - 9/19/05

Last Evening

2005-09-20T11:08:00.000-07:00

Funny that 'evening' is the time of the sky's greatest contrast.

Mount Helix, CA 9/19/05

Golden Strands

2005-09-20T10:55:00.000-07:00

Reflections on a sunset; Torrey Pines, CA

(note: for scale, see person walking in bottom-left corner)

For the last few years I've come to enjoy photography as a bit of a hobby. So when my friend J.R., who I was reconnecting with after college, expressed his interest in taking some beach sunset shots I jumped at the idea. We hit a beautiful, if common evening and seeing the way the light followed the curve of receding waves I figured I could get a good shot.

Welcome to Nepal

2005-09-19T23:14:00.000-07:00

14,000 ft., mid-western Nepal, 2003

I was working on a project, setting up a wireless network in the Himalayas. It sounds crazy, I know, but see, I have this genius friend... Anyway, I was there, doing that, and one of the locales for installing network components was a campground at about 13,000 ft. After we finished our work there we were told about a yak herd that was kept about 2,000 feet further up on the mountain. Did we want to go? No question. This photo was taken on the hike up.