Author: Kevin Raber

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Now In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Harbor at Sunrise

Wow…what a trip this has been.  A few weeks ago I was in Ireland.  This last 10 days I have visited 4 cities in China.  Now I am in Hong Kong to do my last presentation tonight.  I hear we have 150 people registered.  Should be fun.  The photographers in China are very passionate and take their photography seriously.  We have been promoting a photography workshop (PODAS) for the China market to be held in Death Valley this November.  Should be a great time.  Tomorrow I fly home, hopefully with an upgrade to business class.  I arrived in Hong Kong after a very civilized train ride for two hours from China.  I awoke this morning to the sunrise picture above.  Sorry, it was shot on the iPhone and may not be the best.  The weather is still 100 plus degrees.  Can’t wait to get back to a more moderate 87 degrees.  I get back with just a few recovery days before starting the PODAS Chicago workshop next week. This will be a workshop focused on Architectural photography.  Should be fun.  I’ll post again when I get home this weekend.

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Incredible China

So, blogging from China is still hard to do.  I am also having Facebook withdrawal as I can’t access FaceBook form China.  But, I am having a great time.   I started my trip out in Beijing and for the last few days have been in Chengdu.  Here I did a few presentations on PODAS workshops trying to get the Chinese market interested in a photography workshop in Death Valley this November.  We have had more than 50 people at each presentation and they have been very welcoming to me and PODAS.  Yesterday and today have been down days and I have had a chance to see some of the wonderful sites in the Chengdu area.  Yesterday I visited the Panda Research facility and that is where I took the wonderful photo for today’s blog.  What would a trip to China be without a Panda photo. We caught a cab just as a torrential rain storm hit.  It kind of washed out the rest of the day as the heavens opened up and it just poured down rain.  Never the less it was a great day with wonderful meals with great new friends.  Today, I visited two areas. One a river area with all sorts of beautiful places along cliffs and the river.  Lots of climbing and walking.  I even managed to slide butt first down a muddy hill.  It’s very hot here and you need to drink a lot of water.  Lots of walking and climbing.  We also visited a mountainous area and it seems that we climbed hundreds of steps to the top.  It was a beautiful area and I am sure I’ll be posting some images from this wonderful area.  It was then back to the hotel for a refreshing cool shower and some relaxing before a dinner with fellow Phase One members and our local dealer.  All in all it’s been a very special trip so far.  Tomorrow I head to Guangzhou where I will do two presentation and then to Hong Kong where I will do presentations on Thursday and finally a very long plane ride back home on Friday.  I hope all of you have had a great fourth of July weekend.  I will make up for  missing the holiday next weekend with my own fireworks and burgers on the grill.  Look for more posting when I can get online.

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Blog Post Will Be Sparse

Dome - San Miguel, Mexico

Hi, blog posts may be a bit sparse or non-existent until after July 8th.  Seems China doesn’t like Blogs and FaceBook and thus I have to work around things to make posts.  So, today is a picture I made in Mexico and I just like the balance and the feel.  As far as my trip in China goes it is great.  Super nice people, very fast paced schedule of interviews and programs.  I have three more cities to visit and leave tomorrow morning for Chengdu.  I’ll post images and details on my return.  If I can I will make more posts as time and networks allow.

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Made It To China

Boat Bow - Ushuia, Argentina

Internet seems kind of spotty so who knows what I will be able to post.  Arrived in China after very long plane rife.  Met up some fellow Phase One team members and then crashed.  So here I am in a  nice hotel overlooking a very Rainy Beijing.  It will be a packed day today with lots of meetings, interviews and presentations as I promote PODAS workshops to the China market.  Should be fun.  I’ll report back as often as I can.

Today’s image was made in Ushuia a stopping off point to th Antarctica.  Saw this boat on the beach and shot in real tight on the bow.

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Boys

Boys, Buenos Aires, Argentina

I am packed and ready tho fly and a long flight I have ahead of me.  I’ll be in China for the next 10 days promoting Phase One’s PODAS workshops.  I have a full schedule and will visit a number of areas in China.  As internet connections permit I’ll blog images taken on the trip.  I love travel but not the flights.  This trip is a series on three flights the last one nearly 17 hours long.  I have loaded my ipad with books and movies so hopefully when not sleeping I can stay occupied.

Today’s image was taken in Buenos Aires and has been a favorite of mine for years.  You can read a lot into it.

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Man in San Miguel

Man in San Miguel, Mexico

So, the last few days I have been publishing people shots.  I love walking the streets of new cities and catching the flavor both in the graphics and scenes of the city but also the people.  This shot was made in San Manguiel Mexico during a wonderful two hour walk.  I love this place so much that I will host a workshop through PODAS there in January.  The lighting filtering through the trees just made this work not to mention the expression and face.  I leave for a multi city CHina tour on Tuesday.  while I have lots of Phase One business to do there, I am hoping for some street shooting as well as seeing some of Chinas magnificent sights.  I’ll publish when I can.

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Tango Girl

Tango Girl, La Boca, Buenos Aires

There is a lot to like about Buenos Aires.  It is a city of color, intrigue, danger and some pretty cool people.  In the La Boca area of the city is a charming colorful section of shops and homes.  Mostly made of corrugated tin.  On the streets there are couples that grab tourists and tango with them, for a price of course.  everyone has their hand out for the dollar.  So, while enjoying this area photographically I saw this girl waiting for her next dance.  I loved the image because of the leg and head and the way they looked.   I took the images made with a Canon 5dII and put it in my iPad and manipulated it using a great new program called snapseed.  I will post another image tomorrow from the same area.

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Stand Pipes

Standpipes, Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN

A photographer I very much admire is Jay Maisel.  He is a typical tough New Yorker who has been shooting images forever and does so everyday.  You never and I mean never see Jay without a camera on his shoulder.  He finds a shot on the streets, in stores and anywhere he goes.  He never has the excuse I can come back and shoot it later or I’ll get next or I wish I had a camera.  His work is amazing and his philosophy towards photography inspiring.  So, why the rambling?  Because this is a classic case of seeing something and grabbing it.  These are just plain standpipes in Broad ripple are of Indy.  I saw the color, contrast and sun and had to shoot it and I let my shadow become part of the shot too.  I like the design of the shot.  Messed around with it a bit on the iPad and here is my image.  Enjoy.

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Death Valley Storm

Storm In Valley, Near Death Valley and BeattyOne thing you can count on in Death Valley is a variety of weather.  You can be on one side of the mountains and it can be claar and on the other side you can rain and snow.  This was shot made traveling between Beatty and death Valley and these storms were just coming across the planes.  I like the pattern and slight backlighting of the rain coming down.