Chances are you've heard this story: A poor man prays: "Dear God, please let me win the Lottery." The man prays this same prayer, day after day, month after month until one day God speaks to him: "My son, please buy a ticket!" Tami is a frequent character on this blog, and there are several [...]
Category: adventure
[26] Image of the Week
"Katie in the Clouds" When I think of adventure, I think of Katie. Together we have summited mountains, trekked to wonders of the world, spoken in airport code, recovered lost luggage, deduced Holmes, smuggled apples and translated bus schedules. When in South America we spoke in tandem Spanish - I am better at understanding and [...]
[25] Image of the Week
"Acacia at Sunset" What with my story being featured on Bucket List Publications and my revamping of the VICDA website, I've been missing Kenya a lot lately. This photograph was taken during my first trip to Kenya in 2006. I was on safari at Amboseli National Park and became obsessed with this gorgeous acacia tree [...]
[24] Image of the Week
"Fire Thrower" One of the nights in Mexico there was a Fire and Water show on the beach at the resort. We were late in arriving to the show and were seated way in the back of the crowd but that didn't stop me from attempting to capture a few images. The show was very [...]
Taking Better Travel Photos
I've admired Jim Richardson's images for many years and even had the opportunity to hear him speak a few years ago as part of the National Geographic Live series in Chicago. Sometimes the difference between a good photo and an amazing photo is perspective. Shooting only from eye level won't yield the same shot taken [...]
Lake Pehoe Panorama
One more panorama today, this one comprised of six images and taken at Lake Pehoe in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.
Tequila Sunrise Panorama
Last sunrise for a while, I promise! This is an image I created using 8 images from sunrise #3, stitching them together into a panorama. It's crazy. This process used to take forever in the darkroom and the one time I attempted it I was less than satisfied with the result. But in this digital [...]
I’m What They Call… Certified.
17. Get My Scuba Certification in a cool, exotic place. 1/28/12 When I was in Egypt in 2007 I spent about a week in Dahab on the Red Sea. A couple of my new travel "mates" had arranged to get their PADI Scuba Certification and they encouraged me to join them. I was coming off [...]
Jenn Winter 