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3 DAYS IN DUBAI | TLog

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Gotta say, Canon couldn’t hope for better PR than to keep tabs on all the HD video shot with the 5D MKII DSLR. This video was shot and edited by Aaron Mendez over three days in Dubai, UAE. Deep, saturated colors combined with the metal and glass of this very modern cityscape make for a [...]


SAFARI KENYA | TLog

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

We’ve never been to East Africa – Kenya in this instance – but our buddy Murray has. He passed along this amazing video of a safari company based there in the north. After viewing this video (several times, truth be told) it’s clear that ‘Sirikoi’ is more than just a safari company. It’s a private [...]


PYRAMID IN TRAINING

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Location: El Giza, Egypt On this trip I was quite surprised that I could actually sit on a pyramid, even though I was under the ever-watchful eye of security sitting on on a camel. Perhaps this small pyramid was a ‘proof of concept’ 4500 years ago. [REW] Comments below.


THE OBRUNI SNUB

Friday, May 28th, 2010

When travelling in West Africa, I noticed a peculiar thing – Western tourists snubbed me. I’m close enough to a group of white tourists in the market area of Takoradi, Ghana to determine they’re from an English-speaking nation. Likely Canada. If pressed, I’d say Ontario. Toronto, maybe? They’re the perfect subjects to test my theory [...]


OLD BUG

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Location: Bolgatanga, Ghana West Africa generally, and Ghana in particular, is a wonderful place to live and shoot stills. Everywhere you turn there’s a photo opportunity. [DCM] Comments below.