There is no better way to experience the divide in our modern day world between wealth and poverty than to enter third world countries through the gateway of Dubai. Seeing the opulence of a 7 star hotel (a category that does not even exist) with...
Saturday June 6th - Perhaps my favorite memory of this remarkable day was befriending Terefea and her brother Habbu on the long rocky descent by foot to Wenchi Crater Lake in the countryside of Ethiopia. An Interesting story about Habbu, it is very common here for...
Staying in the countryside of Ethiopia for our first night was a wonderful introduction to the nature found in this rugged, yet beautiful part of the world. The area where we stayed our first night, is home to some very playful and loud monkeys and...
Friday morning we departed Dubai for our destination of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On takeoff, Dubai was shrouded by blowing sand from the Arabian desert as well as stifling 110 degree heat. We were happy to be heading to Addis Ababa and its 8000 ft altitude...
A visit to Dubai would be incomplete without seeing the the worlds tallest building, the Burj Khalifa or strolling the Arabian Gulfs Jumeirah beach which lies in the shadows of the worlds only 7 star hotel, the Burj Al Arab. There is no better way to illustrate the...
Thursday June 4th - Upon arrival to Dubai, for an overnight layover before we make our way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we toured Dubai’s famed Blue Mosque. The ladies were asked to wear the traditional abaya's (long black overdress) and the shela which is used to...
Destination Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday June 4th - Our 15 hour flight went smoothly, arriving Thursday at 12:15pm Dubai time (3:15am CST). So, with our bodies feeling like 3am and our minds taking in the bright and sunny 109 degree skies of Dubai we celebrated our arrival...
[Over the next few days i will be posting stories from a trip to Ethiopia with the Adera Foundation from which I just returned. I was blessed to be the photo journalist for this trip, telling stories with images and words of people that are making a...
Having just returned from Africa with The Adera foundation I am excited to share some of my favorite images from the trip, stories to follow. “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has...
Few places in my recent travels evoke such strong memories of adventure like the Dubai creek area of old Dubai. Arriving by means of an old wooden Abra boat to the spice markets that line Dubai Creek allows one to fully embrace this historical area...
