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World Travel  
(143 images)

Rwanda, Gorillas
  • Iceland, Jokulsarlon, Glacier lagoon. Skaftafell National Park. Iceland, lying just below the Arctic Circle, is one of the fastest-warming places on the earth. According to the Daily Climate, the 300 some glaciers that cover 10 percent of the island are losing an average of 11 billion tons of ice a year. On this assignment I had just traveled Iceland and Greenland by ship photographing the various incarnations of ice in all its magnificence. Once off the ship I drove across Iceland and one evening ended up in “Iceberg Alley.” I watched as this iceberg flipped over and for the next three and a half hours photographed this ever-changing scene as the sun played out its captivating lightshow.
    Iceland, Jokulsarlon, Glacier lagoon. Skaftafell National Park....
  • Brazil. Christ the Redeemer statue from helicopter.
    Brazil. Christ the Redeemer statue from helicopter.
  • Fiji, Beqa Lagoon Resort.
    Fiji, Beqa Lagoon Resort.
  • Fijian fire dancers on the beach. Shangri-La Fijian Fire dancers.
    Fijian fire dancers on the beach. Shangri-La Fijian Fire dancers.
  • Fiji,Taveuni island beach.
    Fiji,Taveuni island beach.
  • Lijiang, China
    Lijiang, China
  • The London eye at night
    The London eye at night
  • Big Ben and parliament houses, England.
    Big Ben and parliament houses, England.
  • Drum Tower at night, Xian, China.
    Drum Tower at night, Xian, China.
  • Paris, France.
    Paris, France.
  • India, Ladakh, Rumbak Village. National Geographic Student Expeditions trek. Students trekking in valley.
    India, Ladakh, Rumbak Village. National Geographic Student Expeditions...
  • Mexico, Chiapas, San Cristobal de las Casas, Musicians playing in mariachi band
    Mexico, Chiapas, San Cristobal de las Casas, Musicians playing in...
  • Thailand. PaddleAsia group kayaking under karst formation of Ko Mok Island, Andaman Sea.
    Thailand. PaddleAsia group kayaking under karst formation of Ko Mok...
  • Fisherman, Granada, Nicaragua.
    Fisherman, Granada, Nicaragua.
  • Woman cooking in Bangkok, Thailand.
    Woman cooking in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Argentina, couple dancing tango in La Boca, Buenos Aires
    Argentina, couple dancing tango in La Boca, Buenos Aires
  • Manitoba, Canada. Polar bears sparring in the Churchill tundra.
    Manitoba, Canada. Polar bears sparring in the Churchill tundra.
  • Antarctica/Hurtigruten Cruise Lines
    Antarctica/Hurtigruten Cruise Lines
  • Antarctica. Icebergs in the Weddell Sea
    Antarctica. Icebergs in the Weddell Sea
  • Floating in the Dead Sea in Jordan.
    Floating in the Dead Sea in Jordan.
  • Boudhanath Stupa, Nepal.With more than 6500 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries destroyed in Tibet after the 1959 Chinese invasion many of the monks and lamas have fled their homeland. New monasteries in Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal have been rebuilt to house the exiled refugees and the new generation of enthusiastic young monks. A Tibetan lama has died and there are 100,000 butter lamps lit in his memory.
    Boudhanath Stupa, Nepal.With more than 6500 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries...
  • Koh Mok, Thailand/Thailand Tourism Board
    Koh Mok, Thailand/Thailand Tourism Board
  • Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China. <br /> A solitary Tibetan Yak herder shuttling Chinese tourists back and forth across what appears to be man made-waterfalls. <br /> I’ve photographed a series of books for National Geographic Traveler on London, Great Britain and China. I love book projects because they give me more opportunity to explore the various aspects of a country in depth, but that can bring it’s own set of challenges. For the Great Britain books I have to admit that my rental car didn’t fare too well after weeks of driving on roads in the opposite side of what I’m used to. I lost the side-view mirror on the first day. <br /> I love traveling in China for its diversity. From the Silk Road, Hong Kong, Mongolia, to its cities that rival New York in population, China is an absolutely massive country to cover. This can create it’s own set of challenges. Despite often using a translator the language barrier sometimes proved somewhat frustrating. Once I missed my train in a rural area and having no sense of pride I yelled out, “Does anyone here speak English?!” A young couple shyly stepped forward and admitted that they had some limited English skills. After extensively photographing me for their Facebook page (a prerequisite for nearly every interaction in China), they kindly helped me to buy a new ticket and gave me their cell phone number in case I need further assistance. Which I did. Often. I soon saw the brilliance of this plan and as I worked my way around this expansive land I collected cell phone numbers from gracious but random people along the way. “Hi, It’s Alison. I met you at a taxi stand. Can you please tell this waiter I’d like my dumplings steamed and not fried?” It certainly gained me a lot of new friends and has made me much more patient with the non-English speaking tourists I’ve since met in New York City. And sometimes they’ll even get my cell phone number.
    Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China. A solitary Tibetan Yak herder...
  • Afghanistan. Hennaed hands and arms of women in Bagh-E-Zanana Park-Women's Park.
    Afghanistan. Hennaed hands and arms of women in Bagh-E-Zanana...
  • Rwanda, Gorillas
    Rwanda, Gorillas
  • Gauchos, San Antonio de Areco, Argentina.
    Gauchos, San Antonio de Areco, Argentina.
  • Koi fish pond, Japan.
    Koi fish pond, Japan.
  • Vietnam. Nuns at Tu Hieu Temple
    Vietnam. Nuns at Tu Hieu Temple
  • China. Shaolin monks demonstrating Kungfu, martial arts, at Shaolin Temple.
    China. Shaolin monks demonstrating Kungfu, martial arts, at Shaolin Temple.
  • India, Taj Mahal
    India, Taj Mahal
  • India, Agra. The challenge lay before me: how does one photograph an image as iconic as the Taj Mahal that’s been photographed so many times before and make it my own? My solution was to hire a small boat to bring me across the Yamuna River to the backside every morning. Here on the river village life unfolds in the early dawn as fisherman emerge with their nets, locals perform their early morning ablutions, animals come to drink and sadhus take their holy dip, all with the exquisite Taj Mahal almost as a forgotten back-drop.
    India, Agra. The challenge lay before me: how does one photograph an...
  • Egypt, pyramids.
    Egypt, pyramids.
  • Sinai, Red Sea.
    Sinai, Red Sea.
  • Mongolia, nomads.
    Mongolia, nomads.
  • Ice swimming in Arctic Finland.
    Ice swimming in Arctic Finland.
  • Galapagos.
    Galapagos.
  • Indonesia.
    Indonesia.

  • Japan. Hoshinoya Karuizawa luxury resort at the foot of Mt. Asam. Star gazing.
    Japan. Hoshinoya Karuizawa luxury resort at the foot of Mt. Asam. Star...
  • Greece. Evening lights of Oia on Santorini island.
    Greece. Evening lights of Oia on Santorini island.
  • Female gauchos riding horses, Argentina.
    Female gauchos riding horses, Argentina.
  • Argentina, Gauchos riding.
    Argentina, Gauchos riding.
  • Easter Island
    Easter Island
  • Ethiopia, St. George church.
    Ethiopia, St. George church.
  • Masks, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
    Masks, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
  • The Sepik River, Papua New Guinea.
    The Sepik River, Papua New Guinea.
  • Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque, Afghanistan.
    Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque, Afghanistan.
  • Vancouver Aquariam, Canada.
    Vancouver Aquariam, Canada.
  • Turks & Caicos, Amanyara Resort.
    Turks & Caicos, Amanyara Resort.
  • Dubai.
    Dubai.
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