A.E.LANDES PHOTOBLOG

Greetings from the far (FAR!) east! I just got back into the capital of Taiwan last night, and have been furiously downloading and editing pictures in order to get a few of them posted for you to see. While here with the intention of taking candid images of people/traditions that I know very little about, I feel it is so important to put away the camera and just interact with people than to take every picture possible. That being said, I have already met a lot of people who are very welcoming and kind, and I hope I was able to truly represent the people behind the traditions foreign to myself.

Here is a gallery from Photographing Across Taiwan: Part 1.

I wanted to let all you wonderful people know that I will be traveling to Taiwan from March 23 until April 12, 2009, on a photographic and writing mission. Here is the approximate path through the country that I will be taking over the three weeks I will be there. That being said, I will have very little to no access to internet, so if send an email or call seeking information, realize that it will take a few days to a week for me to respond. Thanks for understanding!

I will be traveling with a friend and mentor from China who I know from here in State College, and he fills many roles: missionary, humanitarian, and activist. I am really excited to photograph him and the vibrant culture of Taiwan, and I look forward to sharing the images and experiences with you when I return. Take care, and I hope the warm weather treats everyone well!

I was more than happy to photograph these very unique glass sculptures for a friend’s company in my hometown of Boyertown, PA, called Glass Tears, Inc. They were a lot of fun and challenging to photograph, as you can see a lot of light and reflections bounce all over the interiors. Getting the lights positioned correctly (along with the meticulous cleaning of the glass surfaces!) were needed to avoid distracting shapes within them, and I had my great hand-model hold them to show relative size and shape of these creations.

Click here to see the Glass Tears Gallery.