Posts tagged Reflection

Digital Diary: 7 Artists. 7 Days. 7 Videos. Photo 83 of 90.

An Instagram of me hoping over rocks with a Kessler Crane Pocket Dolly near the Dolomites.

Second in the Digital Diary of Italy series, a set of seven young video makers from all over the world joined us in Friuli Venezia Giulia to do some serious storytelling.

I was one of those seven.

Over the seven day assignment in Italy, we were force fed prosciutto and drowned in wine daily as we went from the Italian Alps to the Mediterranean Shores. We went kite surfing, horse back riding, caving and cruised through vineyards on vespas (or in my case, a sidecar). I would wake up on a small island and go to bed in an ancient castle. This photo series documents my digital diary of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. The photos accompany this video.

The area is truly beautiful with an amazing population. Please help share the place with your networks by sharing this video.

Mille Grazie!

Jonah

Digital Diary: 7 Artists. 7 Days. 7 Videos. Photo 79 of 90.

Buildings reflect in a Venice canal.

Although the digital diary was filmed all in Friuli Venezia Giulia, after the filming I had a couple spare days to spend in Venice. So my photo diary extended a bit. It was my first time visiting the ancient city and my impression of the place was truly fantastic. I’ve been traveling for many years now, but this place was simply stunning. From the canals to the architecture, it is truly a unique place in the world.

Second in the Digital Diary of Italy series, a set of seven young video makers from all over the world joined us in Friuli Venezia Giulia to do some serious storytelling.

I was one of those seven.

Over the seven day assignment in Italy, we were force fed prosciutto and drowned in wine daily as we went from the Italian Alps to the Mediterranean Shores. We went kite surfing, horse back riding, caving and cruised through vineyards on vespas (or in my case, a sidecar). I would wake up on a small island and go to bed in an ancient castle. This photo series documents my digital diary of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. The photos accompany this video.

The area is truly beautiful with an amazing population. Please help share the place with your networks by sharing this video.

Mille Grazie!

Jonah

Digital Diary: 7 Artists. 7 Days. 7 Videos. Photo 72 of 90.

Boats reflect brightly in a canal in Venice.

Although the digital diary was filmed all in Friuli Venezia Giulia, after the filming I had a couple spare days to spend in Venice. So my photo diary extended a bit. It was my first time visiting the ancient city and my impression of the place was truly fantastic. I’ve been traveling for many years now, but this place was simply stunning. From the canals to the architecture, it is truly a unique place in the world.

Second in the Digital Diary of Italy series, a set of seven young video makers from all over the world joined us in Friuli Venezia Giulia to do some serious storytelling.

I was one of those seven.

Over the seven day assignment in Italy, we were force fed prosciutto and drowned in wine daily as we went from the Italian Alps to the Mediterranean Shores. We went kite surfing, horse back riding, caving and cruised through vineyards on vespas (or in my case, a sidecar). I would wake up on a small island and go to bed in an ancient castle. This photo series documents my digital diary of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. The photos accompany this video.

The area is truly beautiful with an amazing population. Please help share the place with your networks by sharing this video.

Mille Grazie!

Jonah

Digital Diary: 7 Artists. 7 Days. 7 Videos. Photo 45 of 90.

On my way up to the Dolomites, I past this lake — perfectly still and lush in color.

Second in the Digital Diary of Italy series, a set of seven young video makers from all over the world joined us in Friuli Venezia Giulia to do some serious storytelling.

I was one of those seven.

Over the seven day assignment in Italy, we were force fed prosciutto and drowned in wine daily as we went from the Italian Alps to the Mediterranean Shores. We went kite surfing, horse back riding, caving and cruised through vineyards on vespas (or in my case, a sidecar). I would wake up on a small island and go to bed in an ancient castle. This photo series documents my digital diary of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. The photos accompany this video.

The area is truly beautiful with an amazing population. Please help share the place with your networks by sharing this video.

Mille Grazie!

Jonah

Digital Diary: 7 Artists. 7 Days. 7 Videos. Photo 37 of 90.

Buildings reflect in a canal in Venice.

Although the digital diary was filmed all in Friuli Venezia Giulia, after the filming I had a couple spare days to spend in Venice. So my photo diary extended a bit. It was my first time visiting the ancient city and my impression of the place was truly fantastic. I’ve been traveling for many years now, but this place was simply stunning. From the canals to the architecture, it is truly a unique place in the world.

However, it is a truly confusing city to navigate as well — only made slightly easier with a boat.

Second in the Digital Diary of Italy series, a set of seven young video makers from all over the world joined us in Friuli Venezia Giulia to do some serious storytelling.

I was one of those seven.

Over the seven day assignment in Italy, we were force fed prosciutto and drowned in wine daily as we went from the Italian Alps to the Mediterranean Shores. We went kite surfing, horse back riding, caving and cruised through vineyards on vespas (or in my case, a sidecar). I would wake up on a small island and go to bed in an ancient castle. This photo series documents my digital diary of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. The photos accompany this video.

The area is truly beautiful with an amazing population. Please help share the place with your networks by sharing this video.

Mille Grazie!

Jonah

Digital Diary: 7 Artists. 7 Days. 7 Videos. Photo 34 of 90.

Buildings reflect in a canal in Venice.

Although the digital diary was filmed all in Friuli Venezia Giulia, after the filming I had a couple spare days to spend in Venice. So my photo diary extended a bit. It was my first time visiting the ancient city and my impression of the place was truly fantastic. I’ve been traveling for many years now, but this place was simply stunning. From the canals to the architecture, it is truly a unique place in the world.

Second in the Digital Diary of Italy series, a set of seven young video makers from all over the world joined us in Friuli Venezia Giulia to do some serious storytelling.

I was one of those seven.

Over the seven day assignment in Italy, we were force fed prosciutto and drowned in wine daily as we went from the Italian Alps to the Mediterranean Shores. We went kite surfing, horse back riding, caving and cruised through vineyards on vespas (or in my case, a sidecar). I would wake up on a small island and go to bed in an ancient castle. This photo series documents my digital diary of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. The photos accompany this video.

The area is truly beautiful with an amazing population. Please help share the place with your networks by sharing this video.

Mille Grazie!

Jonah

382 DAYS - 365 PHOTOS - Photo 286, taken March 15, 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Historic buildings reflect in a calm canal in central Amsterdam near the infamous Red Light District.

382 DAYS - 365 PHOTOS is a series of photographs from the archives of jonahkessel.com. Photographs span over eight years and include locations from all around the world. They fall in no particular order, but their own.

For an explanation of why there are 382 days in this photo series instead of the traditional 365 days, see this link. To make bets on how many days will actually pass by the time it takes Jonah to post 365 pictures, see this link.

375 DAYS - 365 PHOTOS - Photo 173, taken October 4, 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

While I love this shot, the backstory is a bit painful. This bridge is found just outside Kuala Lumpur, in Petrojaya.

I had just hired a driver to bring me from the city to the airport, with a quick stop in Petrojaya to photograph, before catching my flight back to Beijing.

However, after we got to Petrojaya the cab driver decided that our prearranged fee was not fair and demanded more money. This happens relatively frequently in Asia. You arrange a price, then half way through, the person giving the service decides they want more money. As the customer you then have a short period of time to decide if you feel like being ripped off. Often times, you just have to weigh the cost and benefit. How much of a pain will it be to lose the service vs. how much money the person is demanding.

On this specific day, I didn’t feel like being taken advantage of, and told the guy he could get the amount we agreed upon — or take nothing at all. He informed me that I had no choice. He said, if I didnt give him more money, there would be no way for me to get to the airport. I also decided, not to believe him. This was a mistake.

I wondered into the night to photograph the amazing city and just figured I would find a ride somehow. That somehow, was the painful part.

I ended up walking for about 20 miles before I finally I waved down a boy of around 14-years of age with an electric bike. I hoped on the back and did a hollywood style run through an airport to catch a plane.

The lesson here is … if a cab driver demands more money outside of Kuala Lumpur after 8 P.M., you should probably give it to him — and avoid blisters and missed planes.

For more photography from Malaysia and Petrojaya click here.

375 DAYS - 365 PHOTOS is a series of photographs from the archives of jonahkessel.com. Photographs span over eight years and include locations from all around the world. They fall in no particular order, but their own.

For an explanation of why there are 375 days in this photo series instead of the traditional 365 days, see this link. To make bets on how many days will actually pass by the time it takes Jonah to post 365 pictures, see this link.

365 DAYS - 365 PHOTOS - Photo 15, taken March 5, 2011, Agra, India.

There’s some things in life you are supposed to see. One of these places is India’s Taj Mahal. While working on a story last month, I was in the neighborhood of the mighty Taj and although I hate massive tourist attractions, lines, groups of tourists and the rif-raf that goes along with said ingredients — I thought it best to put my negativisms aside and go see the iconic mausoleum.  More on my trip to the Taj Mahal and best time to photograph it here.

360 DAYS - 360 PHOTOS is a series of photographs from the archives of jonahkessel.com. Photographs span over eight years and include locations from all around the world. They fall in no particular order, but their own.

365 DAYS - 365 PHOTOS - Photo 6, taken October 19, 2008, Mono Lake, California.

Just down the street from yesterday’s hot springs is Mono Lake, a bizarre lake bordering Yosemite National Park. The alkaline lake is filled with salt formations that come from local hot springs creating bizarre landscapes. The lake was once featured on the back cover of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were here album.  

The album’s back cover depicts a faceless “Floyd salesman”, in Thorgerson’s words “selling his soul” in the desert (shot in the Yuma Desert in California). The absence of wrists and ankles signifies his presence as an “empty suit”. The inner sleeve shows a veil in a windswept Norfolk grove, and a splash-less diver at Mono Lake—called Monosee on the liner notes—in California (again emphasising the theme of absence). The decision to shroud the cover in black plastic was not popular with the band’s US record company, Columbia Records, who insisted that it be changed (they were over-ruled). EMI were however less concerned; the band were reportedly extremely happy with the end product, and when presented with a pre-production mockup, they accepted it with a spontaneous round of applause.

The lake was also written about by Mark Twain frequently. When I lived in the Sierra Nevada,  coming here was always a treat and the location fueled creativity in photography for me.

360 DAYS - 360 PHOTOS is a series of photographs from the archives of jonahkessel.com. Photographs span over eight years and include locations from all around the world. They fall in no particular order, but their own.

365 DAYS - 365 PHOTOS - Photo 5, taken October 18, 2008, Convict Lake, California.

Clouds are reflected on the surface of a hot spring near Convict Lake, Calif., during sunset, Oct. 18, 2008. The minerals in the high Sierra hot spring combined with the setting sun, give the near boiling waters a vibrant glow.

This is one of those simply amazing places. Yosemite National Park is just over the mountains on the right side of the photo and Nevada’s sprawling deserts over the mountains on left. There are lots of hot springs around here - however, these have mud baths that are hidden and free for public use - if you have four wheel drive and the abilityu to find them. Someone actually even installed pipes form the springs to the baths so you can filter water in and out and control temperature. All the baths also have brushes so you can scrub them out and clean them before use. 

The Eastern Sierra in general is just one of the best places to camp. But if you can find these guys you can have a fire and a hot bath, camping between enormous snow capped mountains with amazing star clarity. Just a really special place.

360 DAYS - 360 PHOTOS is a series of photographs from the archives of jonahkessel.com. Photographs span over eight years and include locations from all around the world. They fall in no particular order, but their own.