I took this portrait at a wholesale spice factory in Fort Cochin, India (in the state of Kerala, one of the world’s ancient spice capitals). This woman kindly answered a few of my questions (through an interpreter), and I learned that she, along with 2 other ladies in this massive warehouse, were sorting [...]
Read the full post »Walking through this remote Tibetan village that houses the Shangrila Cheese Factory, we were met by a number of curious villagers who came out to see who we were. The father and son in this photo came walking by and we asked if we could take a photo—the father is leaning a bit funny because I think he wanted us to see his basket and he was also reminding his son to stand up straight.
Read the full post »On board a passenger train I took from Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam headed north, we met Nguyen and his son Pak. The two shared a train cabin with us and we shared a little stuffed animal and some of our snacks.
Although they didn’t speak much English, Nguyen knew a few words from his [...]