After scanning 40 rolls of negatives —a grand total of 1,166 photos— I rediscovered quite a few things I’d forgotten but also saw how much tourism in Spain has changed over the last 25 years. Let’s unpack…
Read More »25 years ago: summing up 2000
How I learned to love photography, a stroll down memory lane & sharing some of the vast archive that 25 years of non-stop travel can generate…
Read More »new category: 25 years ago
My second year of tour guiding began with yet another assist on the Best of Europe II tour, this time with Dave Hoerlein as lead guide & mentor. He had so much good advice —just like Mary Carlson during the previous year— and gave me the confidence to become a lead guide myself. I still remember many of the tour members’ names, & hopefully some of them will stumble upon this post!
The selection above comes from six rolls of film taken during the May portion of this trip. I can tell my composition & selection is improving, but I’m still not able to handle exposure as much as I’d like. All in due time…
Read More »25 years ago: may 2001
Only a single roll for this month, but some historically relevant photos of Buenos Aires.
Read More »25 years ago: april 2001
By this time, I’d moved to Buenos Aires & was trying to figure out a new country, a new city & a new relationship… add to that a relatively new job as I transitioned from assistant to lead guide with Rick Steves. But this month I had lots of fun discovering the city when one of my best friends from high school came to visit. We’ve always had a blast taking photos, & BA was the perfect backdrop.
Read More »25 years ago: march 2001