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Ta Prohm Temple – Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Ta Prohm, aka The Tomb Raider Temple, is a fantastic group of ruins hidden in the jungle not far from Siem Reap. Root systems creep across crumbling walls, collapsing some structures, and keeping others standing. The sandstone carvings have not been cleaned (restored) to the same extent as Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom which makes the place seem more of a discovery. However, if you’re hoping to feel like Laura Croft or Indiana Jones then you need to get here at dawn before the bus loads of tourists arrive. You can’t actually walk through the doorway below as it’s fenced off. In the first Tomb Raider film, as soon as Angelina Jolie passes the threshold the ground collapses and she finds herself in an underground tomb. In reality, this was just a set at London’s Pinewood studios, but the doorway is impressive nonetheless.

Kobudo Master Yukio Kuniyoshi

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Yukio Kuniyoshi, the latest subject in the Karate Masters Portrait Project. A master of kobudo he is highly proficient in a wide range of traditional weapons. The following shot really shows the advantage of using a powerful studio flash with a rapid flash duration for this project. The Profoto 7a gives me a flash duration of up to 1/12,000 second. This allows me to stop the suruchin ball and chain as it whizzes around Kuniyoshi sensei’s body.

Cambodia Landmine Museum

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After the horrific years under the Pol Pot regime, Cambodia was no longer at war, but huge swathes of the country were (and still are) covered in landmines. During peace time, landmines continue to kill. They kill  farmers trying to work the fields, they kill children who see something shiny in the grass. They maim, wound, and cripple indiscriminately. Aki Ra,  was forced to spend his childhood in the jungle with an AK-47. After the war he  began to disarm mines by himself, using his bare feet and a stick to discover them, and then a screwdriver to render them safe. Years later he set up a museum to show others some of the items he had found. If you’d like to learn more or make a donation visit the website Cambodia Landmine Museum. I met several Cambodians who’d lost limbs to landmines, some during war, some during peacetime. Any country that has produced landmines (or even worse continues to manufacture them) needs to deal with the long term consequences of their actions.

Back from Cambodia

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Back from two weeks shooting in Siem Reap, Cambodia. A great experience, met a lot of interesting people, and really enjoyed my time there. Came back with four 64GB cards filled with images so I have a lot to sort out over the next few weeks. I decided to take the new Profoto B1 strobe and a beauty dish on the road with me. This would allow me to combine location shooting with powerful studio light. It’s something I’d been experimenting with on the latest karate master portraits, and is an exciting new challenge.

Pentax K-3 Exhibition

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A couple of my images are on display as part of Pentax’s exhibition of images shot with their new K3 camera. The Ricoh Imaging Square Shinjuku (Previously the Pentax Square or Pentax Forum) is located in the Shinjuku Center Buidling about 5 minutes walk from the west exit of Shinjuku Station. If you’re in Tokyo, please stop by and check the exhibition out. It starts tomorrow March 26th and runs until April 7th. My pics are the shot of of Sarah in the blue dress and the eagle. Above is the map to Pentax square from Shinjuku Station. You can also copy and paste this address into google maps: 東京都新宿区西新宿1-25-1

みさおとふくまる　Misao & Fukumaru

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A couple of weeks ago I saw these amazing photos of an old Japanese lady and her cat online. I then found the book and a bit more information about big mama Misao and her cat Fukumaru. The images document their life together, and are so touching and beautiful  I was stunned. I wondered who has such amazing access, and it turns out that it was Misao’s granddaughter, a professional photographer. She really captured something special. It is by far my favorite book of Japan images, and I’m a dog rather than a cat person! It’s available from Amazon Japan here: みさおとふくまる Out of stock on Amazon U.S., but may reappear: Miyoko Ihara: Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat (Japanese Edition)

Print Sale! March 1st to 10th, 20% all limited edition prints.

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For just 10 days, I’m having a special 20% off sale on my limited edition prints of Japan. http://www.travel67.com/prints/ This is the first time I’ve offered special pricing since I began producing the limited edition prints in 1998. It won’t happen again in 2014. A2 (17″x 24″) Edition 50 JPY ¥33,000         March 1- 10th 26,400 yen (approx US$264) A3 (12″ x 17″) Edition 100 JPY ¥22,000      March 1- 10th 17,600 yen (approx US$176) Price includes international express shipping with tracking and insurance. All prints are made with the highest quality archival paper and pigment inks so your investment will look great,  long into the future. Ordering – Please email me with the name of the print(s) you’d like, and the size (s). I will then send you a PAYPAL request for payment. Payment must be made before midnight March 10th, 2014 to have the special pricing. Email: chris@TRAVEL67.com Living on Okinawa? If you’d like to come and browse the prints, then send me an email and I’ll send information …