BAPE (A Bathing Ape) is the ultra cool Japanese clothing brand by designer Nigo. At the moment, you can only buy the clothing in the BAPE stores, of which there are around 19 in Japan and a few overseas. I just read the company was bought by a Hong Kong fashion conglomerate for about 3 million dollars, so I imagine that in the near future, the brand is going to become a lot more popular, and a lot less exclusive.
The Elephant Festival in Jaipur was meant to be meant to be an unmissable event. I love to document major festivals, therefore I’d timed my trip so I’d be in Jaipur on March 26th. Unfortunately, on the day before the festival, there was strange rumor being whispered around the city. By the evening, a piece of paper stuck to a hotel window confirmed our fears, this year the Elephant Festival would be elephant free. I completely understand and applaud the organizers, if they believe that it is no longer appropriate to use elephants to celebrate a festival. If the elephants have to be conditioned into a state of docility and obedience by violence then I’d hate to condone the behavior by photographing, and therefore promoting, the event. What was frustrating was that this decision had been taken weeks if not months previously, and yet it was only announced the day before the festival. This became obvious when, on arriving at the event, all the banners and printed materials called it a Holi Festival and there …
J Muzacz is an artist and a traveller. He’s spent most of the last year working as a sugar cane farmer on Ishigaki, and drawn his encounters with the island’s people, and wildlife in his sketch books. Very cool, inspirational guy. Check out his work here. I know J from his earlier project Japan 365 where he drew an image of Japan every day for a year.
Pentax K-5 IIs with Pentax SMC-DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited
Pentax K-5 IIs Pentax SMC-DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited
This man is the coolest flute player in the world. Ron Burgundy is second.
Demonstrating how to tie a turban, and also how to wear a fantastic mustache.
RIP Ray Harryhausen. An amazing visionary. Thanks for making me believe that skeleton soldiers were real.
One of the great things about the new 90mm lens for the 645D is that it can focus very close to the subject. Although not a 1:1 macro, it does allow you to get some great detail shots with what has become my standard walk-around lens.
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 