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Kauai or Kaua‘i: Which is Correct?

Kauai or Kaua‘i: Which is Correct?

The ongoing debate among academics, activists, cultural practitioners, and just plain old “born and raised” Molokai locals over the “correct” pronunciation and spelling of Molokai vs. Moloka‘i reminds me of...

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Kauai or Kaua‘i: Which is Correct?

The ongoing debate among academics, activists, cultural practitioners, and just plain old “born and raised” Molokai locals over the “correct” pronunciation and spelling of Molokai vs. Moloka‘i reminds me of...

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Connecting Past and Future through Fishing at Ha‘ena, Kauai

Connecting Past and Future through Fishing at H...

I took these photos for Hana Hou Magazine a few years back of a longtime Kauai (Ha‘ena) fisherman, Keli’i Alapai and his son Kanoe. Keli’i and Kanoe are Hawaiian subsistence fishermen...

Connecting Past and Future through Fishing at H...

I took these photos for Hana Hou Magazine a few years back of a longtime Kauai (Ha‘ena) fisherman, Keli’i Alapai and his son Kanoe. Keli’i and Kanoe are Hawaiian subsistence fishermen...

My Camera Equipment Secrets

My Camera Equipment Secrets

  At exhibitions and in interviews, I’m occasionally asked about what cameras I use. I typically dismiss these questions with a flippant “Good photography has nothing to do with equipment...

My Camera Equipment Secrets

  At exhibitions and in interviews, I’m occasionally asked about what cameras I use. I typically dismiss these questions with a flippant “Good photography has nothing to do with equipment...

Reflections (and Questions) on First- and Third-World Poverty

Reflections (and Questions) on First- and Third...

This year, at the end of three months in Bhutan, Pakistan, and India, I was powerfully drawn to the slums of Lahore and Kolkata: their rich color, their fascinating characters,...

Reflections (and Questions) on First- and Third...

This year, at the end of three months in Bhutan, Pakistan, and India, I was powerfully drawn to the slums of Lahore and Kolkata: their rich color, their fascinating characters,...

Revisiting India – Mrs. Chaudhri and the India War Widows Association

Revisiting India – Mrs. Chaudhri and the India ...

  I spent 10 days in October at the Indian National Library in Kolkata, researching a chapter in my new book. In 1974, I worked for Mrs. S. A. Chaudhri, a...

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Revisiting India – Mrs. Chaudhri and the India ...

  I spent 10 days in October at the Indian National Library in Kolkata, researching a chapter in my new book. In 1974, I worked for Mrs. S. A. Chaudhri, a...

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Heera Mandi, Lahore – Pakistan

Heera Mandi, Lahore – Pakistan

On my way to the Lahore airport, I stopped for dinner at a rooftop restaurant in the old walled city next to the Badshahi Mosque and across from the Lahore Fort. ...

Heera Mandi, Lahore – Pakistan

On my way to the Lahore airport, I stopped for dinner at a rooftop restaurant in the old walled city next to the Badshahi Mosque and across from the Lahore Fort. ...