Sri Lanka 2018
Decades ago, Lee Kwan Yew wanted to model his fledgling island nation after the rising Sri Lanka. The future of this country rich in resources and strategically positioned between East and West boded well for Sri Lanka’s future and Lee admired what he saw. Unfortunately, due to corruption and civil war, Sri Lanka has yet […]
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Diving Den and Now, 1979-2015
In 1979, when I earned my PADI scuba diving license, the big deal was a buoyancy control device that could, with the touch of a button, inflate or deflate a bladder of air, seamlessly adjusting my position in the water. The wetsuits we needed to wear due to the cold currents circulating around the Santa […]
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Step by Step; Gregory Burns & Paul Fairhurst trek in Ladakh, 11min Video, 2015
When Gregory, a five-time Paralympic medal winner, and Paul first met there was an instant connection. Not only because their
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Cruising for a Change, 2014
On my birthday, an email invitation to join a Seabourn Cruise as a guest lecturer in less than a week landed in my inbox. We would rendezvous with the vessel in Israel before sailing through the Suez Canal and on to Jordan, Egypt and finally Oman. Knowing little about the entire region, except that they […]
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The Mekong Delta Way, Vietnam, 2014
The Mekong Delta is immense. But just outside of Saigon, with the assistance of a speedboat, one begins to absorb the pulse of Vietnam’s main artery. Leaving the town’s central pier, we pass countless shanties perched precariously on wooden stilts, lining the banks of tributaries to the Saigon River. Many made with just panels of […]
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Artist in Residence (Alilia Soori Bali Indonesia), 2013
Artist in Residence at Alila Soori in Bali, Indonesia Far from the throngs of Kuta beach, Gregory and Angie set up base camp at this contemporary and chic resort smack on the beach before the pounding surf of the Indian Ocean. Exploring the local community and rice fields feeds Gregory’s imagery bank, which eventually finds […]
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Skiing Lake Tahoe, California, 2012
The mass exodus from the Bay area towards the ski slopes of Lake Tahoe resembled a scene from an Armageddon movie. Complicating the situation were the icy conditions requiring drivers to put chains on their tires. The ride, which normally takes three hours, stretched into seven. But with a full moon illuminating the snow capped […]
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Above San Francisco Bay, 2012
The blue skies offered clear views for 40 miles. Speeding towards the horizon of Baylands ahead of us, our four-seater lightly jumped across the runway until we took flight. Up into the sky and out over the SanFrancisco Bay we slipped as the foothills receded behind us. The towers of the city to the north […]
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Thirty Feet of Water: Community Service in Kesennuma, Japan, 2012
Eighteen months ago, the small fishing village of Kesennuma on the northeastern coast of Japan was under thirty feet of water. A huge wave smashed its way into the bay andengulfed the town. It was only a small part of the bigger disaster hitting Japan on 11 March 2011. Many people died while many more […]
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