Ever since I saw a post by a travel friend of mine, strapped outside a rusting red biplane plane, arms stretched – while the plane seemed to be in the middle of a roll, it had me intrigued. It seemed straight out of a James Bond or an MI stunt scene! I figured the stunt is better known as wing-walking, and that one of the handful of wing-walking schools, is right in my backyard near Seattle. After a few email…
Tucked away in the southern part of Alaska, Ketchikan is a tiny little town. The first Alaskan town to be established during the Gold Rush, it breathes of a lot of history, a fact which is not missed when you walk along the tiny Creek Street. The first Alaskan city, the salmon capital of the world, rainiest city in Alaska – these and other superlatives draw a lot of cruise ships to the town. Not too far away from Ketchikan…
Autumn colors have always caught my fancy, be in literature, songs, movies, paintings or other mediums. As a photographer, the idea of capturing the fleeting nature of the autumn colors had always been a romantic one; at the same time a challenging one to time it right. My love of mountains, the Rockies specifically, and the fall foliage took me to Colorado this year. The week long journey, starting in Denver, took me to heart of the Rockies in Rocky Mountain National Park. Idyllic…
Pacific, for me, with its deep blue and deep waters, had always invoked conflicting sentiments of tranquility and that of vast desolation. Living in Seattle in the Pacific Northwest of US opened up a lot of opportunities to experience the Pacific. Positioned between the US and Canada, San Juan archipelago makes for an interesting weekend getaway. Huge vehicle cum passenger ferries regularly serve the San Juan islands – Orcas, Friday Harbor, Lopez island etc. When we arrived at the port…