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I really don't have a Thinktank bag problem!

Posted by Jason on Sep 8, 2012 in Gear Review, Opinion

I admit, I'm a fan of ThinkTank products. And contrary to popular belief, I don't have a ThinkTank fetish. I do seem to have a bit of a collection. I started out with the old…

The End of the Journey - The Orient Express Resturant

Posted by Jason on Sep 8, 2012 in Blog, Travel Photography

Taking the Orient Express, the legendary train journey from Paris to Istanbul, you would end the journey at the İstanbul Sirkeci station. The station was opened in 1890 and has…

Art Overload! The Hermitage

Posted by Jason on Sep 3, 2012 in Blog, Travel Photography

While in St. Petersburg, a collegue and I had a chance to visit one of the most important museums in the world, the Hermitage. This is an incredible collection of art, some of the…

Spicy! The Mısır Çarşısı, Spice Bazaar in Istanbul

Posted by Jason on Aug 3, 2012 in Blog, Travel Photography

Part of my exploration of old Istanbul took me to the Mısır Çarşısı spice bazaar, close to the Golden Horn on the north side of the old city. I didn't know what it was as I was…

St. Petersburg, Russia

Posted by Jason on Jul 29, 2012 in Blog, Cities Project, Travel Photography

..I was fortunate to be able to spend a few days in St. Petersburg recently. This is a really nice city, sitting on the edge of the Baltic sea. It is a lot more like the classical…

Aya Sofia (Hagia Sofia) Istanbul, Turkey

Posted by Jason on Jul 21, 2012 in Travel Photography

Business dictated that I recently had to go to Turkey. The plan was to stay in Istanbul for a few days before travelling on to Russia. I'd never been to Istanbul before, but I'd…

Bucharest. Romania

Posted by Jason on Jun 10, 2012 in Cities Project, Travel Photography

My first trip to Bucharest, Romania. It's hot and trying to rain, just like Houston! I really wanted to get something distinctive in Bucharest, but I admit I struggled. I didn't…

Rio De Janeiro

Posted by Jason on Jun 10, 2012 in Cities Project, Travel Photography

Business took me to Rio for a few days. This is a fantastic city, one of the most interesting that I've been to in Latin America. Back in the early part of the century, I used to…

Rio De Janerio, second chance

Posted by Jason on Jun 10, 2012 in Cities Project, Travel Photography

Last day of the Rio De Janerio trip. I've finished with the day job and scuttled back to the hotel. All packed up, and head down to the lobby, meeting 2 friends and getting a car…

Bogota, Colombia

Posted by Jason on May 19, 2012 in Cities Project, Travel Photography

I had to go to Bogota on business and needed to try and get a better shot for my cities project. I had almost no free time, so accepted a kind offer to shoot from the El Nogal…