I’ll toss a black and white in here to give your eyes a rest after that last post.

While we in the United States paint little beige and light beige sample swatches on our walls to make sure we get that just-perfect vanilla, people in many other parts of the world are embracing color. I love it. I know it’s been done to death, but I am compelled to shoot doors and windows [...]

My years with SATW (the Society of American Travel Writers) have given me the opportunity to shoot a lot of different things. On the first night of our Annual Convention in Guadalajara this year, we were treated to a fashion show during dinner. I learned long ago to always have a camera with me, just [...]

A couple of kids that performed rope tricks for us during a quick lunch in Magdalena on our way from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara. It was a beautiful drive through rain forest, over mountains and through lush valleys but the people of Magdalena were the highlight.

One more from my Puerto Vallarta beach session. I was beginning to feel like I was shooting greeting cards — sunset over ocean surf, footprints in the sand, etc. — so I decided to play a little. Call it a game of “don’t drop your camera in the water”. As the waves would pull back [...]

Just down the beach from (and a couple of minutes after) the last shot, I spotted this couple walking along the surf. The two figures added a sense of scale to the landscape — just imagine this shot without them and the beach would seem much smaller. Here it looks endless and as though the [...]

On our third night in Puerto Vallarta we were treated to a dinner at the incredible Dreams Resort & Spa. The sun was setting as we toured the grounds so I took every opportunity to take advantage of the light. The rugged coastline, a wedding party dining on the beach, a band on stage overlooking [...]

I had frustratingly little time to explore the old town while in Puerto Vallarta last week. It’s a place of narrow streets and twisting lanes where you could wander for hours. Unfortunately I never had hours, but I did manage a little time to get a few photos of the tourism icons like this shot [...]

I returned from Mexico wednesday night to temperatures in the 30s. It was in the upper 90s and humid in Puerto Vallarta. Needless to say, it’s not been an easy transition. I flew down on Sunday the 4th in three legs: Kansas City to Dallas, Dallas to Mexico City, Mexico City to Puerto Vallarta. With [...]

Actually I’m in Guadalajara, Mexico now but I took this shot a few days ago while on the Pacific coast in PV. I attended a Board meeting there and am now in the midst of the Annual Convention of the Society of American Travel Writers where I will be delivering a professional development session on [...]