Through my lens

Places the way they actually looked when I was there, in the order I got to them. Six from each trip here, and every photo on the country pages.

Costa Rica

Summer 2021. San José, then ten weeks in Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean coast.

Blue motorboat moored in calm turquoise water, framed by tropical almond trees and palms on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast
Caribbean coast
View down a jungle hillside over a small beach town with colorful tin roofs and turquoise sea on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast
Above Puerto Viejo
Curving black-sand beach with driftwood and palm-lined jungle at Playa Negra, Puerto Viejo
Playa Negra
Orange and purple sunset over a beach with silhouetted swimmers and a forested headland
Caribbean sunset
The tree-topped rock off Punta Manzanillo with waves breaking on the reef
Punta Manzanillo
A tiny red strawberry poison dart frog sitting on a green leaf near Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Strawberry poison dart frog

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The American West

June 2022 to April 2023. The year in the car: California, Yellowstone, Alta, Moab.

Bixby Creek Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur in coastal fog, framed by purple Pride of Madeira flowers
Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur
Golden Gate Bridge with its north tower in fog above Fort Point
Golden Gate Bridge
Sun setting over Yellowstone Lake behind silhouetted fire-killed trees
Yellowstone Lake
Grand Prismatic Spring seen from the overlook trail, Yellowstone
Grand Prismatic Spring
Fresh powder and frosted trees above a cloud inversion with snowy peaks breaking through
Above the clouds, Alta
Sandstone arch framing canyon spires and snow-capped mountains
Mesa Arch

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South Korea

June and July 2023.

Sunrise over a forested hillside beside a traditional Korean temple building
Sunrise at the temple
The royal throne inside Geunjeongjeon Hall at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul
The throne, Gyeongbokgung
Tiled roofs of a Korean mountain temple overlooking distant hills at dusk
Temple at dusk
Plate of glossy sauce-glazed Korean fried chicken topped with sesame seeds, served with shredded cabbage
Korean fried chicken
Main hall of Jeondeungsa temple at dusk, Ganghwa Island
Jeondeungsa at dusk
Orchestra on stage in a vineyard-style concert hall in Seoul
Symphony night, Seoul

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Vietnam

Summer 2023. Hanoi to Sa Pa, the Ha Giang Loop, Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An and Saigon.

Turquoise Nho Que River winding through a deep green karst gorge below Ma Pi Leng Pass in Ha Giang, Vietnam
Ma Pi Leng Pass, Ha Giang
Bright green terraced rice paddies cascading into a valley village under low clouds near Sa Pa, northern Vietnam
Sa Pa
Tour boats on calm green water among jungle-covered limestone islands in Ha Long Bay, seen from a hillside lookout
Ha Long Bay
Row of brightly painted wooden boats with eyes on their bows and silk lanterns moored along the Thu Bon River in Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An
Bowl of Vietnamese beef pho with herbs, lime, chilies and a basket of fried dough sticks on a wooden table in Hanoi
Pho, Hanoi
Cliffs and sea seen from the train along the Hai Van coast
Hai Van coast by train

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Cambodia, Laos and Thailand

August and September 2023.

Angkor Wat silhouetted at sunrise behind sugar palms and reflected in the pond in front of the temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Giant tree roots engulfing a carved, moss-covered temple gallery at Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm
Kuang Si Falls in full rainy-season flow near Luang Prabang, Laos
Kuang Si Falls, Laos
Kayaking down the brown Nam Song River in Vang Vieng, Laos
Nam Song, Vang Vieng
The ruined brick chedi at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai
Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai
Long row of seated gold-leafed Buddha statues beneath a red and gold ceiling in the cloister of Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Pho, Bangkok

Cambodia · 35 photos →Laos · 17 photos →Thailand · 18 photos →

Istanbul to Gdansk

September and October 2023. Overland from Istanbul to the Baltic, then home through New York.

Hagia Sophia's dome and minarets behind a turquoise fountain under a clear blue sky
Hagia Sophia
Hand holding a sesame-crusted simit in front of Galata Tower and a red nostalgic tram in Istanbul, Turkey
Galata Tower
Green Liberty Bridge spanning the Danube in Budapest, Hungary, seen from Gellert Hill on a sunny day
Budapest
Sunset over Prague's terracotta rooftops with an ornate gilded dome in the foreground and Petrin Hill on the horizon
Prague at sunset
The Roman Stadium below the main pedestrian street in Plovdiv
Roman Stadium, Plovdiv
Row of colorful ornate gabled townhouses on Gdansk's Long Market at dusk, with cafe lights glowing, Poland
Gdansk

Turkey · 38 photos →Bulgaria · 31 photos →Romania · 26 photos →Serbia · 21 photos →Hungary · 32 photos →Slovakia · 19 photos →Austria · 31 photos →Czechia · 29 photos →Poland · 65 photos →