Bosnia (October 5, 2013) Sitting early one morning in this train compartment traveling from Mostar to Sarajevo, I wasn’t looking for milk. But it’s very possible that as I looked out at the foggy Bosnian landscape I remembered someone who once was. The story is recounted in Chris Hedges’ book War is a Force that […]
Yes, Here and Here…and Here
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (August 2019) A few months ago, while walking on the Kota Kinabalu waterfront in northern Borneo, I met Michael and Santina from Zurich. I liked Michael’s tattoo. And in this picture, I like how Santina’s fingers seem to pull back a curtain to reveal the world. The picture brings to mind […]
He Asked The Birds To Forgive Him
It’s not easy being an animal in much of the world, or a person. This young crocodile had been recently captured when I took its picture in a village in Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik Province. There was something unsettling in how its eyes could see, yet its mouth was muzzled and its legs bound. […]
There Is Only One Sin
In the Panamanian island chain of Bocas del Toro, theft is a problem on some beaches. During the week of my visit in 2008, one couple described being approached by two young men who “asked” for their wallet. They carried no weapon, but their demeanor was intimidating enough — and the travelers sufficiently isolated on their […]