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by Jonathan Look | Jun 26, 2013 | Adventure, Art, Cambodia, Objects, People, Photography, Retirement, Travel
Every year giant puppets take over the streets of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Huge glowing figures up to 100 feet long, prowl the streets proudly held aloft by the local children that helped create them. The Giant Puppet Project is a community arts project, which provides an...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 6, 2013 | Adventure, People, Photography, Thailand, Travel
T. S. Eliot said, “April is the cruelest month” and, although I am sure he wasn’t talking about Songkran in Chiang Mai, Thailand, April is the most sweltering month here in Southeast Asia with temperatures often rising to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. As temperatures...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 2, 2013 | Adventure, Asia, Buddhism, Cambodia, People, Photography
In February, by coincidence, I was in Phnom Penh during the ceremonies surrounding the cremation of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. I had never been to this vibrant city with a tragic past before so I was just wandering the esplanade along the Mekong River and...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 1, 2013 | Adventure, Buddhism, People, Photography
Getting a Sak Yant Tattoo at Wat Bang Phra Temple From the outside, Wat Bang Phra, the tattoo temple, looks pretty much like other wats, or monastery temples, in the greater Bangkok area. Beautiful? Yes. But, uniquely so? Not really. What makes Wat Bang Phra unique is...
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by Jonathan Look | Jul 11, 2012 | Adventure, People, Photography
A few months ago I was privileged to go do photography with a group from Foundation Escalera. It was a great trip and a lot of fun. This image was made at an awards ceremony in an indigenous village in the municipality of Tumbalá, Chiapas, Mexico. The day was blazing...
by Jonathan Look | Jun 3, 2012 | Adventure, Landscape, Mexico, Photography, Travel
Agua Azul Waterfall in Chiapas, Mexico Seems like there has been a bit of a theme here lately with regard to waterfalls. The truth is that there are many beautiful places here in Chiapas and a lot of them have waterfalls. A few weeks ago I was asked to go along with...
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by Jonathan Look | May 14, 2012 | Adventure, Buildings, Mexico, Photography, Travel
La Catedral de San Cristóbal Dominating the central part of San Cristobal is La Catedral de San Cristóbal or San Cristobal Cathedral. Construction on the beautiful mustard colored church was begun in 1528 but wasn’t completed until almost 200 years later because...
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by Jonathan Look | May 7, 2012 | Landscape, Nature, Oregon, Photography, Travel
Photo of Latourell Falls Near Portland, Oregon Although not as famous as Multnomah Falls, Latourell Falls, just east of Portland, Oregon, USA is a beautiful display of the power of mother nature. The 76-meter cascade of frigid water is just a 5-minute walk from the...
