What happened to this year… in review.
If 2010 was a cookie being baked to the exact right moment, I might have already taken it out of the oven to simmer on its own just a little…
Photos are important…
Photos are important. Photos are extraordinarily important. There are photos that have changed the world… literally. Then there are photos that can change lives. And even still… there are photos that…
How now, coffee bean…?
The labor of 6 months is done. My “coffee table book” is done. Back in the summer, you followed me through my travels of Ethiopia, Oman, Turkey and other such…
A little reading material…
And… at long last, the book has arrived. From the time I spent in Ethiopia, Oman, and Turkey back in May, my book “The Strength of Coffee” has now seen…
Time for real prints…
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve only been in the states something like 15 days in the past 3 months. Well, in that period of time between when I was in…
Funny the way it is…
Take a good long look at this photo of the day… How many photos have you seen of Africa with a guy or a kid walking down a street? Too…
Down and out…
As the previous day’s post might have left you with a cliffhanger, I shall resolve the tension with this photo… Yes, my friends… very few escape Africa without some sort…
Children of the land…
NOTE: Facebook people: please go to http://www.haonavy.com/fledglingphotographer for the real thing. Facebook is just promotional. It has become a fairly common practice during this sojourn for one of the members…
A people and the stone…
I might find myself going back to Lalibella, Ethiopia. Why? Because people like this… …are begging to have their story told. Lalibella is a quiet town in north-central Ethiopia. Kinda…
The 2nd of Axum…
For the most part, this sojourn is geared toward the understanding of culture based around the development of coffee. But to understand the culture, it is imperative that you visit…
Highlands, to and fro…
We spend far too little time in the highlands. I don’t think any of us wanted to leave. Even those who are not apt to tent-living was kinda sad to…
Faces of Gondar…
I wish so very badly that I could have posted consistently during my time in Ethiopia. Ten days without internet is a long time for a journalist. But when its…