Archive by Author: James

Pic of the Month: April ‘11

Spring Overlook Having spent this entire month in South Korea taking photography sorties on a regular basis, it was not easy to choose a pick from the sizeable archive. But I narrowed it down to this one because of the steps that led up to it’s creation. It was late in the afternoon, and I […]

An Extended Adventure

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As we sat around the table at the Osan Air Base Chili’s restaurant enjoying some American food, Andy and Renae commented to Adam and I that they wished it had worked out that the two of us could have planned to come to their house for the Easter weekend. Instantly, I knew it would be […]

God Opens the Door to Osan

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“While I’m here in Korea, I’d like to visit Osan Air Base where Dad was stationed in the 70s” I told Adam one evening soon after my arrival. Though executing smaller excursions can make long-distance travel less daunting, there was one factor that time couldn’t rectify: getting on post. As a civilian, it is impossible […]

Only 10 Days Left!

If you are a photographer and have some nice scenic images you want published, this might be the opportunity you are looking for. I am working on putting together a Korean Commands of Christ 2012 calendar, and the deadline for submitting images is April 30. See this blog post for more details. Hope you can […]

Another year!

They very kindly wrote the card in English :)

I never thought I would be getting an experience like this one . . . . . . But just because it wasn’t the way I expected doesn’t mean it was a negative experience. Nothing could be further from the truth! To be on the other side of the world doing mission work in photography and design, […]

Pic of the Month: March ‘11

New River Gorgeousness Owing to much planning, traveling, and work, there was not much time for photography this past month. But having a camera handy at all times does pay off. We had been on the road for over six hours, and there was a good three hours left to go. It just so happened […]

Full First Day

Asiana Airlines is comfortable and excellence-focused

Jet-lag is a strange experience. And this is one of the factors that made my first full day in South Korea so extraordinary. After a full day of work in Chicago on Wednesday, I was not able to get a nap in before taking off at 1:00AM on Thursday morning. A few hours of light […]

Pic of the Month: February ‘11

Under the Sun Have you ever considered that all your wonderful camera equipment is not much more than this: weeds? Both will eventually break down. One more quickly than the other, of course, but neither of them will last . . .

Touring Canada!

The Garfat family in Beachburg Ontario, who have hosted me for the past few days, have been showing me around their part of the great country of Canada! For the past few days, we have been in the Lennoxville area, just north of Vermont. It has been great fun visiting with many families, touring a […]

Chicago Buried!

On Tuesday we heard that the Chicago area was going to be getting some snow, so we prepared to get up a little earlier to make time for some shoveling. Little did we know that we would wake up to nearly 20 inches of snow and a winter wonderland! Chicago was hit with the worst […]