going to afghanistan
dear friends.
i go to Afghanistan on March 15
I will be working on a travel show
then continuing on with volunteer work
and work on my through my eyes project
thank you to all who have become my friend on red bubble
Pillars 7 (in the works)
The trek got harder
the path was almost invisible amongst the stones
i became more silent
concentrating on the trek
i could feel each breath
the sun beat down
and began to smell my sweat coated shirts
i longed for a good warm shower
ocassionally i washed myself by rivers but i could feel the icy waters
chill me down to the bone
and so they became quick pace scrub
my climbing compan…
Pillars 6
It felt like a death march
that first real day of leaving civilisation
Askole was the last town
we would ever see
and we had several days of hiking to get to Concordia
the base camp of the giants
it was hot
sweaty
and already i could feel the air getting thinner
but i tried not to complain
i used little rest time with taking my camera out
i could recongnize myself weaker than my o…
Pakistan photo videojournal
these are just some of the images i took in Pakistan over last year
lots of memories and adventures
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Through my Eyes Project Fundraiser
Dear friends
I have just organised a benefit gig to help me start my photo/video project called “Through my Eyes”
www.myspace.com/throughmyeyesproject
It is about helping teach children photography and video so they can show people their lives, dreams, hopes and passion. It is about celebrating life amongst hardship and war. Several NGOs will help me along my way,
I am starting the pro…
Through My Eyes Project
Now that Gotye show is over
i am back to working night shift and doing my usual music video madness
writing funding applications
saving money for the plan
which is what the blog about
it is called the Through My Eyes Project
it is about teaching children to be able to photograph their lives
so people can see what a child sees
but the project is also to help their situation
and gain e…
The Grand Plan
I have been thinking about this all night
now that some video projects are completing
i am planning on what to do.
most people who know me
know i want to go back to volunteer work
and i am hoping to do that at the end of the year
So the plan is i am going to buy a round the world ticket
and fly back to Indonesia (Banda Aceh) and Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan
I also want to go to …
Pillars 5
(this is small, the next one is longer, put it up tommorrow)
Chapter 5
The cold crisp air blew into my tent
It hit my face but I fought against waking
Everyone was up and ready to leave.
My body ached.
But I got up.
Isa had made me breakfast
He was glad to see me in the morning
He had broken out the baked beans and had fried eggs
“We are in Askole,” Isa said “this is the last to…
Pillars 4
CHAPTER 4
Our men waited
The porters to carry our gear
That were in blue barrels
They were filled with smiles
Happy to be on adventure
Despite that I estimated that they would be paid
around $10 dollars a day
It was more than they could make in a week
Farid led them with zeal
And they were allk grateful
An elderly man but still look quite young for his age
He commanded respect …
Pillars 3
I sat back and watched the horsemen play polo
Pakistan’s national sport
The crowd went wild
Over the horsemen running after the ball
colliding and battling for it
I thought about my life and everything it had come to
Tommorrow morning began the journey
No turning back now
Farid came and sat next to me
His grin was ear to ear
Excited to tell me how organised everything was
All the p…