Milkweed

Milkweed

All is not lost when the colorful autumn leaves fall to the ground- there is still much to photograph. One of my favorite things to photograph in late fall  is milkweed. The exploding seed pods are endless fascinating and encourage lots of playful...
Gideon’s Light

Gideon’s Light

This is Gideon, Gideon Owour. He lives in far western Kenya near the shore of Lake Victoria in the small rural village of Pap-Onditi. ‘Pap’ means a flat, dry place in the Luo language; ‘Onditi’ is a name of a local family — Onditi’s flat, dry area. Gideon is in 7th...

All About the Light in Kenya

One of the main reason I went on this trip to Kenya was to follow-up on the Luci Lights I had sent over to Konditi Primary School a year ago. Lucy Lights are small but very bright solar lights that my non-profit, All About the Light, gives away to people living...
Teachers of Konditi Primary School, Kenya

Teachers of Konditi Primary School, Kenya

One of the tasks I had on my trip to Kenya was to get nice photos of each teacher at the Konditi Primary School. I was shooting to support the non-profit, I-Kodi, whose mission is to support the Konditi Primary School, so nice pics of the teachers were essential and...
Back from Africa

Back from Africa

I had a great trip to Kenya yet I didn’t see a single iconic animal or beautiful vista. I was well off the tourist track in far western Kenya near the shore of Lake Victoria visiting a small impoverished village called Pap-Onditi. While most people in the...
What am I Bringing to Africa?

What am I Bringing to Africa?

This is what I am bringing to Africa on the trip to photograph for the non-profit I-KODI: Remember, this isn’t a typical African safari trip- I will not be going to any parks and probably won’t be seeing any of the iconic Africa animals. A few birds here...