I’ve had enough of beautiful girls and beautiful scenery. Time to head back to Ambler, Pennsylvania.

@ 02:19 PM in Travel, (0) Comments, Atom

Finally, I had a little bit of time over the weekend to get an album up. Work is really eating up my time, but I guess that’s my first priority so everything else must wait, including this. I’m disappointed that I couldn’t keep up with one photo a day for even a month, but I’m going to keep trying when I can.

Until now, I’ve been taking photos without any kind of style or subject matter in mind. I wanted to get used to the camera, improve with it technically, and just mess around. But I’ve been photoshopping the life out of every picture and it shows. I think it’s about time I stop retouching everything, and keep the photos in their original state. It’s been fun and I had some interesting results, but in the end there’s nothing left to keep. From now on, I’m going to try to keep the integrity of the photograph the top priority.

@ 11:15 AM in Travel, (2) Comments, Atom

Photos of Korea here and here.
    Better late than never? Some photos from my light cannon (many thanks to Primer). I took a little detour on my way to Rome to volunteer at a place called Kkottongnae. It’s a massive area in the mountains where the homeless, abandoned, and sick are welcome to stay for free, and receive treatment and whatever else they need to get back on their feet, or stay and help those even less fortunate than themselves. I spent half a month here, and the other half in Seoul and some other cities.
    It was strange going from the city to the sticks, but I feel like I had a good overview of Korea and a variety of experiences. To be honest, I was hoping for something more authentic, but apparently that kind of culture only lives on through the food (delicious…) Definetely not in the pop music. Ironically, the highlight of my trip to Korea was meeting friends from America, and it was great seeing some old faces again. It was really the people that defined my trip, and I’m glad I had the chance to see some of them before leaving for the other side of the globe.
    Thanks again to Diana, Jay, Fr Jay, John, and the family of Kkottongnae. You made Korea not suck.

@ 12:18 AM in Travel, (2) Comments, Atom