Before leaving Montreal, my friend Stephanie told me, “Alex, don’t live your vacation through a camera lens”. Sage advice. I’ve actually been keeping that principle in mind for most of the trip. Upon arriving at an interesting place, I try to absorb the scene first, then snap a few pictures, and then return to simple […]
Month / February 2016
Johannesburg
Quite a few people warned me to stay away from Johannesburg, or Joburg or Jozi as the locals called it. They claimed it was a very unsafe city, with robberies and car hijackings occurring frequently. To prove this point, a couple from Singapore who had traveled for the last 16 months, admitted nothing bad ever happened, aside […]
Hit and run
This is a very raw post, since something tragic just occurred and I wanted to capture it and my emotions as quickly and as accurately as possible. I’m currently in a beach side apartment in Mauritius (haven’t had time to post about the last city in South Africa yet), and a gentleman passed by with […]