Category Archives: Travel
Patterning
Some pictures from our 2009 trip to France. Claude shivers in a surprise snowstorm. We had to rush to get all the nets up because if the olives freeze then their oil is ruinedish. Philippe examines a rifle, one of … Continue reading
Portraits of All Hands Volunteers
Aurelie cutting lumber Click for more photos Matt unloading lumber Chris on site Hee making furniture Anika on the roof Emily on the roof Ian on site Jiella and Anika in front of the reflector
Carry Water
by Mike When a place is new sometimes it’s so overwhelming that I don’t quite know what to take a picture of, so I take pictures of the biggest things around – buildings – to represent all that’s different about … Continue reading
Break Time in Leogane
(If you can’t see the above video, click here) by Mike A little video of break time at a rubble site. N-Joy!
Old man in Leogane
by Mike This guy was hanging out at the work site, helping to carry pieces of lumber here and there. He asked me to take this photo, as is the case with most photos of people I’ve taken so far. … Continue reading
Mosquito Nets
by Mike These photos are from an old hotel that was operating as an art gallery and cafe or something. We drove in rural areas this morning and since it was Sunday people were dressed up in their Sunday finest … Continue reading
More Photos
Men drive by a model home in Leogane by Mike Here are more photos from the walk around town today. More Photos Nico, a volunteer from France, dressed all sharply to go visit the mayor of the town. Apparently he … Continue reading
Sign Painter
by Mike We went for a walk around the town today, we actually saw most of it in about an hour. The man above was designing a sign for a studio that he’ll paint directly onto the wall of the … Continue reading
Roosters
by Mike This morning it sounded like a rooster war. You could hear them close and far, hundreds at a time, probably. It must have started around 5am or so. There weren’t any other sounds at that time, so sleeping … Continue reading
Conversations starters
by Mike Here are some questions you might ask locals to get them talking: Have things changed much here since you were a kid? When you’re not here, what do you miss about your home? What did your mother/father do … Continue reading
Italia Uno!
Messing around with video. The song is “Rill Rill” by the Sleigh Bells. A special message for my friends: WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE SLEIGH BELLS? YOU LET ME DOWN.
Secure in Caltanissetta
Caltanissetta’s duomo. by Mike I was delirious from jet lag as I thought it, but I definitely thought it: “I wonder if these people are my guardian angels.” Imagine: Sitting on a bus in a place you’ve never been. It’s … Continue reading
The Presentation of Haiti
My view of Claude’s story. by Mike I’ve been reading up on how Haiti is presented in the media, and I thought I’d share some links about Haiti and storytelling. This guy is a photojournalist who’s extremely sensitive to the … Continue reading
Wade Davis on the meaning of my tattoo
by Mike Ethnologist Wade Davis is National Geographic’s Explorer-in-Residence, if there can even be such a thing. In the videos below he talks about ethnospheric (like biosphere, except made up of cultures) diversity. He is the author of one of … Continue reading
Yakutat Bay Vid
Yakutat, Alaska Presence from Mike Goldstein on Vimeo. by Mike Look what I found! I made this video a few months ago while we were fishing in Alaska. The sunset scene you see was shot at around 10:30pm. Enjoy!
What should you do when you have too much fruit?
You should build a new tree. Heh, I made up a proverb. Describe the Clouds is a new blog I’m keeping for all the travel-related stuff I want to share that isn’t a result of our own travels. It’ll feature … Continue reading