Steve McCurry a Milano
“Non saprai mai qual è la vera destinazione del tuo viaggio,puoi solo metterti in cammino,
poiché è nel percorso che incontri la vita.”
Archive for the ‘Nite Talks’ Category.
Michael Martin – The world on a BMW GS with a camera
Nowadays most adventures are somehow tamed and far away from being truly challenging.
This way motorcyclists traveling “alone” all the way down through Africa have an entire crew with three cars to follow them for assistance. This way the truck traveling through Groenlandia simply follows the path opened the day before by someone else.
Even though sometimes there’s still someone that wants to play outside the common rules and takes off alone.
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“The perils and rewards of doing it alone are clear cut. On the debit side there’s no one to help you in times of difficulty and no familiar face to share your experiences with. [...] All this make your trip hard and inevitably introspective. [...]
It all sounds miserable until you consider the rewards of solitary travel. Riding solo your social exposure can be more acute; unless you a real hard-richest aspect of your trip; you have to look out at the world instead of being protected by the bubble of companionship. [...]
Be under no illusions that at times it will be utter misery and frustration, but this is all part of the nature of adventure and typically your fortunes will swing the other way before long.”
“Adventure Motorcycling Handbook” by Chris Scott.
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“Michael Martin has become a specialist in photographing and writing about deserts. Born in Munich in 1963, he had already discovered his love of deserts by the age of seventeen. Over two decades he has undertaken eighty journeys through the deserts of Africa, published 15 books of photographs up to now and held over 1,000 slide presentations, including one at the Royal Geographical Society in London. In 1999 he began work on his latest project “Deserts of the Earth”.
Michael Martin studied geography, ethnology and political science in Munich and is a qualified geographer. He is not only an excellent lecturer, but also a brilliant photographer. His pictures can be seen in major exhibitions and are regularly featured in international magazines. His latest book “Deserts of the Earth” consists of nearly 400 pages and is being published worldwide in five languages.”
Source Michael Martin’s website.
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“On this latest project Planet Desert, Michael Martin will stay with his well-proven method: he will travel with a standard BMW R1200 GS Adventure adapted only with a few special features provided by Touratech for extreme use such as a pannier system, ceramic clutch, GPS, long-distance headlamps and oil pan guard. In addition to the travel-tested R 1200 GS Adventure, Martin will also be making use of the BMW Motorrad range of accessories and rider equipment which has proved itself many times over on such extreme projects.
Documentation of Martin’s travels is up to him as he will travel alone to some of the most remote spots on earth.
Michael Martin is traveling without a back-up team or external film team. This guarantees maximum authenticity and genuine adventure. State-of-the-art film and photographic technology and decades of experience ensure professional results.”
QuietGlover – remarkable advertising
I love advertising, the good ones obviously… check out QuietGlover.
For all the best advertising for great causes check out this Playlist on Cehoz’s YouTube channel “Think About It Commercials”.
For some funny commercials check out this playlist on Cehoz’s YouTube Channel “Great And Funny Commercials”.
Mobile version for iPhone of my website
I’ve made a selection of the pages you can enjoy while “on the go”. I know galleries require Flash so you won’t be able to see them on your iPhone but there’s still plenty os stuff you can read and enjoy!
You can always switch back to the standard version of my website with the botton in the footer.
Hope you like it.
The mobile version of my website exists thanks to WPtouch Mobile Plugin.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: just lucky?
“Few things irritate photographers more than that knowing smile as someone looks at one of their pictures and tells them how lucky they were to get it. But with modern cameras capable of doing much of the photographic process automatically, it is hard to shake off the suspicion that photography is getting easier.”
I’ve read about this article on Jeff Ascough’s blog, read the hole post here.
Or read the original article on Telegraph.co.uk
Update:
Ooops… “Award Winning Spanish Artist Jose Luis Rodriguez Accused Of Faking Wildlife Photo Of Jumping Wolf.”
Fall Wall Ride by Steve Lloyd
I couldn’t resist to post this before going to bed. Love the stuff Steve does with his Pocket Wizard!
Photo by Steve Lloyd
Rider: Carson Oliver
Berghaus Base Jump adv by Ginger Productions
Some years ago I was travelling England with my bike and my Bob trailer and of course it was rainy and windy. So there I’ve bought a jacket in a shop somewhere in the north. Really expensive I tought. Truly awesome I later realized. That soft shell was, and still is, a Berghaus.
Over three years has gone by and that jacket has seen nearly every mountain, every snowflake, every trail and every rainy day I’ve ridden and hiked through.
Berghaus make really cool stuff, and even better advertising!
Check out the adv:
The backstage gives an idea of how is complicated to shoot an adv like this one. The guys at Ginger Productions have got skills…
Take a seat – A great way to travel the world
Domic Gill a 28 years old guy had a plan: travel all the way down from Alaska to South America. The really true idea was how he made it.
Domic started his journey with a tandem and a trailer. The tandem gave him a spare seat so he could share his journey with random people met on his trip. Truly awesome!
Check out the hole story reading the blog of this over two years dream.
