Nat Geo's David Griffin Speaks

A worthwhile lecture by David Griffin of the National Geographic Society on the impact of photography. David, the photo director for National Geographic, knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

I briefly met David during the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, and he came across as an extremely cordial man, and as befits a National Geographic photo editor, with a deep understanding of the current photographic environment.

Audrey Stein: All Over The Place Too

Photograph Audrey Stein-All Rights Reserved
Audrey Stein tells us in her biography that travel is in her genes, and she's absolutely right. Perhaps like many of us who are peripatetic travelers, her childhood's favorite words were Timbuktu and Kathmandu, and as the far corners of the world have always attracted her, she photographed in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Nepal, India, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and South America.

She accompanied Nevada Wier to Ladakh, and Phil Borges to Dharmashala, and to Ollantaytambo, Peru. Audrey's images are in the collection of the UCLA Center for India and South Asia.

Her website is Passionate Traveler...I couldn't think of a more appropriate name.

Alex Sievers: All Over The Place

Photograph Alex Sievers-All Rights Reserved
Alex Sievers is a Dutch travel photographer, and an architect by trade. He travels on business but always carries his cameras and a tripod wherever he goes, and as a consequence has built an impressive body of travel galleries from virtually all over the globe.

I've had a hard time deciding which gallery I'd post on TTP, but because of the Olympics I've chosen Alex's China gallery...but titled it All Over The Place which is more descriptive. Do explore the many galleries on his website....A warning though: they're so many that it'll take you a while to go through all of them.