DSLR vs. Cell Phones

I love wondering around town with my camera taking pictures of whatever interests me, but my camera is bulky and to big to carry around sometimes. With cellphone cameras, it makes this spontaneous picture taking much easier, I just wish they were better quality. These were taken at the National Portrait Gallery and around the D.C. Chinatown neighborhood.

Buddhist Alms Ceremony

I recently had the opportunity to photograph a Buddhist Alms ceremony and consider myself honored for the chance. It reminded me of seeing Cambodians give alms to monks’ everyday as I walked around the streets of Phnom Penh during my time in Cambodia. It is something to see people, many of which can barely afford to buy food for themselves and family, give money and food to monks on a daily basis because of their strong religious beliefs.

Occupy DC Movement

I’ve been bad at keeping this blog up to date, but am going to begin doing a better job. It will probably be a mix of photos that I take along with some commentary about issues of international development and other things.

So, I will kick-off with some photos of the Occupy D.C. movement in D.C. The local Washington D.C. government and the U.S. Park Police have been pretty flexible on letting protesters stay camping in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza, but have been growing tired of the tactics and behavior of some of the protestors. These photos show some tense moments in the life of the camp at McPherson Square over the last few weeks. I am personally divided of how I feel about the Occupy movement. On one hand, I support the ideals of the Occupy movement, since I am most certainly a member of the 99-percent, and am having problems finding a full-time job. On the other hand, the actions of a few are turning me away from the movement. Those who are participating also seem to have no sense of organization, no real action plan, besides camping out. Anyways, here are a few photos from the past two weekends.