Photo by Denis Bennett
I recently returned from my photo tour/workshop I conducted with William Yu. To say that it was an experience/adventure is putting it mildly. We visited places in rural China very few westerners will ever see; sometimes as close as a few miles from the northern Vietnam border.
We went in January because that’s the time of year the thirteen hundred year old rice paddies are flooded, in preparation to the planting. Thanks to William and his very good friend and local guide Junyong Ma, we were able to view the fields from several lookouts both early in the morning and late in the afternoon.
Although we were hampered by an unseasonably cold front, gray skies, and fog almost every day, we still managed to take some great photos; especially in the tribal villages where we shot both close-up and environmental portraits.
We were also very fortunate to be there the same time as the yearly festival where the various local tribes bring their specialty dishes for all to taste; placed on over four hundred tables that run throughout one of the villages.
With me were photographers that had taken both my online classes with the BPSOP and several had taken as many as 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and even nine of my “Stretching Your Frame of Mind Workshops” I conduct around our planet.
For those that are seeking “new horizons where few men have gone before”, I can recommend William to be your captain.
These are not mine, but represent my fellow photographers that were with me. I know there’s a lot of photos, but you should have seen the list I first began with. Just sit back and click on the slideshow at your own speed.
Visit my website at: www.joebaraban.com, and check out my new 2018 workshop schedule at the top of this blog. Come shoot with me sometime.
I have just added two new workshops for 2018. The first one is my next Maine Media Workshop to begin the end of next July. It will be the 30th anniversary there so come celebate with me. I’ve always held it the same week as it’s the week of the Lobster Frstival down the road in Rockland. It offers a completely different set of photo ops than the beautiful coast, lighthouses, and fishing villages where we shoot at. You’ll be surrounded by color, lights, design, energy, people watching, and food.
I have just received the link to my next workshop in conjunction with the Santa Fe Workshops to be next October 2nd in San Miguel de Allende. A fabulous oasis and artist community.
JoeB
