For me India still holds a magic just by saying the name. The landscape, the crowds with their dark skin and million pressing eyes, the delicate structures and just the smell of it all. This incredible short film by Guilhem Machenaud for Oxelo Skateboards shows off the talents of a small group of kids as [...]
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Photography on the Open Road, England
One of the great things about England is how accessible it all is. Just about every airline on the planet flies there, they speak with a peculiar little accent and the entire country can be explored by wheels or rails in less time than it takes to say, “Bob’s your uncle“. And on top of [...]
Hypothetical World Tube Maps
Ever been sitting on your daily train commute and wished that instead of getting off at the same old work stop you’d be at the Great Wall of China? If only traveling the world were that easy – insert a token in San Francisco, part the turnstiles and eight stops later you’re arriving at Lisbon, [...]
Travel Photo Roulette Round 15: Piousness
Welcome to the 15th edition of Travel Photo Roulette! Last week’s edition was hosted by Shutterfeet and just happened to be won, amazingly with the stiff competition, by yours truly. So by virtue of the rules of the game, 10 Times One will be hosting this edition. For those of you who don’t know, Travel [...]
Obscura Day and the Secrets of Alcatraz
On Saturday April 9th, 2011, people in over 80 cities on all 7 continents got together for Obscura Day 2011, a global event organized by the steadfast and industrious staff at Atlas Obscura. Obscura Day meandered through its second successful year this past weekend taking groups of the inquisitive to locations of interest in their [...]
30 Days of India – A Journey In Photos
In case you hadn’t heard (as if) I ventured off last month for a 30 day trip to India. Those of you who’ve been waiting to see the photos – along with those that haven’t – I now present them to you. The following is a video presentation of 500 plus shots of Indian cities, [...]
World Collage Project #1 – The Taj Mahal
Back in 2002 on a visit to Hawaii I decided to take some pictures of Hanauma Bay, one of Oahu’s most famous and picturesque shorelines. I thought it a unique idea to capture the bay with a half dozen images so I could collage them together later on. When that was done I happened to [...]
Space Invaders Found in Varanasi
The best part about Space Invader graffiti is that you can come across it no matter where in the world you are, and when you do, you feel like you’ve made a huge discovery, the tell-tale tiles popping up in front of your eyes like some new country. I was in Varanasi, a couple weeks [...]
India to San Francisco at 35,000 feet
Last week I took a flight from Ahmadabad, India through Dubai to my hometown of San Francisco. My bones were stuck in economy class and the only thing to do was watch movies, dream of wide open spaces and take photos of the ground below. Fortunately the view from the window seat is a spectacular [...]
Lord Vishnu as Comic Book Art
Detail of a larger series of cels depicting Hindu gods in their eternal battle against those pesky demons. Circa 17th century. Found in the beautiful City Palace Museum, Udaipur, Rajasthan. © 10 Times One
The Detail of India
Detail of the Hawa Mahal, the Palace of the Winds. Jaipur, Rajasthan. © 10 Times One 2011
