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Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, 2026
Ho Chi Min City is more of a "living city" than both Ha Noi or Da Nang. There are highlights such as visiting the many…
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Da Nang, Vietnam, 2026
We arrived in Da Nang on a rainy afternoon. Our first afternoon was spent getting acclimated, getting some necessities…
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Ha Noi, Vietnam, 2026
Our trip to Vietnam began in Hanoi. Our flight from rom MSP → Korea in-flight took 14 hours. Then from Korea → Hanoi…
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Penang, Malaysia, 2025
Our days in Penang We had very high hopes for Penang; both in our research and while speaking to people in KL, people…
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Sabah, Malaysia, 2025
KL -> Sandakan We arrived in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia and spent a night at the Sandakan hotel before taking a tour bus…
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2025
Our first time in Malaysia After a lot of research about where to go in Malaysia, we planned a trip and visited Kuala…
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2024
Our third trip to Chennai Once again we stayed at the wonderful Accord Metropolitan, ate at our favorite eatery:…
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Kochi, Kerala, India, 2024
This trip we stayed in Aluva, which is a small suburb of Kochi. Every trip to India involves a stop in Kerala because…
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Mumbai, India, 2024
This trip we decided to stop and explore Mumbai for a couple days before going to Kochi. While in Mumbai, we toured…
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Gent, Belgium, 2024
While in Gent, we toured the Gravensteen castle, appreciated the incredible architecture, and enjoyed some good soup at…
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Bruges, Belgium, 2024
While in Bruges, we marvelled at all the old, beautiful architecture, had some of the best hot chocolate ever at The…
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Brussels, Belgium, 2024
This time, on our way to India, we decided to stop in Belgium for 4 days to explore and to ease the 12-hour time change…
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California, 2023
We flew into Fresno, CA and rented a car. On our 2 week trip, we spent several days in Yosemite, then several more days…
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Rwanda, 2023
One of the first things we did after crossing the border from Uganda to Rwanda was to visit the Akagera Coffee…
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Uganda, 2023
Africa, and specifically, East Africa has been on our travel bucket list since we created a travel bucket list. Timing…
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Oahu, Hawaii, 2022
The dumpster fire that was 2020 and 2021 (and into 2022 present day) was/has been * heavy sigh *. For our first trip in…
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Vintage Lens Day: Minolta MD 24mm 2.8 MC-X
This installment of Vintage Lens Day takes place at Memorial Park in Red Wing, MN. The lens is the MC-X version of the…
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Vintage Lens Day: Canon FD 28mm 2.8
In this series, I take a day trip and capture images using one vintage lens. In this first installment, the Canon FD…
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Birds: collected bird photography
Bird and wildlife photography is one of my favorite subjects. Male North American…
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International Women's Day 2021, Chennai, India
A friend in Chennai reached out and asked if I could design some posters for International Women's Day 2021. These…
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2020
Our second trip to Chennai We once again stayed at the same hotel, the Accord Metropolitan, as in our 2017 trip). It…
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Kochi, Kerala, India, 2020
Kochi City, Kerala For this India trip we traveled to Kochi City, as our friend Father Xavier is located there instead…
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Munich, Germany, 2020
The travel experience - the Europe stop on the way to India On this trip to India we decided to try stopping in Europe…
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Travel photography: cameras and lenses
While this post is focused on travel photography it could be applied to everyday photography, too. Choosing a camera…
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Disney Parks
The following photos are my favorite captures from several trips to Walt Disney Parks--including Walt Disney World and…
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Jiufen, Taiwan, 2019
On our third stop in Taiwan, we decided to spend a night in the tiny but picturesque & charming Jiufen. During our…
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Hualien, Taiwan, 2019
Our third stop in Taiwan was Hualien. Highlights included Taroko Gorge, a bag of steamed dumplings for $1, and the…
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2019
Our second stop in Taiwan was Kaohsiung. Highlights included the Formosa train station’s epic Dome of Light stained…
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Taipei, Taiwan, 2019
This is the first in a new travel post series all about Taiwan. While in Taiwan, we stayed in Taipei, Kaohsiung,…
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Apple TV: Imagining a better UX
One can create a folder of apps, why not a folder of films? There is no denying the Apple TV is a remarkable device.…
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Four Kitchens: Web Chefs logo + t-shirt design
In 2019 I worked with the leadership team at Four Kitchens to design a Web Chefs logo treatment for use in branded…
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Hiking
A collection of favorite landscapes and nature shots captured on annual trips around Minnesota, Wisconsin, and…
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Fall
Logo Designs Logo design for the music act Fall.
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Aerate
Logo Designs Aerate was a frontend performance tool. Unfortunately, for us at Four Kitchens, we happened to improve…
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Caves
This caves series will be updated with subsequent cave trips. The first trip, featured here, is from a day trip to…
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Franconia Sculpture Park
In October 2017 we took a day trip to Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer, MN. Below are some of my favorite captures of…
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Havana, Cuba, 2018
We were able to visit Havana, Cuba as part of a cruise. We were only able to spend 10-hours exploring while docked at…
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New Delhi, Delhi, India, 2017
The final stop on this trip was Delhi. We stayed just outside the city proper in the Saket neighborhood, just around…
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2017
The next stop on this India trip was Chennai. We definitely chose an interesting day to fly into Chennai. Upon landing,…
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Ernakulam, Kerala, India, 2017
After a total of 31 hours travel time from Minneapolis, our trip to India started in a small village called Kurumassery…
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Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 2016
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico – these are some of my favorite images and experiences. All photos were shot…
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Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, 2016
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico – these are some of my favorite images and experiences. All photos were shot snapshot-style…
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Paris, France, 2015
Hotel Basss: Saul Bass inspired hotel, Paris France…
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Venice, Italy, 2015
Venice, Italy Venice, Italy…
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Forence, Italy, 2015
Florence, Italy – these are some of my favorite images and experiences. All photos were shot snapshot-style with an…
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Rome, Italy, 2015
These are some of my favorite images and experiences from our trip to Rome. All photos were shot snapshot-style with an…
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Negril, Jamaica, 2014
Travel Travel has been at the forefront of life goals over the past few years. Jamaica was decided upon rather…
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Combat Astronomy
Logo Designs Proposed logo design for the music act Combat Astronomy
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Waterbear
Logo Designs Logo design for the music act known as Waterbear Poster Design Album Cover Artwork
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EC Design
Logo Designs Emily worked with me to create an organic typeface for her brand. This custom typeface was developed and…