So this isn't a typical post about kids in South East Asia. In a conversation I had with our guesthouse owner here in Cambodia yesterday, he mentioned that there are two "cliche traps" for traveling photographers: kids and monks. A monk in a temple is easy to find...
Its a little strange trying to tell a story when you don't know what the story is. On our way to Tioman Island off of the coast of Malaysia just north of Singapore (more on that later - we can't wait to share the images from this AMAZING place), we had to stop in a...
I rode my first subway system in Washington DC when I was eight years old, and I can only imagine what my mother went through as she pulled this wide-eyed Idaho farm child through the underground tunnels of a big city. I remember clutching my disposal camera and...
I found this TED Talk with David Griffin, photo director of National Geographic, on the Pictage blog the other day. I love it. I love the photography, the stories, the insight, and the leopard seals. I love that stories are what I do for a living. I love that...
If you ever come to Singapore, you have to see Chinatown. Its like The Great Gatsby - you're forced to read it in high school and groan when the teacher mentions it, but you secretly love it and spend weeks upon weeks preparing your final project on the...
On our first official day after arriving here in Singapore, Jeff and I took a boat tour along one of the bays with a magnificent view of the city skyline. I know, a boat tour. Yes, we were tourists. Yes, we had cameras. And yes, we were definitely the only white...
A few things you should know about Singapore: (1) Its shockingly modernized. And shockingly western. On the corner across from us, there is a Borders, Starbucks, McDonalds, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Marriott, and a full-on McCafe bistro, a separate outdoor coffee...
We made it. We're alive and kicking. We lost a day, but we're ok with that. We survived jetlag. We survived customs. And so far, we've survived the humidity. So far. The Youngrens are officially in Singapore. Jeff and I arrived at midnight on Monday night...
Welcome back to the second installment of Quinn and Tim's New Year's Day wedding in Boise, Idaho (here's the first half). This wedding was all things meaningful, beautiful, and simply adorable. The ceremony began with a beautiful string quartet serenading guests as...
You just know. There's no other way to say it. You just know. Quinn heard it - from friends, from other couples - but she never understood it. It was too strange, too impulsive. How could you meet somebody and just know? Right away? Without hesitation or doubt that...
When I say that our brides are the coolest, I mean the coolest. Like as cool as that girl in 8th grade who wore a denim skirt she made from an old pair of stonewashed jeans from the 6th grade and would page her BFF to meet her at the Arctic Circle while sipping an...
He's cute. He's adorable. Chicks love him. Bands play for him. Gucci wants him. His diapers even get excited to be a part of him. My nephew is officially the cutest thing in the world. What I can say. Its in his genes. Two years ago my sister told me she was...