Taiwan Bradt Guidebook written by Steven Crook

Taiwan Bradt Guidebook written by Steven Crook

I just received Steven Crook’s new Taiwan Guidebook in the mail. Packed with well written interesting information, everyone living or traveling in Taiwan should have one on their bookshelves.Will be available in Page One in Taiwan.

Imperial Formosan Tea Photos

Imperial Formosan Tea Photos

Posted by on Jun 27, 2014 in blog, Nature, Photography, Taiwan, travel | No Comments

I spent an extremely pleasant morning in Lugu taking these tea field photos for the gorgeously designed Imperial Formosan Tea website.We arrived in the very early morning to a colorful and clear sunrise, took some photos in refreshingly dewy tea fields and drank pots of high quality teas

Soulangh Artist Zhang Ya-hui

Soulangh Artist Zhang Ya-hui

Posted by on Jun 26, 2014 in blog, Nature, Photography, Taiwan | One Comment

Soulangh Culture Village recently had an amazing art installation (東山想像與其物產) by Tainan artist Zhang Ya-hui. Her exhibit was a sensory extravaganza of natural materials taken from the Dongshan farming community where she was raised and

Native Beauty — Taiwan’s Aboriginals — Discover Magazine

Native Beauty — Taiwan’s Aboriginals — Discover Magazine

My photos, mostly of Namasia, accompanied Steven Crook’s article for Thai Air’s inflight magazine Discover. The above photo was taken a stone’s throw from our house in Takanua, Namasia. Eight Eight Waterfall, a waterfall created by a landslide during Typhoon Morakot in 2008, is obscured by mist. This photo of a Hla’alua headman is one […]

Taiwan Review Cover and  Insect Photoessay

Taiwan Review Cover and Insect Photoessay

Posted by on Apr 24, 2014 in blog, Nature, Photography, Published, Taiwan, travel | No Comments

Cover photograph of a butterfly for Taiwan Review Body images for Taiwan Review Photo essay about bugs in Taiwan

Cicada –蟬

Cicada –蟬

Posted by on Apr 14, 2013 in blog, Nature, Taiwan | 2 Comments

Green, transparent winged Cicada I was hoping to be more precise in identifying the species

Asian Giant Hornet

Asian Giant Hornet

Posted by on Apr 12, 2013 in blog, Nature, Taiwan | 16 Comments

My wife found this beautiful hornet dead on the ground. He was huge but was already drying out by the time I photographed him because he was atop the fridge the whole day and I don’t know how long he had been dead when my wife found him. These guys are also very dangerous, a […]

Tainan Caoshan Moonworld Sunset

Tainan Caoshan Moonworld Sunset

Posted by on Apr 9, 2013 in blog, Nature, Photography, Taiwan | 2 Comments

On my way to Namasia I often cut through Tainan’s badlands, Caoshan Moonworld

Tree Frog

Tree Frog

Posted by on Apr 2, 2013 in blog, Nature, Taiwan | No Comments

Found this tree frog in a scummy orange barrel while

Fireflies in Namasia

Fireflies in Namasia

Posted by on Mar 31, 2013 in blog, Nature, Photography, Taiwan | One Comment

Fireflies on the back road from Takanua Village to Maya Village.