Foundry Photojournalism Workshop: It Starts!

Well, it started this afternoon...the 5th Foundry Photojournalism Workshop held in Chiang Mai was launched by its co-founder Eric Beecroft , and with a lovely keynote address by Maggie Steber.

The classes will be held at the impressive facilities provided by Chiang Mai University's Faculty of Fine Arts....computer rooms, overhead projectors, amphitheater, you name it...it has.

My first class Multimedia In Storytelling starts Monday morning, and I am to teach how to produce audio slideshows that rival in quality and content more elaborate multimedia productions, using their own images and audio generated in the field, and to produce cogent photo stories under the simulation of publishing deadlines. Some of them have already discussed their project ideas with me, and are quite interesting.

Monday evening, I'm on tap to show my audio slideshow "The Cult of Durga".

Cinnamon Island Alidhoo Resort In Maldives

Property Overview:

A secluded hideaway washed by the waters of a crystal clear turquoise lagoon and bungalows in-built harmony with its beautiful natural setting, Alidhoo could be a fresh resort island within the reclusive Haa Alif atoll, a perfect vacation for those keen to urge aloof from it all and to fancy very good facilities. 

Accommodation, variety of rooms ninety nine, Main Restaurant set within the heart of the island below the shade of coconut trees. International Seafood Restaurant located directly at the sting of the lagoon. One bar, one Swimming Pool, Mandara Spa & Wellness Center providing a large vary of massages, scrubs and herbal therapies.

Location:

Take a 50-minute picturesque flight from Malé, due north, to the airfield of Hanimadoo … the treasure is inside your grasp. solid away the map … for it's not needed. the key unfolds within the course of a fifteen minute speedboat ride through the widely undiscovered northern atoll of Haa Alifu ... it's a wonderfully ‘rounded’ island, spanning over thirty five acres, with nature’s breathtaking ‘aquarium’ all around and a fine looking coral garden beneath..

 Airport Transfer:

The transfer to the domestic airport of Hanimaadhoo airport at the north finish of the Maldives takes concerning fifty minutes. A speed boat are going to be prepared on your arrival that takes around quarter-hour to the island. Resort provides night transfer with none extra charge. Transfer to Hanimaadhoo airport is by Island Aviation Domestic flight.

Flight details ought to be suggested a minimum of a pair of weeks before arrival so as to rearrange transfers in time.

Due to the very fact that the native flights are pre-scheduled, there is also things where immediate association isn't attainable. If a association isn't on the market inside a minimum of a pair of hours it's advisable either to book day-use hotel or an over night hotel reckoning on your arrival flight.

Accommodation Overview

At Alidhoo the stress is on comfort, service and elegance with a alternative of accommodation in Beach Bungalows and Villas located literally at the waters edge, every with their own bathtub tub on the veranda or in Over Water Villas engineered over the Ocean with a non-public over water terrace with beautiful views of the lagoon. The clever use of native materials together with ancient ways of construction, together with coconut thatched roofs enhance the general rustic feel of the property, while the tastefully adorned interiors use the utilization of sturdy vibrant colours, fine materials and noble timber to produce a level of comfort commensurate with a 5 star property. no matter your alternative, rest assured you may relax in complete comfort and privacy once you aren't pursuing your favorite pastime - be it taking part in within the heat waters of the Indian Ocean or cooling off within the magnificent swimming pool, re-energizing your body at the Spa or enjoying a number of the best cuisine on the market within the Maldives.

Beach Villa - (46 rooms / units)

All Beach Villas are designed overlooking the panoramic views of the ocean with tasteful interior styles, sturdy colors, noble timber floors and ancient Maldivian thatched roofs. They additionally feature a connecting lounge space and an open veranda.

Facilities And Amenities Of Beach Villa:

Air-Conditioned totally Detached , Mini bar, Beach Front, Hair Dryer, Open-air bathtub space, Butler service, Hot & Cold recent water, Plasma TV, CD + DVD Player, IDD phonephone, Safe   Cable / Satellite TV net LAN (laptop), Separate living space, Complementary toiletries, Jacuzzi, Tea / low

Duplex Ocean Villa - (46 rooms / units)

The feel of an ‘Ocean Villa’ is analogous to that of a yacht, comfortably engineered and fully over ocean water. Gaze into the deep blue ocean or spot the magnificent aquarium right beneath you. Breathtaking views of the ocean and of the adjoining islands, makes staying in an ocean villa an unforgettable expertise. In-villa spa treatments are on the market subject to previous reservation.

Facilities And Amenities Of  Duplex Ocean Villa:

Air-Conditioned, Complementary toiletries, Mini bar bathtub tub totally Detached, Open-air bathtub space   Butler service, Hair Dryer, Plasma TV, CD + DVD Player, Housekeeping, Safe   Cable / Satellite TV net LAN (laptop), Separate living space kids allowed to share, Jacuzzi, Tea / low

Madoogali Tourist Resort Maldives

 Madoogali Tourist Resort Maldives may be described by one single word – idyllic hotel within the Maldives. The natural formation of this island is beyond compare. No fault may be found within the perfection of the island's circular form, or within the sandy softness of the beach that surrounds it, or within the aquamarine blue lagoon that holds such a large amount of wealthy marine secrets inside its depths. better of all, no building on the island detracts from this beauty - each single building has been designed to enrich nature and with protection of the delicate surroundings in mind. this can be an island where you may still marvel at the wonder of nature and also the light hand of mankind. There are fifty individual bungalows on the island and every one are enticing and spacious. Attention to detail with very little touches here and there adds to the "natural feel", creating you are feeling a lot of tranquil and comfortable than ever before.

There is a primary category dive centre on the island, that organizes sensible dives throughout the day to nice dive sites within the vicinity. That the snorkelling round the island is nice goes while not saying. There are many excursions, do you have to be persuaded to go away this precious gem of an island for even a moment. The service here is superb, and also the atmosphere is welcoming. If you wish a vacation that's as filled with natural beauty as you've got ever imagined, and if you wish glorious service in a very trendy setting, you can't get it wrong staying in Madoogali hotel Maldives. this can be a truth proven time and {again|once a lot of} by the big range of guests who come to the island for more of identical year when year.

Accommodation

Madoogali Resort offers fifty six exclusive palm thatched chalets. All the chalets are solidly made of coral and handsomely embellished within and out. massive and well laid out, they embrace a phonephone, a/c, h/c water and minibar. Luxurious interiors are eye catching.

Beach Bungalows  - (56 rooms / units)

 every chalet incorporates a veranda facing the sea; shaded by richly perfumed bougainvillaeas with naturally shield the island from water erosion. Luxuriously appointed, light, tairy, every chalet is furnished and embellished with refined style. air-con, colonial-style ceiling fans, a fridgebar, phonephone and running hot and cold water build each chalet a snug and relaxing home from home.

A sandy path winds in front of the bungalows, shaded by mature palms, bowers of bougainvilla and native trees. 2 ways cut across the island and within the middle where they meet could be a garden. Here it's swept clean, otherwise leaves are left beneath the foliage to create compost. the entire impact is of a really well kept inhabited island. With the addition of pleasant "found" objects, like driftwood, places as sculptures.

Available facilities and amenities:

Air-Conditioned,  Hot & Cold contemporary water,  Mini Fridge Cable / Satellite TV,  IDD phonephone,  Mini bar Ceiling fan.

 The Spa

This new conception, the Ayurvedic centre, offers all guests the chance to expertise what in India is named “the massage of beauty”. The Ayurvedic massage could be a explicit holistic therapy that uses essential oils of the foremost exquisite herbs and plants, and is that the fruit of an ancient science dedicated to making an ideal equilibrium between mind and body, leading to a way of tranquillity and serenity rarely found in of late.

This relaxing massage eliminates stress and tiredness, rejuvenates the life force inside, restoring energy and vigour to body and soul.

 Sports, Entertainment & Excursions

Aerobics , Fish watch, ocean facet Games Babysitting or kid care,  Fishing journeys,  Sightseeing Badminton,  In-house Doctor,  Snorkeling Bar,  Laundry,  Spa Services Beach Volley,  Night Diving,  Table Tennis Canoeing,  Night Fishing,  Volley Ball Catamaran Sailing,  Restaurants,  Water Skiing Discotheque, space Service,  Windsurfing Excursions,  Scuba Diving

POV: Finally! A Minimalist Gear....

I'll be in Chiang Mai in a few days for the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop which formally starts in a week from today. I wasn't keen to haul my usual gear with me, especially with my stops in London and Bangkok, so I have just what you see in the picture.

Depending on whether I have the time or not, I intend to shoot a couple of personal projects in Chiang Mai so I chose to take a Leica M9 with an Elmarit f2.4 28mm and a Voigtlander f1.4 40mm, a Fujifilm X Pro-1 with a Fujinon 18mm and the Tascam DR-40 to record audio. All of this fit in my small Domke F-3X (with room to spare); a small and tough shoulder bag I've been using almost incessantly for a couple of years. I shouldn't forget to mention my iPhone4S, which will be useful for ah hoc photography.

Heck...the Tascam audio recorder is larger than either of these two cameras!!!

I will post sporadically during the coming two weeks...with most of the posts from Chiang Mai and the Foundry Workshop.