By Habeeb Salloum The annual Calgary Stampede is by far that city’s greatest tourist attraction. Held at the beginning of July every year, the Stampede is a renowned rodeo that celebrates the city’s ranching heritage. Every year more than one million attend this largest cowboy contest in the world. For ten days the people of […]
By Cynthia Archer Take a stroll along Market Street in downtown Corning, NY, on a Friday evening in November, where the trees are wrapped with tiny white lights and storefronts tempt you with their beautiful arts and crafts and glass work, and your sense of smell will lead you to a lively little coffeehouse called […]
By Tony R. Wagstaff A fantastic sound and light show occurs every night in the Hong Kong Harbour. Laser beams shoot from office towers and music is perfectly synchronized. I had camera in hand to record this superb event when a magnificent tourist junk came sailing by. If you would like to purchase this photo for […]
By Holly Brega Stumbling around in the dark without waking any of the 10 sleeping travellers was a little harder than I expected. I was impressed with myself for packing my rucksack the night before, as it would now be close to impossible. Stepping over bags, guitars, and beer bottles without disturbing a soul was […]
By Diane Leone Like stalking rare animals in the wild, I set out trekking through Hanna Park, hoping to capture a glimpse of an artist “Painting the Region.” Hanna Park in Mayport, Jacksonville, is a gorgeous area with a lake and beach access. After many stops, hikes, and beautiful distractions, I spotted a lone artist. […]
By Melissa Jones ITWPA Member“When you work hard all day with your head and know you must work again the next day what else can change your ideas and make them run on a different plane like whiskey?” — Ernest HemingwayNext time you’re in Park City, Utah, be sure to hit a local favorite watering […]
By Bina JosephOf all the elements associated with Africa, the ethnic names of people, places, and things have to be the most evocative. Other-worldly, polysyllabic, ineffably musical and mysterious, they immediately invoke mind-pictures of impala gamboling through rolling savannah, the surround sound symphony of indigenous avian twitter, and fierce, blazing, purple and flame-colored sunsets over […]
By Jon TannerPhotos by Jon TannerITWPA MemberIt’s hard to tell where land ends and lake begins, what is solid and what is not. Lined by rippling mountains to the east and west, Inle Lake stretches seemingly infinitely into the distance. Our motorized longboat glides through tangles of weed and past giant lumps of solid, floating […]
By Roy StevensonITWPA MemberPhotography by Linda PopovichThe small town of Haines nestles peacefully, overlooking the remote shores of Alaska’s pristine, 90-mile Lynn Canal — the longest fjord in America. Haines lies at the base of the fog-shrouded Takshanuk and Chilkat Mountains. A belt of foothills covered in Pacific Northwest evergreens is all that separates the […]
By Manning LeeNestled next to the alley behind Easton, Maryland’s South Washington and South Harrison Streets in what amounts to a city parking lot are Columbia Restaurant Group’s Lazy Lunch and L.L. Bakery. Normally, one would think that a restaurant in an alley/city parking lot would be lacking character, style, and panache. And when looking […]
