I came to photography late in life, and the first piece of advice I got was to make sure the sun was always behind me to illuminate people’s faces. Twenty years later, I still can’t bring myself to follow that advice. When the sun is out, I naturally turn toward it and often end up with backlit photos, which I like. And when it’s overcast, I still manage to face toward the light source—in this case, the sky—so that my figures always appear slightly mysterious.
27 December 2011
As we walk the final stretch of the path together in 2011, I want to show you this photo of two tea pluckers in the Assam region who are returning…
27 February 2015
The weather can change very quickly in the Himalayan region. The sun might be shining, then in the blink of an eye you could be completely shrouded in a damp…
2 July 2010
White teas are one of the Fujian district’s (China) main specialties. The most well-known ones are named Bai Mu Dan (White Peony) and Yin Zhen (Silver Needles). The manufacturing process…
25 September 2012
When I meet tea producers we always exchange small gifts. It’s a nice way of expressing our pleasure at working together. One of our Japanese suppliers with whom I’ve just…
