Since joining the Eyes of Hawaii photography club in Honolulu, several people were asking me about what it was like to live in Ecuador. Being a photography club, I decided the best way to explain it was by creating a slide show / video for them. In looking over our photographic resources from our living […]
Hukilau Reenactment
The Hukilau event in La’ie last Saturday was staged for a documentary film on the shaka gesture. Volunteer photographers were recruited and provided with a shot list that may be used for the documentary produced by Bizgenics in association with Henry Kapono, a Hawaii legendary performer and song writer, who was nominated for a Grammy […]
Thailand 1 – Rediscovering Chiang Mai
When we planned our trip to SE Asia, we had not anticipated making a stop in Thailand. Then, David and Yao, our friends from Cuenca, moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand, to become expats last year during Covid lockdown. Because of Covid, Thailand was not open to fully vaccinated international visitors without restrictions until July 1, […]
Asian Eye Candy
As we looked back over the past few months, we were struck by how many great photos we had of street art in Malaysia and Singapore. We decided they deserved a blog post of their own. Street art in Penang became famous in 2012 when Ernest Zacharevicm, a Lithuanian artist, painted six murals as part […]
Indonesia 19 – Bali 10 – Ubud Art Villages
Ubud is known as the cultural capital of Bali. There are many traditional villages surrounding Ubud which specialize in creating Balinese art from jewelry making, batik, wood and stone sculpting, to painting. In the interiors of where we stayed, there were many wood sculptures and furniture with intricately carved details. We hired a driver to […]
Indonesia 17 – Java 7 – Ramayana Ballet
We frequently appreciate seeing the cultural activities of the countries we visit. While in Java, Indonesia, we attended the masterful Ramayana Ballet in Yogyarkarta, which is considered a highly stylized dance form. This Javanese ballet combines music, dance and drama, and is performed outdoors with the base of the ancient Prambanan Temple as the back […]
Indonesia 16 – Java 6 – Bromo Village
After we were refused entry to the Yadnya Kasada Festival, we searched for alternative activities, since we could not enter the festival boundaries. The local guide asked permission for us to attend the Reception Night, where East Java governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa, the first woman governor in Java, would be attending. She was being inaugurated […]
Cuenca – Bienal and Urban Street Art
The Biennial is an international art event held worldwide every two years. It is held in 50 cities, including Venice, Havana, Singapore, Prague, Beijing, Sao Paulo, Barcelona, plus others. Due to Covid, the 15th Bienal de Cuenca was postponed from 2020 and instead runs from December 10, 2021 through February 28, 2022. This year’s Biennial […]
Hawaii – Honolulu Museum of Art
The Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) has been called “the finest small museum in the United States” (J. Carter Brown). It was founded in 1922 and houses a museum, art school, art cafe, coffee bar and souvenir shop. The museum is the largest in the state and has the single largest collection of Asian and […]
Hawaii – Steel Guitar Festival 2021
This past Saturday was the 11th annual Steel Guitar Festival. Normally this is a week long event. It was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID restrictions, and this year was constrained to a single day’s event instead of the normal week. There were four professional steel guitar players in the morning, and four young players […]
