Overnight train from Cairo to Luxor

I was only in Egypt for four days so I did the tourist thing. I spent three days in Cairo and one day in Luxor. To get to Luxor my wife and I took the overnight train which was one of the highlights of the trip. I love seeing all the cities that tourists don't visit all that often and witnessing the day to day life of people who live there. Luxor is about ten hours from Cairo so you can just sit and stare out of the window and be entertained the entire trip.

This was a soldier passing in the night at the station in Luxor. Many people would hang out of the doors and windows and watch us watch them.

I also have been finding many photographers and books that are very inspirational so I figured every time I post I will list one new person or book you should check out.

For this post it's: Curse Of The Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta by Michael Watts and Ed Kashi

Back from Africa

Well, it's been a little too long but a lot has happened since the latest entry. I left my full time job to pursue photography full time, got married and just returned from my honeymoon in Africa. So I will have plenty of images to share with you guys and I look forward to seeing what you think of everything.

This first photo I'm sharing with you is of Soale. My wife and I met him while visiting her father in Tema. He is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. He's from the Northern region of Ghana where he grew up on a farm working with animals and even being a shepherd at one time. His family history is very fascinating as well and I will scan in some writing he did about his grandfather who was a chief in the village he grew up in.

Enjoy