Photography: How I love this Quote by Ernst Haas & so fitting prior my Journey to Laos - Cambodia & Myanmar

Through the car window… using the iPhone & my little
Leica, plus my favorite Quote by Ernst Haas.

4 Through the car window

Through the Taxi window with the iPhone, Manila Philippines
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Finished the last Aperture 3 advanced tutorial at the Power Mac Center last week, got some important meetings out of my way and now the TIME has come…the packing has started (mind you very light) for our Cultural - Archaeological, Travel and Adventure GD Photo Workshops to Laos - Cambodia and Myanmar.
I report whenever possible but my Blog Posts will be a bit thin from now on, however I try to stay in touch via Facebook and Twitter.

3 through the car window

Through the car window with the iPhone, street vendor during heavy
rain selling
Sampaguita ... the national flower of the
Philippines,
Manila Philippines
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6 THROUGH THE CAR WINDOW

With the iPhone, on the road from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh
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In todays post, definitely the last one prior my departure (next one I have no clue from where) I have chosen only images taken with my iPhone and my little Leica D-Lux 4 which are my companion most of the time and the reason for my favorite quote by Ernst Haas; read the complete story below:

1 Through the car window

Street Children - through the Taxi window with my little Leica,
Manila Philippines

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Ernst Haas commented on this in a workshop in 1985:
Two laddies from Nova Scotia had made a huge effort to be there and were great Leica fans, worked in a camera store, saved to have them and held Ernst on high for being a Leica user (although he used Nikons on his Marlboro shoots, when the chips were down).   
About four days into the workshop, he finally maxxed out on the Leica adoration these kids displayed, and in the midst of a discussion, when one of them asked one more question aimed at establishing the superiority of Wetzlar;

Ernst said,
"Leica, schmeica.  The camera doesn't make a bit of difference.  All of them can record what you are seeing.  But, you have to SEE."  

Nobody talked about Leica, Nikon, Canon or any other brand of camera equipment for the rest of the workshop.  
He also said, "Best wide-angle lens?  'Two steps backward' and 'look for the ah-ha'."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haas

5 through the car window

Street Children - through the Taxi window with my little Leica,
Manila Philippines

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© Gunther Deichmann -
www.deichmann-photo.com

7 THROUGH THE CAR WINDOW

Street Children cleaning the car windows for a few centavos -
through the Taxi window with my little Leica,
Manila Philippines

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Just one more…

Ferme Le Lundi

Ferme le Lundi - French for "Closed on Monday"
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Yep, that is me in 1992 outside a French Cafe in Phnom Penh and my first visit to Cambodia covering a story on the Mekong River for Animan Magazine, no digital…no laptops, etc. just the good old film…and a bit younger mind you. Since then I have been visiting Cambodia almost yearly, continuously discovering the undiscovered…
and definitely Ferme Le Lundi!

Now the endless Journey continuos…until soon from where ever I might be…GD.

Travel Photography: Asian Geographic Passport just published a cool article & soon reporting from Laos, Cambodia & Myanmar


Shoot it! People & Culture in Asian
Geographic Passport Magazine August 2011


Asian Geographic, PASSPORT 2011 04 SHOOT IT 7

Click the image above or this LINK for a
larger view and the pdf file,
click on SPREADS.


Asian Geographic Passport Magazine has just published an article on People & Culture, Tips and tricks on travel Photography, for more info and other interesting articles get your copy now. (August Issue 2011)

This will also be one of my last Blog posts before I am leaving for Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, not enough time while on the road and some areas have non or very poor internet connection. However I try to update everybody via my iPhone on Facebook and Twitter now and then. Of course and this goes without saying, I try my very best to post an update here on my Blog when ever it is possible…the endless Journey continuos.

Shortly we start our last major GD Photo Workshops for 2011 to Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar and for those who could not make it (we're fully booked) check out my report/Blog posts on my return with photos from behind the scenes and selected image by our participants. For previous
photos behind the scene, testimonials and photos by the participant click the LINKS.
For information on all our
GD Photo Workshops in 2012 use this link.

An exciting Journey just around the corner with some very cool surprises and announcements along the way, not to mention our 5th year anniversary in Cambodia which we celebrate at the
Heritage Suites Hotel our base in Siem Reap.

Thanks and welcome to our NEW Partner in Asia EXOTISSIMO,
more information about this very exciting news very soon.


Travel Exotissimo


Laos is going to be amazing with its mountains and spectacular scenery and our base in
Luang Prabang at the Satri House, in Cambodia we venture into some of the lesser know areas by 4x4 wheel drives, then in Myanmar we have a the full moon with us in Bagan and on the Inle Lake intercepting a very cool Burmese festival along the way.

Thanks again to all my participants for joining this Workshop and
I am sure all of them getting ready and excited now to discover the undiscovered.

GD Photo Workshops, Asia, GD

Our new mini Poster available as pdf upon request.

If I don't find the time anymore for another post prior my departure pls. stay tuned or check your Twitter and Facebook for updates via my iPhone.

GD