Asian Geographic Passport has just published in their June/July Issue an article over 3 pages
"The Long Road to Great Travel Photography" the Magazine is available at Newsstands & Airports, you can also check out the pdf file @ http://www.deichmann-photo.com/publications.html

See below some quotes; you find a lot more tips, information and other quotes in the article.


"Don’t dwell on it if you miss a great shot."
There are always plenty more opportunities around the corner."


"Sometimes it is better to take home a memory than the Photo.
Let the images come to you, instead of chasing the images."


"Focus on your use of light and the composition.
Use your LCD preview as little as possible;
review your images at the end of the day."

GD

Join me on one of my Photo Workshops in Asia, for more information and dates please go to
GD Photo Workshops and click this LINK.

Sort of a chilling story from a Publisher that is...
the email exchange Part Two.

© Gunther Deichmann - Hot Chilies in Phnom Penh just uploaded
on my PhtoShelter Archives.

Today’s article was prompted by my friend Tony Wu an outstanding Underwater Photographer and Mac user.

I received the news from Tony while working on my new GD Photo Workshop site, uploaded yesterday new images into my Agency archives and today finished with more make up on the GD Photo Workshop site (it never stops) plus uploaded some 200 new Photos to my PhotoShelter Archives.

PhotoShelter: Click this link and then click on Link to all Galleries: New Cambodia Dec.2009 http://www.deichmann-photo.com/page6/page6.html

A lot of work done in a relative short time, but it needs to be done, how good are your images if you only have them parked on your Hard drives. As a professional Photographer this work is as important then creating those images. Thanks for the computer age; things are not quiet so horrendous anymore. Good software like Aperture 2 and good fast machines make our lives a lot easier today.

But sometimes I sit back and think about the old days; the horror of labeling slides, storing and editing, and sending them via FedEx or DHL to Agencies was a real pain and expensive!

However the nice part was that fewer Camera Models had been produced, a Nikon F5 or FM2 would last you a lifetime. I still have the old Nikon FM2 Battleship tucked away on standby, including my good old Music…the Classics.

Now new models sprouting up every month like Bamboo, technology has changed and many things around us. But do we really need all those new Camera models? That I leave today for you to decide.

Now back to Tony, my inspiration for this article; Tony just received his new jazzed up MacBook Pro and was beaming with sheer joy, I wont go into tech details now but we both came to the same conclusion…”It is a Never Ending Story”

Yes there is a need to upgrade your Computer otherwise you can’t keep up with the huge file size and Videos, but a very good MacBook Pro is a lot cheaper than some of those Cameras, Tony made the right decision and upgraded his system after many years, it was time. I am very happy for Tony and his new set up, now his emails to me will be even faster, he, he.

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Now part two: Changing Times…

I received this email in the first week of January 2010 from a reputable German Publishing Company requesting 20 to 30 Photos on Palau.

This is a true story! See below excerpts from the email, unedited except for names and the address, everything else I left.

1. Email: Please can you send me Pictures from Palau everithing what you have on the Galleries 20 or 30 Pictures. Thanks we are a Newspaper from Germany

2. My reply:
please advise on your terms, conditions and usage for publishing the Photos.
Best regards,
Gunther Deichmann

3. Reply:
Dear Gunther, For a Newspaper ………  in the Januar for travelogue.

4. My reply:
please advise on your paying/publishing rates, circulation of Newspaper and size of images,
Thank you.
Best regards
Gunther Deichmann

5. Reply:
Dear Günther, we are looking for free Pictures.
Thank you

6. My reply:
Dear…..
sorry but this is the wrong address for free pictures! I have to make a living too. I might remind you that all the images on the website are protected by International © Copyright
Gunther Deichmann

Times have changed!?

GD

Timing is sometimes everything...the long awaited story in the official Cambodian Publication produced by Dragon Art is out. I guess in time for the Angkor Photo Festival in Siem Reap and this year also in Phnom Penh. My contribution for my beloved Cambodia...

Saffron Antiquity

From the 9th to the 15th centuries, Angkor was the political, religious and cultural capital of the Khmer Empire. During its 12th- to 13th-century golden age, this was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Southeast Asia, holding sway from southwest China to the southern tip of Indochina and from Vietnam to the Bay of Bengal. But, following the Empire's collapse, the whole of the Angkor temple complex, nearly reclaimed by the jungle, was lost for long periods to most of the world.

The ruins of Angkor are magnificent in themselves — few civilizations in the world have left monuments so impressive.
But they're all the more impressive for what they suggest — for the sights that are no longer there, a way of life that vanished, in large part, withthe wood, woven bamboo and thatch secular buildings that have long since decayed, leaving only the stone-and-brick skeleton of the imperial centre. These ruins can help conjure a world that is truly marvelous; and that is part of their value as part of our cultural world heritage. Remarkably, furthermore, Angkor has always maintained a living heritage — these ancient spiritual centres have never died.

There is a PDF file of the complete story (6 pages) on my main site under Publications,
here is the LINK The pdf file will be available in 48 hours

Buddhist monks continued to maintain Angkor as an important pilgrimage site from the 15th till the late 19th century, when Western scholars first began to explore this jungle-shrouded, lost city of fable. And Bayon, for example — a temple mound at the heart of Angkor Thom, a former capital of the Khmer Empire and one of the most important sites — still attracts monks and nuns from all parts of Cambodia.
Visitors should try to see Angkor Wat in the sunrise. The complex faces west, so the sun rises behind it, framing silhouettes against the dawn sky as, already at 6.30am, orange-robed monks go about their business.

“Photo of the Week” German Stern Magazine
"Bilder der Woche"  in STERN no. 46 of November 6.


© Gunther Deichmann - Double page spread in Stern
Translated Headline:“The only thing left from the Sharks”

The Photo was taken in Bali on the 8th of October in the small commercial Harbor of Denpasar Bali, Indonesia.

I just happen to come across a vessel unloading not only Fish but massive amounts of Shark fins.
Each time a pile of shark fins had been cleared of the deck and trucked away by small trucks more Shark Fins appeared from the Hull of the vessel. I left the scene after about 45 minutes but the unloading continued, thousands of Shark fins of all species. I recognized Hammerheads, White tip and Black tip sharks.
I believe the reason for the worker wearing the hood is due to the cold temperature in the hull, (or is he hiding his face)? All fins had been frozen, which indicates that the vessel came from a longer trip. I could not get into the area where the fins where transported to by the trucks, which could have revealed most likely the real scope of this “catch”.
GD

I have just received this info from the National Geographic super cool images not only for Underwater Photographers but for everyone...you have to see these amazing images of sailfish...all the links are below.
Thanks Marilyn for sharing this with us.
Gunther
Hi Gunther, I thought you might like these photos of a large group of sailfish off Isla Mujeres in the Gulf of Mexico, attacking a huge bait ball of sardines. The sailfish work together to reduce the size of the baitball, and Nicklen shows them sticking their long noses into the swirling mass of sardines, then suddenly shooting up their sails and flashing wild colors to scare the bait fish:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/sailfish/nicklen-photography
The video shows the sailfish in action:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/video/player#/?titleID=1579853604&catID=1

Tags: National Geographic Traveler, Sailfish Photos, Interesting Photos, Gulf of Mexico

I just saw this interesting article by Micah Walter from the AUN Blog I totally agree with Micah and I am only adding; why I am using Aperture? (this is not a comparison) However if you really curious I have provided the link below on the article by Micah.

Pound for pound & click for click...
(posted by Micah Walter on Yesterday, 02:03 PM)
I spent some time today catching up on some Lightroom reading.
http://www.apertureprofessional.com/showthread.php?t=18722

Now to my two cents worth... WHY do I use Aperture? Adobe (Photoshop,Lightroom, In-Design plus many others) produces some awesome and great software but remember we need to create these images first before we use them…but now you might asked why I am always full of praise when it comes to Aperture…? Well I have some very simple answers and after that no more comparison, in the end it is your choice; I can only speak for myself and share my experience with you.

1. I am using a Mac; I guess it is the logical choice to use Aperture.

2. Integration, integration and more integration…this is a very big part for me why I am using Aperture, read some of the blogs and you understand why.

3. But here is the real reason why I am using and fell in Love with Aperture… when I produced my Book Journey Through Color and Time
in 2006, only Aperture was available (it was just released) and using Photoshop would have taken way to long for the short deadline I had. Sorting through more than 10,000 images from more than 24 countries taken over 30 years, plus adding the last chapter from Tibet, another 5000 plus images, mixing scanned and digital images, from high jpg, tiff to Raw. Not an easy task producing a hard cover Book with some 360 pages, matching the images for their color and theme.
I truly believe that “Journey Through Color & Time” was the very first international book where Aperture not only played a major role but
also made it possible to produce it in such a short time.

To view selected images from the Book, find out
more or read some reviews please use this link,
or click on the image above.
http://web.me.com/gdeichmann/Gunther_Deichmann_
Photography/The_Book_Images/The_Book_Images.html

The Book Journey Through Color & Time
limited signed edition (only 300 copies left)
Publication is available @
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/orders.html
or email @ FEEDBACK & CONTACT
(a great personal or corporate gift for art lovers.)

All I had was Aperture 1.0 loaded into my Machine and jumped in the cold water. There was very little info in those days on Aperture. Now we have a brand NEW Aperture 2.1.1 more capabilities, faster more integrated etc., etc…
a fantastic evolution in just 2 years plus.
Lightroom was not even around then…and maybe this is the answer to the question why I am full of praise when it comes to Aperture.
What I am trying to say is…and I have said this many times before get to know one software well. YOUR images are not created in the Computer; we only use the software and the Computer, as the digital darkrooms don’t ever forget this.
The images in my Book have not been altered, that is why I fell in LOVE with Aperture in the first place, (in those days; no dodge, burn, repair and clone, etc.) Aperture 1.0 filled the gap in today’s digital Photography and if you ask me about all those Plug Ins… Well, I commented on that already and I have to admit I cant comment on Lightroom anyway…
but why should I… I fell in LOVE with Aperture since day one for all the reason explained above, but most of all I am happy with one software, got to know it well, so why should I waste my time and mess around with something else…
I am a Photographer and Aperture just works for me.
GD

Tags: Journey Through Color and Time, Book Publications, Adobe Software, JPG, Tiff, Art Books, File Format, In Design, Limited Edition Books, Rare Books, PUBLISHING, Photography Books

Edited some 5000 images in Aperture (Aperture 1.5 at the time) made the deadline for my Book Journey Through Color & Time a month later, Tibet being the last chapter of the book, and now kept another deadline thanks to the build in Aperture Web Gallery...see my previous blog. Now the story is out in the Asian Geographic Magazine...read some excerpts below and a screen shot of the spreads...without Aperture (of course now I am using Aperture 2.1) this would have been an impossible task.
Check out also the Photography Competition in the Asian Geographic Magazine in 2008...cool prizes and a chance to see your photos published read my previous blog below "Asia Without Borders"
Here is the link for more details:
http://www.asiangeo.com/contest_awb.html


Tibet’s Horse
Racing Festival

PRAYER WHEELS AND HORSE RACES AT 4,500 METRES
Text & Photos
GUNTHER DEICHMANN

Tibet’s province of Nakchu in Tibet hosts many festivals throughout the year, but one stands out more than any other; it is the highest horse racing festival in the world – a spectacle of colour, festivities and endurance for participants and visitors alike.
Over 10,000 people will cross high passes of more than 4,000 meters by foot, horse and jeep to make their way to the Nakchu Racecourse, to race, eat, drink and make merry during this annual festival. This racecourse, at 4,500 meters, is undoubtedly the highest racecourse in the world.

But be warned – this festival is not for the faint-hearted – oxygen levels in Nakchu are approximately 61 percent and during the month of August, temperatures can soar up to 40 degrees Celsius in the shade at high noon and go right down to minus one degree Celsius in the early morning. There are few tourists in this area due to the high altitude – that and camping is the only accommodation available.

Traversing the Lhasa-Nakchu-Golmud route along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway features landscapes of grasslands, snow-covered mountains and villages, with the occasional view of the newly built railroad from China to Lhasa. It is an amazing journey and if you’re lucky, you just might encounter a prostrating pilgrim or two performing their ritual along the way. If you decide to travel to Nakchu, check with the local authorities or organize a local guide, then prepare yourself for extreme temperatures. Bear in mind that you are very close to the sun, so drink lots of water to avoid dehydration and to lower the effects of altitude sickness. Travelers should spend a few days in Lhasa to acclimatize to the altitude before hitting the road – when traveling from an altitude of 3,650 meters to Nakchu at 4,500 meters...
more on this amazing Festival on my website soon you find it under (publications - spreads) there you can download the whole story as a PDF file, or better get the latest issue of the Asian Geographic Magazine.

The previous Blog from the 14th of May
APERTURE 2 & the .Mac WEB GALLERY
delivered Tibet on time…

For more images on Tibet by Gunther Deichmann visit
his website @ www.deichmann-photo.com
or visit his PhotoShelter Archive & Collection @
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/stock.html

Deadlines, deadlines and more deadlines…the last minute changes by editors or the production staff from magazines… an all to familiar story...not a problem anymore with Aperture 2

Tags: ASIAN Geographic Magazine, TiBET

© Gunther Deichmann

The current issue of Fins Magazine is featuring a nice 12 page article on Micronesia, please see below some excerpts from this current issue, you can download the whole article direct from their website at: http://www.finsonline.com/magazine/vol_6_6/ or go to my site in a few days and you find the pdf file under publications at:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/publications.html

A very special thanks to Fins and their team for a real great Job,
well done girls and boys.
Fins Magazine is also available as a download in the iTunes Store,
just check it out.

The region known as Micronesia, meaning tiny islands, is in fact a vast area that includes over eight nation-statesand thousands of islands ranging from uninhabited atolls to overcrowded coral outcrops. Stretching from the Marshall Islands just west of Hawaii to theCaroline Islands east of the Philippines, and from the Marianas Islands to the north and Gilbert Islands to the south, Micronesia has less combined land area than the smallest state in the United States, yet more ocean area than the entire mainland USA. Located north of the equator, Micronesia sits on the fringes of the epicentre of marine biodiversity, making it a tropical diving paradise second to none. For scuba divers, the islands of Palau (or Belau), an independent republic since 1994, and the island states of Yap, Chuuk,Pohnpei and Kosrae, which make up the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are of the greatest interest. From
the magnificent mantas of Yap, to the fascinating WWII wrecks of Truk Lagoon (Chuuk) to the schooling sharks of Palau’s renowned Blue Corner, Micronesia ranksamong the world’s top high-voltage dive destinations.............. more

Pohnpei is perhaps best known as the site of the ancient ruins of Nan Madol, though in recent years it has also begun to develop a reputation as a great surf spot. Much is still to be learned about the mysterious Nan Madol ruins. Called the Venice of the Pacific, this man-made city with ocean-filled channels once housed a thriving, royal civilization...........

The sleepy islands of Yap (considered the most “traditional” of the territories in the FSM) have managed to let most of the modern world pass by, practicing Micronesia’s most reserved and traditional lifestyle. Many Yapese men still wear traditional bright loincloths and women grass skirts. The people of Yap marry according to custom and still practice traditional handicrafts.............

Although the island has now reverted to using its more traditional name of Chuuk, it’s known to many scuba divers as Truk, a destination world-renowned for its a vast collection of intact WWII Japanese shipwrecks, sunk during Operation Hailstone by aerial attacks launched from US Fast Carrier Attack Groups in 1944............

Palau, of course needs very little introduction, but read more about Micronesia in the downloadable pdf file at:
http://www.finsonline.com/magazine/vol_6_6/

From the author
www.deichmann-photo.com

“The whole of Micronesia is still relatively unexplored and a sheer paradise, with all its remote atolls and small islands covered with bird rookeries, and islands inhabited by only a dozen or so people.”
Ready for your next vacation? Check out these cool links for some great packages: http://www.alliancediving.com/packages.html or just go to Sam's Tours.com

GD

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New guidebooks on Palau Micronesia and Puerto Galera in the Philippines have been given some nice write ups in the i-mag Photography Magazine, a paradise pair, Palau and Puerto Galera two of the best dive destinations in the Asia pacific region. Thanks to i-mag Magazine for publishing this four page article in their current issue.
They have also published in the same issue a nice article on the recent GD PhotoWorkshop in Cambodia with the Philippine Center for Creative Imaging or PCCI.
You can download all of the articles as pdf files under Publications/Spread on my website at:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/publications.html

For dates on photo workshops in Cambodia, Palau and Tibet please go the link provided below:
http://gdphotoworkshop.com/

For all your diving needs and or next vacation please check out the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance. The Divers Choice.
It is here where you can order these latest books direct online at:
http://www.alliancediving.com/book-orders.html





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The i-mag Photography Magazine was very quick and published in their current issue a nice article from our GDPhotoWorshop in Siam Reap, Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
The images are from the workshop participants and text by Jun Miranda, including the image from Luis Harder, who won the Apple Aperture software, with his photo of the little boy, the bike against the brown wall. If you like to read the whole story you can download it as a pdf file here located under Publications/Spreads
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/publications.html
For more information or if you like to view some of the images in our Gallery from the participants, please click this link:
http://gdphotoworkshop.com/


The great sunrise shot was taken by no other then Bebet Gaudinez,
the group photo is by my good friend and guide Savuth.

The last few month have been very hectic with workshops on Photography, Aperture and the Web at the Power Mac Center in Manila, organizing my workshop to Cambodia for September in cooperation with the Philippine Center for Creative Imaging (the Cambodian workshop is now fully booked) and preparing a lot of articles for magazines, including images to Forbes Traveler for an article on Palau.
Other media events last month have been the Philippine Star Fotofest and MEDIA IN FOCUS hosted by Che Che Lazaro at ABS CBN on the ANC Channel, which featured
a one hour on Photography.
Two new-revised edition from our Series of Guide Books, Palau and Puerto Galera have just been released and we completed the production of the small book “Palau Crown Jewel of the Pacific”.
The Asian Photography Magazine in the July 2007 issue used my images on the cover and a pro profile over 12 pages on “Shoot for yourself”
CLICK Photography Magazine from Malaysia, in August 2007, used one of my images on the cover and an article over 6 pages on “Photography Philosophy with Gunther Deichmann”
iMag Photography Magazine used my Image “The heat is on” on their current issue, (August) an image created for environmental awareness, mainly Global warming.






For you to view and read all of these stories I have provided them as a PDF file for download at the direct link below to my website.

Under publications; covers or spreads:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/publications.html

To find out more about the latest Book productions, please use this link:
http://www.alliancediving.com/book-orders.html

Enjoy,
GD

Available online NOW! First week of August 2007.
Also in all major Bookstores, Dive Centers
within the Philippines and Palau, Micronesia.

Dive guidebooks, on PUERTO GALERA, PHILIPPINES & PALAU, MICRONESIA.
You can now order online @ http://www.alliancediving.com/book-orders.html



“ PUERTO GALERA & VERDE ISLAND ”
Dive Sites of the Philippines (Revised 3rd Edition)
Re-edited, more pages, more images and updated.

Photography by Gunther Deichmann
and Text by Frank Doyle

• 136 pages including cover
• Full colour throughout
• Laminated Soft cover for Durability
• Size: 15.3cm x 21.7cm (Folded)

• Price: US$ 17.95
• Additional: $7.00 for international delivery via
Registered mail. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
(For volume discount, please contact us)



“PALAU ” Dive Sites, History & Culture"
(Revised 2nd Edition)
Completely re-written, more pages, more images including new
spectacular aerial photos. By Photographer Gunther Deichmann,
Kevin Davidson & Ethan Daniels (Marine Biologist)

• Available in English
• 160 pages including cover
• Full color throughout
• Laminated Soft cover for Durability
• Size: 15.3cm x 21.7cm (Folded)

• Price: US$ 24.95/Book (English)
• Additional: $5.00 for international delivery via registered mail.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
(For volume discount, please contact us)



“ PALAU BOOKLET ” – A photo guide through Palau, Micronesia.
Featuring some of the best images on Palau by Gunther Deichmann world-renowned photographer.

• In 4 Languages: English, Japanese, Korean &
Chinese (Mandarin)
• 60 pages including cover
• Perfect Binding & Smyth Sewing
• Hard Bound Cover with Matt lamination for Durability
• Size: 13.01cm x 13.01cm (Folded)
• Price: US$ 11.95/booklet
• Additional: $5.00 for international delivery via registered mail.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
(For volume discount, please contact us)



For information on Gunther Deichmann's coffee-table book (360 pages hardbound)
"Journey Through Color and Time" an art book featuring more than 20 countries
showcasing Gunther’s best photography over 30 years.
Now available online:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/orders.html

Check out the latest i-mag Photography Magazine,
Cambodia made it on the Cover plus there is a 9 page story
on my travel Photography and Book
"Journey Trough Colour & Time."

The whole article is available as download in a pdf file below
the cover image.


Click on Gunther Deichmann for the whole story as pdf file.
Gunther Deichmann

ARAKI PUBLISHERS, Germany has just published the book
Die letzten Nomaden - The last Nomads of Australia
by international Author William J.Peasley the book has been
published numerous times in Australia and the Documentary
Film received in 1997 a Gold medal at the New York Film Festival.
Cover Photo by Gunther Deichmann, a well known and multi
awarded image of the Olgas with a Rainbow taken in the
Northern Territory of the Australian outback.
For more on Gunther Deichmann's Images go to his web site at:
www.deichmann-photo.com or check out his latest publication
Journey Through Colour and Time a 360 page hard bound
coffee table book, which was launched on November 2006.
Click this link:
http://web.mac.com/gdeichmann/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html

Click this link for more Event/Party Photos


The venue with super big screen back-drop courtesy of Apple and Epson.

On the 15th of November, Gunther Deichmann launched his book "Journey Through Colour and Time". The event was held at Le Souffle Restaurant in The Fort, Manila Philippines. Some 200 guests attended the book launch which also featured a photo exhibit by Gunther Deichmann.


H.E. former President Fidel V. Ramos of the Philippines and other guests below
the big screen.

Another picture of H.E. former President Fidel V. Ramos and other guests.

The event was co-sponsored by Apple Asia Philippines, Epson Philippines. Guest of honor was former president H.E. Fidel V. Ramos, H.E. Australian Ambassador Tony Hely, H.E. Dr. Axel Weishaupt, German Ambassador, H.E. Dr. Peter Sutter, Switzerland Ambassador, H.E.Herbert Jager, Austria Ambassador, Anna Marie Ablan, Consul of Republic of Belarus and Mr. Wellington Wei, Director of Press Division from the Taipei Cultural Office.


M.C. Apa Ongpin and Kailash from LMK Manila and Apple Asia

Rene Olbes and Gunther Deichmann with wife Grace.

It was a fun-filled event with raffles of books and iPODs courtesy of Apple. Gunther was joined by friends and supporters from Germany, Palau Micronesia, Boracay, Palawan and many more. Check out the links for information of his book and all the party pictures.


Rene Olbes and Gunther Deichmann.

Gunther and lovely wife Grace.

Gunther and Gunter Taus.

"Double Trouble" Bernd Deichmann and Gunther with Rene Olbes.