the Wongsanit ashram editing photos, visiting the protests in Bangkok and working on the Documentary Arts, Asia website

DATES PLACE DOING
8/30 the protests in Bangkok Taking photos of the Asoke in action
8/29 Wongsanit Ashram Working on getting Documentary Arts, Asia started
8/16 - 8/28 Sukhothai Teaching photography a little, starting the webpage for DAA and biking / hiking. 
8/13 - 8/15 Krung Tep (Bangkok) Teaching a 2 day photography workshop and having an meeting about my new NGO, Documentary Arts, Asia. 
8/12 Wongsanit Ashram Doing some research for an upcoming trip to Kachin
8/11 Krung Tep (Bangkok) More printing
8/9 - 8/10 Kanchanaburi Visiting an obscure thai boarder crossing to Myanmar
8/3 - 8/8 Krung Tep (Bangkok) Making prints and visiting galleries. Photos of Santi Asoke. Also visited FCC Thailand for the first time. 
7/30 - 8/2 Mae Sot and Mae La Visiting free clinics for the Burmese illegal workers and the Mae La refugee camp
7/29 Wongsanit Ashram Finishing the editing for the intentional community books.
7/28 Khao Yai National Park Leading a photo tour of Thailand's most famous National Park
7/25 - 7/27 Suan Sang Arun Teaching a 2 day photography workshop at a bird sanctuary outside Bangkok. 
7/23 - 7/24 Krung Tep (Bangkok) Printing photos to use as examples during my photo workshops. 
7/20 - 7/22 Bann Tantawann (home) plastering my walls and making a solar heated hot tub.
7/17 - 7/19 Chiang Mai Taking photos for a Yoga book for pregnant women & teaching a one day photo workshop
7/16 Transit to Chiang Mai Poipet & Bangkok
7/14 - 7/15 Kampong Cham Visiting a friends home town on the Mekong river
7/9 - 7/13 Battambang, Cambodia teaching photography to a high school study abroad Peace Studies Program.
7/6 - 7/8 Krung Tep (Bangkok) visiting some galleries and getting a SB - 600 flash
7/1 - 7/5 Issan, Thailand Traveling around to different organic farms started by Thais who left Bangkok, Finished the 10 books!
6/27 - 6/30 Wat Sukato

Taking photos for a book about this socially engaged forest monastery.

6/15 - 6/26 Ashram / Krungtep Taking some time to organize all the photos i've been taking and submitting to the Nikon gallery, Tokyo.
6/10 - 6/14 the Soblaan Karen Village taking photos for a book about their fight against the Thai Government for land rights
5/30 - 6/7 Chiang Mai

teaching a photography workshop and taking fashion and yoga photos

5/26 - 5/29 Bann Tantawann building on my house & being amazed by how fast plants grow
5/25 Krung Tep (Bangkok) Taking a photo workshop on color from Jonathan Taylor
5/21 - 5/24 Moo Bann Dek

an alternative education orphanage where the kids make the rules! Taking photos for 10 books about intentional communities to be published by sulak sivaraksa's publishing house.

5/14 - 5/20 Wongsanit Ashram

Taking photos for a Thai Vegetarian cookbook that includes from the food being planted to consumed.  It will be published in English & Thai by sulak sivaraksa's publishing house.

5/11 - 5/13 Suan Saeng Arun Watching birds at the garden learning center/ animal sanctuary of the most famous architects in Thailand
5/8 - 5/10 Wat Suan Mokkh Watching Monks and Monkeys at the internationally acclaimed forest monastery.
5/3 - 5/7 the Stream Garden Krishnamurti center Taking photos for 10 books about intentional communities to be published by sulak sivaraksa's publishing house.
4/24-5/2 Bann Tantawann adding lots of finishing touches to my house with 3 WWOOFers
4/20 - 4/23 Sisaket Asoke Taking photos for 10 books about intentional communities to be published by sulak sivaraksa's publishing house.
4/16 - 4/19 Inpang Community Network Taking photos for 10 books about intentional communities to be published by sulak sivaraksa's publishing house.
4/13 - 4/15 Chiang Mai Splashing lots of water at Songran.
4/12 Korat, Issan, Thailand Waiting 12 hours for a bus and taking part in Songran. 
4/7 - 4/11 Phnom Penh

Taking worker photos and booking a photo show for next year at the FCC.

4/4 - 4/6 Hiway 48 ( the new road) Hitchhiking to Phnom Penh & taking photos/ researching "the lost coast" project along the way.
3/28 - 4/3 Koh Kong, Cambodia Kayaking, Photography & research for the Lost Coast Project  -  New Photos Coming Soon
3/22 - 3/26 Krung Tep (Bangkok) Photography related errands and a 3 day photography workshop.
3/21 Wongsanit Ashram meeting about an upcoming book project
3/19 - 3/20 Chiang Mai, Thailand 2 day Photography Workshop
3/15 - 3/18 Bann Tantawann Last minute work before i set off for a full month of photo projects & photography workshops
3/12 - 3/14 Undisclosable location Teaching a 2 day photo workshop with Burmese youth activists at Earth Rights International's Burma School.
2/24 - 3/11 Bann Tantawann Making a Kitchen for my house
2/20 - 2/23 Chiang Mai Doing a commercial shoot of a 500$ a night hotel
2/11-2/20 Vitheethai, Issan, Thailand Volunteering at an international kids camp for my new NGO & teaching photography workshops.
2/1 - 2/10 Bann Tantawann! 

Finally...   I'm cleaning up my house and will start planting a garden and many things.

1/31-2/1 Chiang Mai, Thailand In transit to Bann Tantawann
1/28 - 1/30 Boarder Town in Lao Recovering from a cold & making my first photography podcast. Lao feels like Heaven on Earth, so relaxing after China.
1/26 - 1/28 Jinghong, Yunan, China No local boats to take me down the Mekong to Thailand.
1/19 - 1/26 Kumming, Yunnan, China Working on "China Mobile".
1/18 - 1/19 On a 48 hour train ride through China Taking photos and making notes for my new project called "China Mobile" photos coming soon...
1/17 - 1/18 Hangzhou, China Stopping off on my way south to look at Chinese Gardens.
1/10 - 1/16 Shanghai, China looking for a boat, but didn't find one...
1/8   - 1/ 10 East Chinese Sea Taking a Ferry from Osaka, Japan to Shanghai, China.
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12/29 - 1/8 Kansai, Japan Visiting temples, universities and parks. Really enjoying and learning from the many traditional Japanese sights & sounds. Even though I've lived in Japan for over 3 years, it feels like I'm seeing it for the first time.
 4/12-12/28 Hokkaido, Japan Hiking in Daisetsuzan, Meeting Benzo-san, Bike Touring Around Hokkaido, and Doing Photo shows
 2/24 - 4/11 Bann Tantawann; N. Thailand Making my Adobe house.   If anyone is near Chiang Mai and would like to help me build an Abode house, Please contact me!
 2/12 - 2/22 Angkor Wat, Cambodia Taking Photos of the Famous World Heritage Site.  Gallery link
 2/9 - 2/11 Phnom Phemn, Cambodia Going to galleries and meeting many photographers.  Also taking workers photos.

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