Our Travels
Bon Appetit: Andorra – a Duty Free Paradise in all Seasons
As world travelers and photographers, Henderson Productions joined forces with our friends from Poggio Amorelli B&B to explore culinary France. Master Chef contestant Angela Perkins contacted chefs in five distinct regions and asked us to design and document the...
Bon Appetit: Foix and the Niaux Caves– a Study in the Southern French Mountains
As world travelers and photographers, Henderson Productions joined forces with our friends from Poggio Amorelli B&B to explore culinary France. Master Chef contestant Angela Perkins contacted chefs in five distinct regions and asked us to design and document the...
Inspirations
WOW Views on New Zealand’s South Island
In the spring of 2016, Henderson Productions took an extended do-it-yourself driving tour of New Zealand. We’re excerpting portions of our trip in this blog. Both a book and plan-it-yourself itinerary are available for sale in our Shop on...
Tips from a Kiwi Local in Christchurch
In the spring of 2016, Henderson Productions took an extended do-it-yourself driving tour of New Zealand. We’re excerpting portions of our trip in this blog. Both a book and plan-it-yourself itinerary are available for sale in our Shop on...
How to Get Started
Build the Life You Want
by Sue Henderson Color me bemused. I've been noticing lately references to the “gig” economy. Kinda makes me smile. Everywhere I look people are creating their own jobs. Many, of a certain age, have retired at least once and gotten bored so decided to ‘hang...
Putting it Together
There's a very famous song from Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George titled "Putting it Together" where the artist George Seurat sings about how he paints and sells a work. You can check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-836TtoF_5I Why...
Backstory
Extra Sensory Appreciations in the Himalayans
Experiencing massages in Nepal and Bhutan, as is true anytime three of the five senses are tapped, is an extra sensory experience. Such is the case with swirl, sniff, sip for oneophiles. The same can be true for a modern rock concert where visuals and vibrations are...
A New Mindset for a New Year
Two things happened in early November that really changed my mindset and approach to both photography and my business. And while it might be too early to gauge success, sometimes your gut tells you to choose the path less traveled. A typical road sign in Bhutan. A...
Recent Posts
Woodstock Revisited – 50 Years and Counting
The lyrics “Wild women don’t worry. Wild women don’t ever get the blues.” were running through my mind as we started our revisiting week with the 50th Anniversary Santana concert in Virginia. It was a sultry summer night with hot Latin licks...
Kumbulgargh to Jodhpur, Western Rajastan
Our continued exploration of Rajastan began one morning past the deep ravines and several dams of the westerly range of the Aravalli Hills into a wide fertile valley with early morning activity everywhere: the man with the sleep-eyed...
The Road to Kumbulgargh and Ranakpur
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA We awoke early prepared for a long day of driving from the lakeside tranquility of Udaipur toward the western desert and Jodhpur. Out drive began with the high desert reminiscent of Arizona. There were sandstone and clay mines then ravines...
Journey through Rajastan
Aldous Huxley wrote of Rajastan “The long days of traveling thru Rajputana seemed to me, as I sat entranced at the window, at once short and eternal…Innumerable separate images, seen during hours of contemplation, have blended and run together in my mind to for a...
Zanzibar Eats – 13th Annual Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention – Documentary
Over the coming weeks, we're delighted to present the backstory for a series of award winning images from 2019 13th Annual Pollux Awards. We knew we were going to Zanzibar as part of our trip to Tanzania. As part of the research, we learned about the...
The Road to Bagamoyo – 13th Annual Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention – Street Photography
Over the coming weeks, we're delighted to present the backstory for a series of award winning images from 2019 13th Annual Pollux Awards. We spent the two-hour drive to Bagamoyo just north of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, watching the city glide by. At 11:30...
Hanauma Beach Tourists – 13th Annual Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention – People
Over the coming weeks, we're delighted to present the backstory for a series of award winning images from 2019 13th Annual Pollux Awards. Hanauma Bay is a marine sanctuary and one of the most popular tourist destinations on O’ahu in the Hawaiian islands. Our...
Sunrise at Zanzibar Beach – 13th Annual Pollux Awards,Honorable Mention – Culture and Daily Living
Over the coming weeks, we're delighted to present the backstory for a series of award winning images from 2019 13th Annual Pollux Awards. I was honored to have been present for the opportunity to watch sunrise on the local beach on the Indian Ocean while visiting...
Antelope Canyon – 13th Annual Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention – Abstract Series
Over the coming weeks, we're delighted to present the backstory for a series of award winning images from 2019 13th Annual Pollux Awards. A trip to Antelope Canyon on the Navaho Indian reservation near Page, Arizona is an excellent addition to a visit to this highly...
Pashupatinath – Hindu Holy Site in Kathmandu, Nepal
We thought we were just going on a service project to help to clean up the Bagmati River. The Big Cleanup had been every Saturday for the previous 231 weeks moving around each week to a different section. Various challenges from a lack of infrastructure (from 20...
Nepal’s Chitwan National Park
A pair of lapwings looking for breakfast We woke up in Chitwan for a big breakfast and then whisked off for the first adventure: a dugout canoe ride down the Rapti River just outside our door. The Chitwan region is not only a refuge for several endangered...
A Visit to Coleville-sur-Mer
As we were walking out of the American Cemetery in Coleville-sur-Mer a strong American voice asked, “Do you speak French?” When we answered, “Not really,” he grinned and got out of his utility golf cart to approach. And that was how we met...
Festival of Lights in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Wow. What a wonderful time to be in the ancient, fine city of Bhaktapur. We spent the evening watching the activities and hustle and bustle of Tihar – the festival of lights. We intentionally chose to walk in before dark making our way up...
When an Elephant Roars
When an elephant roars you feel the vibration all the way through its body like a small earthquake. And it begins as a low rumble before the sound makes its way out the mouth. And I wondered to myself, perhaps this type of sound is a different sort...
On the Road to Kathmandu
We were whisked away in our air-conditioned luxury van with plenty of room to spread out and glimpses of distant snow-capped mountains trying to peak out of the muggy skies. The sun was hot that morning. With no school for the Tihar holiday, kids are...
Boudanath Stupa and a Lesson in Buddhism in Nepal
We spent a morning with an extended visit to the famous Boudanath Stupa and the White Monastery including the Rangling Yeshi Institute on the grounds of the monastery. An elevated view of the top of the Stupa Through friend connections we met a Jesuit priest and...
Homestay Overnight in Kathmandu
We were blessed to have a personal homestay included in our trip. I learned enough to know I was residing this evening with three generations. They reside in one four-story home they own with bedrooms on the lower floors and kitchen near the top to...
Nepal – First Impressions
Our flight from Dubai took us over Pakistan and then India toward Nepal. We began our parallel run with the Himalayan mountains on the same longitude with Delhi with first glimpses of snow-capped peaks at eye level all the way until our final descent into...
Build the Life You Want
by Sue Henderson Color me bemused. I've been noticing lately references to the “gig” economy. Kinda makes me smile. Everywhere I look people are creating their own jobs. Many, of a certain age, have retired at least once and gotten bored so decided to ‘hang...
Putting it Together
There's a very famous song from Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George titled "Putting it Together" where the artist George Seurat sings about how he paints and sells a work. You can check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-836TtoF_5I Why...
People, People, People – An Artist’ Eye
by Sue Henderson Do you ever find yourself looking through pictures you’ve taken and find you have a trend? It’s happened to me often enough I’ve started intentionally filing them in specific category folders. One such folder in my...
Musings on the “Why” about Business
by Sue Henderson Just in the USAF back in the day! I was recently asked if I knew why I do what I do for a living. Interesting question. While there are many reasons, the first that came to mind was service. Now “service” has many...
You’re the Photographer
First in a New Series by Rick Henderson You have a camera, you’ve practiced the different settings on lenses, the flash & lighting, and now you want to be the best photographer in town. To do that you’ve got to be better than the photographers you know...
An Artist on the Road – How I Approach Traveling Art
As a traveling artist, I set out with on most trips with three missions (in no particular order) To document a journey; To inspire my own creative juices; and, To tell a story. As an example, in a ten-hour day on a safari it’s easy to experience...
(we’re free birds too)
