I posted about my visit to Anaheim wondering if I will be able to connect to somebody around the area and to my surprise one of my long time blog reader Larry Hayden contacted me so we had an interesting meet up discussing photography, stationery, technology and travel. We happen to share many similar interests and experience in all these topics. He too travels quite a lot so I asked if he had any suggestions for photography topics to do during travel. Interestingly and challengingly, hotel room shots.
(hotel room shot, Tokyo: mind.Depositor 3, Mnemosyne notepad, ball pen in the form of an antique brass key, brass/iron pair of scissors, document envelope made with oil paper, fabric and leather)
To shatter our family and friends' wild imaginations about all these business travels in 'exotic places' and to give ourselves a photo topic to challenge, it sounds very interesting. Do I portrait myself shooting sinks and curtains? Do I want to convey the loneliness or hectic schedule during business travel? Can a series of photos be created to generate a story? Is there way to show the smallest pleasure we find in travel and especially in hotel rooms? I would love to hear your input if you are reading this.
Larry is also a Traveler's Notebook user but despite the aesthetic we both love, eventually the size becomes less portable and he chose to switch to Field Notes which is light and allows him to play with the cover, producing a collection of unique pieces as the journeys go on. Like me, he almost always carry an analog camera, while digital is for work in most cases.
I love to slot in these small meet ups during business travels, lately while I was in Tokyo I met the owner of a small stationery shop who happen to be able to speak English. Will talk about this soon.
