A true beach babe

As a photographer, you sometimes see the perfect setting, and immediately realize you need some people interest to create the picture you have in mind. This is what happened to us on White Sand Beach on the island of Ko Chang.

Quite nice on its own, but we felt it needed some human interest.

So Day Two, we were looking for that special someone as soon as we hit the beach. And it didn’t take long before we spotted Emma!

She stood out like a sore thumb, a very beautiful sore thumb that is. Her striking appearance was coupled with a great personality, and as soon as we asked her if she minded posing for our picture, she was in. Thanks to Emma’s beauty and natural charm, these are our attempts at creating a beach shot with a difference. What do you think?

Where exactly is White Sand Beach?

If crowded beaches are not your cup of tea, why not find out about the much less touristy Eastern side of Ko Chang here.

 

Back at the circus

By popular demand… Since our previous post about the small, travelling circus called Zirkus Berlin proved such a hit with our readers, we’ve decided to publish a few more images from our photo shoots with them.

We’ve had a lot of feedback  regarding animal welfare (hardly unexpected). And I can only repeat what I said in yesterday’s post. I do have serious issues with the manipulated animal behaviour at the circus. I do not approve of tigers being kept as entertainment. And I did feel for those huge and lovely looking elephants that are leading a life completely out of touch with their inner beast.

But I also love the magic of the circus! What to do? I am contradicting myself loudly & clearly. So forgive me when I pass on these images of a tradition that I have a love-hate relationship with. They portray the things I love about the circus, and the people in them pretty much sum up my fascination.

When everybody's watching she's like a bird. Behind the scenes she's shy, always rushing around until she decides to stop and give us a smile.

She adored having her photo taken, both in and out of the spotlight.

Frank is clown, director, elephant trainer and the one who revealed to us that it's the circus, or nothing...

Esmeralda juggles her roles as a circus babe, a mother and a house(caravan)wife.