My approach to things that seem unattainable at first blush is simply to ask—the theory being, the worst possible result is that they will say, “No.” And so, on a European trip in 2015, I emailed the Swiss Tourism Office and asked if I could get an hour-long ride in the head end on the…
The Bernina Express takes you through some breath-taking scenery and all the while you can’t stop marveling at the engineering that went into the construction of this railway. Note, please, that I have not included a “scenic” photo, assuming that most of you are more interested in seeing just a bit of the amazing infrastructure….
TIRANO, ITALY– I’ve just come off the nearly five-hour ride on the Bernina Express from Chur in Switzerland to this small town in Italy. It was my plan to publish several photos taken along the way, but the internet connection in this little hotel is so slow, half-way through uploading the first of five, the…
Today I thought I would dig out and post a few photos I’ve taken on some past trips. Truthfully, I’m usually dissatisfied with the photos I bring back. I don’t know why that surprises me; my approach to photography is about as basic as it gets: I set the camera on automatic and blaze away,…