Seventeen in ’17
Shit! 2018 is only hours away . . .
Category Archive: Travel
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The game changer, Part 2 | The sound of silence
Three months ago, I wrote the first installment of an ode to the camera that has become a game changer to my photography—the Fuji X100. I have hesitated writing this concluding installment because… Continue reading
The great adventure
Five years ago this week, I embarked on a great adventure that to this day stands as the best decision I made for myself. It was an adventure that started out with a primary… Continue reading
Tricolour
Fencing can be a difficult subject matter to photograph. There are the obvious technical challenges that are present in sports photography in general: capturing fast action at the critical decisive moments, poor lighting, having… Continue reading
Only human
After a five month hiatus, I finally returned to the fencing scene this weekend photographing the two-day Remenyik Regional Open Circuit tournament at Northwestern University. Although the new fencing season began months ago,… Continue reading
Two Become One
Throughout the past few years, upon introducing myself as a photographer it was rather common for people to assume that I was, by virtue, a wedding photographer. Awkwardness often ensued after I would… Continue reading
On assignment in Green Lake, Wisconsin
I am glad to say that normal programing is resuming here at K. Dao Photography. My hiatus from the blogsphere has been due in part to a visit from family earlier in the… Continue reading
North by northeast and west
I wish I had more time and resources to travel. To explore the unfamiliar is a tenet of human existence. Through exploration, an individual transcends from a previous level of thought, knowledge, and experience to… Continue reading
The road to Kenowhere
In a few hours, I will once again be on the road traveling out of Illinois. Mercifully, not Ohio but rather Michigan. Traveling with me will be a contingent of my fencing buddies. … Continue reading
Meandering and trespassing
One cold night a few weeks ago, a friend perplexedly asked me why I would walk around in single-digital temperatures to photograph people on the streets of Chicago. Without hesitation, I answered her,… Continue reading
Adjusting back
In the past few days, I have been spending more of my photographic time editing images on Aperture than roaming around with a lens. This is mostly due to the fact that I… Continue reading