8th Angkor Photo Workshops: Applications Open

The Angkor Photo Workshops is back for the 8th year, and has now announced that it is accepting applications.

I can't emphasize strongly enough that it is a phenomenal opportunity for all photographers, emerging and established, and this comes from personal experience following my attendance and participation last year. It was a delightful experience to meet all those concerned with the workshop, and co-mingle with the hundreds of photographers who joined it.

The Angkor Photo Workshops is held annually in Siem Reap, and is offered free to selected young photography talents from Asia. The week-long professional photography workshop provides participants with firsthand training, invaluable exposure, and a chance to develop their personal photographic style and vision. Over the years, the workshop has highlighted emerging talent from the region, and many previous participants are now pursuing successful photography careers.

Gumroad: Selling For Photographers?

I saw a post about Gumroad on Pixiq, and its premise piqued my interest, as it may do for my readers.

Gumroad claims that it serves to democratize the ability to sell stuff online, and 'stuff' obviously includes photographs, or songs, albums, videos, and other products. It does so by creating a link to your photograph(s) so that your fans, friends, and followers who want to buy it, can do so, and no store set up is needed.

Gumroad's fee structure is states as 5% + 25¢ of each transaction.  If you sell a photograph for $100, the fee is $5.24 and $94.75 is deposited into your bank account. According the Gumroad's FAQ, it supports Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, JCB, and Diners Club cards.

It may be worth one's time to try this service out.

Cartmel Lemon Drizzle Pudding: Review

The lovely people at Cartmel Village Shop asked if I would like to be part of a team of Cartmel Village People and review some of their wonderful puddings.  This time I am showcasing Lemon Drizzle Pudding.  I love lemon drizzle cake, how clever to turn it into a pudding.

Remove the lid and you get an amazing aroma from the lemon zingy topping.  Secretly dip your finger into the lemon lusciousness - yum. 

All you have to do is pop the pudding into the oven for 20 minutes and the topping turns into a beautiful golden lemony syrup.  Cut into slices and serve whilst still warm with a dollop of cream.

The buttery sponge is light textured and the topping is tangy and luscious.  This pudding definitely has the feelgood factor, it's a little beauty and we loved it. 

My husband thinks he is a pudding expert and has appointed himself as part of the Cartmel Village People (I don't think anyone will notice that they have an extra member).  He says they really know what they are doing, do it well, and they are experts, he can't wait to try the next pudding.

The pudding serves 4/5 people, we ate half and the next day I reheated half the pudding on a plate in the microwave. The pudding is also suitable for home freezing.
  
Fans of Cartmel asked them for more varieties of pudding and this is one of the new puddings they have made for us all.  You can buy the puddings online, Cartmel Village Shop based in Cumbria, Waitrose, Booths, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Fortnum & Mason and independent fine food shops.

Did you see my review of Cartmel Summer Fruit Pudding?

Thank you to Cartmel Village Shop and Marie for another fabulous pudding.

Sebastian Cortés: Backwaters India

Photo © Sebastian Cortes-All Rights Reserved

You'll have to navigate Sebastian Cortés's website a little bit to land on his Travel page which groups his wonderful work in photo essay form.

There are some 12 of those...Backwater Kerala (from which the above photograph is shown), Forever Rajasthan, Chic In Milan, Sidhpur in Gujarat (with magnificent old mansions...probably called havelis as they do in Rajasthan), Venice, Varanasi, Cinque Terre, the Colosseum in Rome, Fort Kochi, Portofino, South Beach (Miami) and the Maldives.

If you haven't guessed it by now, yes...Sebastian Cortés works in both Italy and India. He was born in New York, and took up photography while at New York University film school.  In 1985, he moved to Milan and started photographing fashion and lifestyle photography assignments for international magazines and commercial clients, while also concentrating on portraits and fine-art work. In 2004 Sebastian moved together with his family to India, where he continues to work and produce various book projects.

Here's also his work of Pondicherry's interiors.


 

Dual Survival Season 3 – New Host Update

I usually don’t follow shows that closely, but since the last post about Dual Survival Season 3 became so popular, I figured I would post an update.

This weekend, Cody Lundin made the following post about the show and the new host:

HI campers! Two shows shot so far for Dual Survival season three. The photo might give you a hint about the location.....great times! No word on when the shows will start airing, but it won't be anytime soon; one must make the cookies before they can be eaten.

In regards to my new partner, he (first clue) is a genuine Special Operations warrior. He was hired by the Discovery Channel, thus the Discovery Channel will decide when the time is right to announce him. Please do not ask me, or Sara, or Joe about who and when...it is a Discovery Channel decision. Thanks and Stay safe! cody

I am not sure whether they hired the new host from the people who have previously held contracts with Discovery or not. If it is one of the people they have already used, Myke Hawke and Wil Willis come to mind.