Category: Destinations

places to visit and locations for photography

Thai Puppet Show

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_333" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Thai puppet show at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok."][/caption] One of the highlights of my visit to Thailand was attending the Thai puppet show at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok. The show, named Aksra Hoon Lakorn Lek, is...Read More

Chatuchak Market, Bangkok

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_329" align="aligncenter" width="341" caption="Flower vendor at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok."][/caption] There are street vendors all over the city in Bangkok, but one of Thailand's biggest and best known marketplaces is the Chatuchak Weekend Market on the north side...Read More

Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, Bangkok

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_325" align="aligncenter" width="340" caption="Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand."][/caption] Traveling around Bangkok and Chiang Mai, I get the impression that there are Buddhist temples on almost every block in these cities. One of the most famous...Read More

Elephant ride – check one off the bucket list.

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_319" align="aligncenter" width="333" caption="Yours truly riding an elephant in Chiang Mai, Thailand."][/caption] As a kid, my favorite stories were from books like Dr. Doolittle and Kipling's Jungle Books, and ever since then I've wanted to ride an elephant. Finally...Read More

Cover Story

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_314" align="aligncenter" width="380" caption="VIA Magazine March/April 2010 cover."][/caption] A couple of magazines feature my photography on the cover this month. VIA, the magazine of the AAA auto club, assigned me to shoot a story on the Oregon Dunes National...Read More

Hawaiian sunrise

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_309" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Waimanalo Beach at sunrise."][/caption] Many years I lived in Hawaii, but never spent much time at Waimanalo, even though I lived in nearby Kailua for a number of years. While on this trip to the Islands,...Read More

Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness proposal

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_299" align="aligncenter" width="332" caption="The Wild & Scenic John Day River at Cathedral Rock"][/caption] For the past couple of years, the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) has been working to bring together landowners in the John Day River Basin and...Read More

Pu’uhonua o Honaunau

Posted on January 23, 2010December 8, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_292" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Ki'i and Hale Keawe Heiau, Pu'uhonua o Honaunau"][/caption] Living in Hawaii for many years, I was fortunate to travel and photograph extensively around the islands. One of my absolute favorite places is Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National...Read More

Holiday Greetings

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_287" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Trees and tracks in the snow at Mount Rainier's Paradise Valley"][/caption] My best wishes to all for a wonderful holiday season, and may 2010 bring you health, happiness, love and prosperity.

Crater Lake in Winter

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_281" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Crater Lake in winter."][/caption] PhotoShelter.com has selected me as a Featured Photographer for the month of December, and is displaying the above photo as part of their home page slide show. Check it out at www.PhotoShelter.com...Read More