Kim has been traveling independently to far-flung regions since 1995, often spending a month at a time to explore a destination more fully. Much research is spent studying and planning each itinerary to seek out unique places and experiences that are often off the beaten path. She loves hiking adventures, cultural interactions, ruins and surreal landscapes. Favorite destinations so far include Namibia, Jordan, New Zealand, Machu Picchu, Alaska, Arizona, China, Panama, Sri Lanka, Italy & Bhutan.
Her photographs have appeared in numerous print and online travel publications including National Geographic Traveler, Wanderlust magazine, Outpost, Travel Abroad, guide books, textbooks, calendars, travel brochures and commercial advertisements, and have placed in many contests including National Geographic Travel photography contest, and 1st runner up in the emerging talent category in TPOTY, UK's Travel Photographer of the Year. She is represented by picture stock agencies such as Getty Images, istock, Alamy and Robert Harding World Imagery.
She is available to work with tourism boards or specific tour companies to help promote new adventures through visual imagery. Contact her to discuss opportunities.
Kim and David led small groups on photography tours through their company, Unique Photo Tours, for six years. This blog was created when their tour business was operating back in 2009. Although the exposure is no longer needed to generate interest for their tours, Kim continues to post entries from her travels to share information and photo tips about places and experiences on this fascinating planet. This blog was recently listed among the Top Travel Photography Blogs by Feedspot in July 2017.
David has been shooting since he was a wee lad experimenting with macro shots of bugs and freezing the fast action of falling objects and water. He has been a professional photographer for many years. His preference in photography involves complicated lighting set ups (we're talking a minimum of ten lights) on-location or in a studio to create compelling character portraits. He is an experienced editorial, corporate and commercial photographer, and his work has appeared on billboards, print advertisements and business websites.
He operated Bravo! Photography Studio until closing that business to pursue marketing and sales in 2014. His stellar images of talented dancers and models can be still be seen on Bravo!, and his travel images or how-to articles can be seen on earlier pages of this blog. Nowadays he prefers to stay at home, but can occasionally be convinced to travel with the family on short trips. His love of technology, using the latest photo gear and creating unusual portraits keep him shooting on the side.
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Michael McLean - Hey,I see we are past the draw date ,but I don’t see “We have a winner” written anywhere,but that statue in the water is Puek-Tian beach ,in Thailand . Thanks Michael Mclean.
admin - Hi Michael. Thanks for playing, but we did draw a winner on Nov 15th you’ll see if you scroll through old posts…The statues were on a beach in Petchaburi, Thailand (100 miles south of Bangkok): The stone figures depict the famous monsters and players in an love triangle forever etched in an epic Thai poem. Have you seen them in person? Pretty cool, and definitely off the beaten trail! Didn’t see any other foreigners there. My guide was very surprised that I wanted to visit as she had never been there before either.
Rohit - I think this statue depictes Surasa a Hindu goddess/ monster who is described as the mother of the nagas (serpents).Her most popular tale appears in the Hindu epic Ramayana, where she is tasked to test Lord Hanuman on his way to Sri Lanka from India in search of godess Sita.
Kim - Good guess! But it is actually a character from Phra Apai Mani standing in the sea at Puktien Beach in Cha-Am, Phetchaburi, Thailand. The 48,700-line poem was written by the Thai legendary poet, Sunthorn Phu (Thai: สุนทรภู่) and is considered an epic piece.
Tia montanay - The figures name is Panturat a giant who was in love whith Pha Papai Manee. The telling is based on a folk story about love between this giant prinsses who was in love in a human.
Kim - Lovely to know these details. Her giant stature is a striking thing to see at the beach! And such a fun sight to find off the beaten path…
Michael - Beautful place what a woundérful image