Journal

Thirty years ago, he was a monk. Pulled from the monastery, he became army. Special operations. Something happened. He retreated deep into the jungle. The Cambodian border in plain view. He’s been there ever since. Decades. A hermit. His name is Li.

Click image or here to watch video. Filming and photography have as much to do with waiting as they do with the actual practice of the craft. Today was a great study in that truth. As the time of our scheduled visit to photograph and interview a subject for another project I’m working on approached,…

Click image to watch video This Only Happens in Select Temples Before his enlightenment, after 6 years of asceticism, a woman named Suchata fed an emaciated Buddha a bowl of rich rice pudding containing milk, honey, butter, nuts, seeds, coconut and grains. That simple act is essentially what is being recreated here and in select…