Category: Destinations

places to visit and locations for photography

Bangkok, Thailand photos

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_341" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Young Buddhist monks visiting Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, in Bangkok, Thailand.[/caption] My trip to Thailand was packed with visits to markets and temples, tourist attractions and local neighborhoods. A multitude of...Read More

Thai Puppet Show

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_333" align="aligncenter" width="420"] 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 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 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

Cover Story

Posted on 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

Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness proposal

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_299" align="aligncenter" width="332"] 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 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