Comments for The Adventurous Photographer: Adventures in Everyday Life

Comment on Zia International Airport, Dhaka by shahed

shahed — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:10:15 +0000

Very bad baggages services and careless.

Comment on The Price of Immigration for Bread for the World by laurapohl98

laurapohl98 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:07:48 +0000

Thanks, Alex!

Comment on The Price of Immigration for Bread for the World by Alex

Alex — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:04:46 +0000

Nice work, Laura. Well timed and great use of music too.

Comment on The science behind altruism by Erin Killian

Erin Killian — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:17:40 +0000

Pretty great story… except I wish the ending was different. Breaks your heart.

Comment on Thinking Day | A cross-cultural food experience by emi

emi — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:41:37 +0000

looks so fun! recipes?

Comment on Cocoa in Wehplay, Liberia by Home in Washington DC – The Adventurous Photographer: Adventures in Everyday Life

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:27:13 +0000

[...] all the traveling I’ve done for work in the past three months (also, here and here), it’s nice to be home for a while, snow and [...]

Comment on The power of the purse: Haitian women build their economic strength by Home – The Adventurous Photographer: Adventures in Everyday Life

Home – The Adventurous Photographer: Adventures in Everyday Life — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:25:53 +0000

[...] all the traveling I’ve done for work in the past three months (also, here and here), it’s nice to be home [...]

Comment on Accra, Ghana by Gayle Pescud

Gayle Pescud — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:48:32 +0000

If my husband, a Ghanaian, who spent his entire life in Ghana presented these images on his website, would he be accused of perpetuating stereotypes? Stereotype, of course, is a subjective idea. The stereotypes that come to mind in relation to Africa would be starving children, flies feasting on famished open mouths, groups of boys in pickups with guns… I have to say that I’ve not heard of rubbish on the beach being considered as an African or Ghanaian stereotype. Is it that non-Ghanaians must conform to some kind of unwritten rule about what they should or shouldn’t portray in relation to what they experience in Ghana, even just for a few hours? There is no judgment in the writing. The images of Independence Square appear more striking than the average tourist’s snaps. If my husband arrived in my home town of Sydney and chose to photograph syringes in the sand as well as the beautiful view from the beaches should he be accused of stereotyping Sydney or Australians? Why shouldn’t he portray what he experiences? Why should anyone not photograph what is? What if the writer chose to blog images of pieces of cloth or Ashanti stools. Arguably also stereotypes. Is it ok if it’s a positive stereotype?

Comment on Accra, Ghana by Nana

Nana — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:48:17 +0000

And how are these the opposite of that stereotype? Litter on the beach, and Independence Square but no photos of AfriCommand Headquarters at the “No Photos Allowed” American Embassy? Hmm…

Comment on Accra, Ghana by laurapohl98

laurapohl98 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:43:45 +0000

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the comment. I understand what you mean – and I do wish I’d had more time to explore! (14 hours in Ghana actually translated into about only 8 hours in Accra.)

I think for people who have never been to Ghana or even Africa, these images show the opposite of the stereotypical African images in many peoples’ minds, which are pictures of poor, hungry people living in huts in the desert.

Laura