The New York Times reports on a new travel-industry twist -- photography safaris. Combining guided tours to exotic locales with hands-on instruction, photo safaris seek to turn the everyday Ofoto user into a budding Ansel Adams. “They are a huge and growing market,” said Reid Callanan, the director of Sante Fe Workshops (www.santafeworkshops.com), a photography … Continue reading Photo hunting on Route 66
Category: Photographs
Where is Ben? On Route 66
Ben Willmore describes himself as a "traveling Photoshop hack." But I've seen his photography, and he's being self-deprecating. He's personally taught more than 60,000 Photoshop users and has been hired as an in-house instructor for Mercedes Benz, Adobe, America Online, U.S. Air Force, Lexis Nexis and Fisher-Price. And his images are terrific. His main Web … Continue reading Where is Ben? On Route 66
Get hip to the Pig Hip sandwich
Route 66ers in Illinois are in for a rare treat on Sunday. Ernie Edwards, longtime owner of the Pig Hip restaurant that was recently destroyed by fire, will serve his trademark ham sandwiches from 2 to 5 p.m. at the restaurant's former site in Broadwell, Ill., reports the Lincoln (Ill.) Courier. The event is basically … Continue reading Get hip to the Pig Hip sandwich
Route 66 Blowout coverage
Two local newspapers provided extensive coverage to the Route 66 Blowout in Sapulpa, Okla., last weekend. One was the Sapulpa Daily Herald, which has a story and photographs (the page was having problems loading earlier; please be patient). The other was the Tulsa World, which has a slideshow of photographs and audio from the event.
A photo journey down Route 66
This is a compilation of images from Tokyo photographer Hiroshi Hanamura.
Mother Road notebook
A few brief news items from Route 66: Reviews of Grand Canyon Skywalk have become so bad, its operators have hired a lawyer to send letters that threaten legal action against critics, reports East Valley Living. A prominent First Amendment attorney has scoffed at Skywalk's alleged intimidation efforts. Money quote from a nearby landowner: "We … Continue reading Mother Road notebook
Documenting L.A.’s architecture
More than a decade ago, German tourist Martin Schall was near the end of Route 66 road trip. He took a wrong turn and ended up in downtown Los Angeles. He became awed by the city's skyscrapers and architecture, and started shooting pictures. He's returned to L.A. nine times to document that city's rich architecture, … Continue reading Documenting L.A.’s architecture
Riding the route
There are plenty of photo montages of Route 66 trips on YouTube. But this cross-country motorcycle trek by is good because of the photography by Phil Rubin and the inclusion of Chuck Berry's "Route 66" and Brad Paisley's "Behind the Clouds."
Multimedia Route 66
Here's an impressive Route 66 project that was posted a few days ago using the new My Maps feature from Google Maps. Jay Crim and Shekar Davarya drove Route 66 in 2002 with multimedia equipment. On video, they interviewed Mother Road personalities such as Michael Wallis, David Knudson, Ken Turmel, Bob Waldmire, Jerry McClanahan, Angel … Continue reading Multimedia Route 66
The ugly truth
The Lope traveled to the Panhandle of Texas and shot this and several other photos of the "Rattlesnakes -- Exit Now" sign that was blown down by severe storms a few weeks ago. I saw a similar photo in the recently mailed Texas Old Route 66 Association's newsletter, so I mostly knew what the damage … Continue reading The ugly truth