- Alcatraz
Last June I visited Alcatraz, in the bay off San Francisco, with my friend Snoo. I can't recommend it enough. On the downside, the tour guide's spiel romanticizes the violence and death that marked Alcatraz until it was shut down in 1963. My [ ... ]
- Meditate NYC 2012
This is my fifth year photographing Meditate NYC, organized by the New York Buddhist Council since 2007. It's an all-day event in Manhattan where a dozen teachers share 20-minute talks. Full photo set.
- Zen Street Retreat Photos
Some photos from a four-day street retreat I did in September here in New York. Street retreat is an American Zen practice, I believe invented by Bernie Glassman, of spending a short time living and sleeping on the streets. It brings us into [ ... ]
- Cetonia Aurata
I'd like to share with you this gorgeous photo from Wikipedia: source
- I'm An Award-Winning Photographer!
- Even More Zen Portraits
- More Zen Portraits
Jennifer and Ryoshin from the Village Zendo's retreat, last summer and the summer before.
- Jukai Photos: Jukai
August 7, 2011. Jukai, a ceremony in which Zen students promise to uphold the precepts, and receive a new name. The initiates have put their robes on top of their heads while they chant, to express their reverence for the Buddha way.
- Zen Photos: River Lanterns
- Zen Photos: Enkyo Roshi
