I want to thank all of my readers again for staying with me despite my irregular blogging schedule. I just wanted to update all of you on a few things while I have a couple days to breathe between trips.
Regular Features
Oh what a bad blogger I’ve been! As you may have noticed, my regular features (Photo of the Week and Friday Link Love) were not published this week. Given my short time between trips, I’ve been spending time making sure everything is in order for the next trip. In addition, I’ve been busy with work obligations that I need to wrap up before I leave and, most importantly, I’ve been trying to spend some quality time with my girlfriend… away from the computer. These regular features will begin again once I return to the States at the beginning of July.
However, don’t let that stop you from submitting your photos to the Let’s Quit Our Day Jobs Flickr group! There have been some fantastic submissions over the last couple weeks and I can’t wait to go through all of them when I get back!
My India Photos
As I mentioned yesterday, all of my India photos have been uploaded to Flickr. In addition, I’ve also uploaded what I believe to be the best ones to my online gallery over at SmugMug. So, if you’re interested in purchasing any of the India photos, just click on the banner below to visit my online gallery:
Spreading the Love
I try to make a point to spread the love to my fellow bloggers and photographers. You guys come up with some amazing content and photographs and I love being able to comment on them and linking to them. Of course, given my hectic travel schedule in the past month and for the next few weeks, I simply haven’t had time to keep up with all the great stuff I am seeing! You should see how many items I’ve “starred” in Google Reader! It’s gonna take me a week just to go back through that!
So thank you all for the comments on this blog and on my photos! I’ll be returning the favor soon… as soon as I have the time to go through all the magnificent content I’ve saved!
Subscriptions
Speaking of all of you, my RSS/email subscription count has surpassed 300 subscribers! Of course, it’s not going to set any records, but it means a lot to me to see so many subscribers in a relatively short amount of time. Thank you all who have subscribed! You guys are making this whole photo-blogging so much more enjoyable! Thanks!
A New Project
As I’ve hinted before in the past, I am currently working on a project designed specifically for my fellow DC photographers. It could have been launched already but, considering it’s specific to DC, I didn’t want to launch it and then immediately leave the area for a month or two. So, stay tuned in July for some news on that project. I am really looking forward to getting it off the ground!
JPG Magazine
It’s been a looooong time since I’ve submitted a photo to JPG Magazine. This month’s theme, Democracy, was one I couldn’t pass up. So, if you have the time and inclination, go on over to JPG and vote for my submission by clicking on the photo below:
That’s about all for now! I will likely be posting one more update before I leave next week regarding some of the details for my upcoming trip.
Have a great weekend!
Tags: democracy, Featured, india, jpg-magazine, me, rss, Site News, travel
June 9th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Hey Shawn, We look forward to having you back in DC = ) Whats up with the teaser’s - inquiring minds want to know = )
June 9th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Darn you DC people!! Haha jk. I do enjoy checking up on your site. I like your freshness, if that is a word. I totally understand the time issue, since I have 2 kids, one with special needs, who take up quite a bit of time. I say enjoy what you do the most and the other stuff will wait for you.
June 9th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
@Mike: Haha… You’ll know soon enough! It’s not quite ready yet.
We’ll definitely have to get together once I’m back in DC.
@royston: Thanks!! I’m glad you’ve been enjoying what I have been posting here. I hope it’s only going to get better over the next month. But, you’re right… Gotta make time for the important stuff… and with all the traveling I’ve been doing, my girlfriend definitely deserves some props. She’s been great!
Thanks guys!!
June 9th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Yalla!! We will get together for a pint or 4 when you get back.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Haha… Haven’t heard “Yalla” in a while, though I’m sure I’ll be hearing it plenty over the next few weeks.
You’re on!
Thanks!
June 11th, 2008 at 12:53 am
I don’t mind your absences one bit, the photos that have been posted, have made up for all that. you’ve captured some incredible things, and I’m honored to be able to view them. I hope you have a safe and fun trip ahead.
June 12th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Thanks Chica! I hope the ones from Israel and the West Bank don’t disappoint!