Come on out and take a look and enjoy some great food at Bok Choy.

Aloft Bolingbrook is located at 500 Janes Avenue in Bolingbrook next to L.A. Fitness. You can find map and driving directions on Google Maps.

I will be swapping out a few of the prints during the exhibition so you can see and perhaps enjoy more of my work. Here is a sample of what will be in the exhibit.

This print is available in The Print Store in various media and sizes. I recommend a 20″ X 20″ print on rag paper with 3″ mat space and a wide black wooden frame.

This photograph is available in The Print Store on canvas as large as a 60″ x 34″ as well as other sizes and media.

Personally, I think photograph cannot be judge by how sharp it is, how much detail is showing, or what camera it was taken with. I believe how the photograph is captured, what is captured, and more important what is it saying is much more important and many people on Flickr that agrees.

I’ve always preached “Light, Form, Emotion” and I’m sticking by it.

If you like this photograph, prints are available in The Print Store and they are beautiful.

During that period, it had many inns and restaurants with heavy Japanese influence in architecture and decor. When the mines dried up, the town lost its attraction until 1989 it was used as the main location for a popular Taiwanese movie.

The revival of Jiufen meant the restoration of the many old buildings and structures. The good thing was the restoration kept it’s historic charm and feel. Today, many people visit for the historic significance and the nostalgic feel of the town.

This is the side door to an inn here, what attracted me is the detail in the door’s carvings and the old lock and latch. I bet there are many stories to be told behind this door.

This is the exterior of this inn. The architecture has Japanese and Chinese influences. looks to me that this was probably a tea house or a sake house back in the day.

You will see any winding stair paths through out Jiufen. This is near the bottom of the main stair. However, it continues into a residential area. Once again, I wonder about the people who walked these steps in the past.

I love travel photography. When I travel, I look for things that might strike an emotion in me. It could be the people, the history, culture or anything that might carry that emotion through a photograph. Sure, iconic tourist attractions are nice, but when you dive into what really makes a place chances are you will end up with something you will remember for a long time.

This is a traditional Taiwanese street food presented in a food court. it is short grain rice cooked with a basic meat sauce in a round container. In the old days the container was bamboo stalk, these days is a stainless cup. However, the presentation has remained  simple and elegant. Who’d thought this is just simple street food?

Some of the Asian restaurants I’ve worked with should take notes.