Dave McCaig Photography – Favorite Five
Posted by Prashant - 20/09/08 at 09:09:04 pmI’ve known Dave McCaig now for a number of years, and like his older brother, he has a thing for traveling. He disappeared for a while a couple of years ago, and made his way all over the Eastern hemisphere. With him he brought bikes, and most importantly, a camera. Knowing how talented Dave is, I asked him a while ago if he would contribute to our series of Favorite Five (which past posts were lost), where a rider in the local BMX community with a passion for photography would pick their five favorite photos they’ve taken, whether BMX or otherwise, to share with everyone, and Dave was eager to contribute. He sent me a selection of photos taken around Asia that most people haven’t had a chance to see before. A little overdue, but click the link below for Dave’s Favorite Five.
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Brutal Bus Ride in Laos
This was probably one of the hardest bus rides I’ve ever encountered in my travels. This bus ride is known as the worst bus trip in South East Asia. To travel 160km it takes anywhere from 7 to 14 hours. For certain steep hills you have to get out of the bus and walk. In the foreground you can see Ryan and Julia sitting on rice. These buses don’t leave until every single crevast is filled and that includes the roof. It’s not uncommon to see people sitting on the top of buses flying down the highway. I gave it a shot and it was pretty intense. This baby loved the camera.
Northern Laos
This photo was shot in northern Laos. Ryan, Julia and I went for a little cycling trip to the different villages and watts around Luang Namtha. I guess a lot of the farms had harvested there rice so they where burning them so they could start over again. Aboriginals in Australia used to do this to their land to keep it nice and fertile so I guess they where doing it for the same reasons. The people in the photo had just filled up there gas cans at the gas station which is out
Plain of Jars
In this photo you can see the plain of jars. The Plain of jars is known as one of the most dangerous archelogist sites in the world and it’s all thanks to the USA. Laos is considered one of the most heavily bombed countries in the world. The USA bombed the shit out of Laos during the Vietnam war. If you look at a map of the plain of jars all you see is red dots which represent UXO/ unexploded bombs and land mines. So straying from the designated path could relieve you of an arm or leg. There’s a weird magnetic field around the plain of jars which has taken down thousands of US aircraft. These jars are believed to date back anywhere from 800AD to 500BC. People think they may have been used either to store food or possibly used as tombs.
Thai Kick Boxing
Thai kick boxing is massive in South East Asia. It wasn’t uncommon for me to be cycling into a village and see the hole village huddled around a T.V Placing bets.
Guitar Player
I shot this photograph of a vietnamese friend for a little series that i was doing concentrating on artists and there hands. I always love being able to shoot, develop and print my photos using a traditional process. I feel so much more in control.
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looks fucking awesome. i love the articlated details.
Comment by Rich Red — September 20, 2008 #