stop over
Well folks, here I am at Miami International Airport drinking it all in. Peeps of all shapes and sizes from all over the Americas are wandering around aimlessly (none more so than myself!), or lining up at the various troughs for consumption, or corralling their brats, or watching CNN, or just staring off into space….
it’s truly unbelievable how jam packed this place is.
Anyway, I’m here awaiting my connecting flight to La Paz Bolivia. Only 5 more hours to go…Yup. It’s finally happening. I’ve been meaning to keep you abreast of the pre production aspects of this assignment but it’s been tougher than I thought and I’ve had little time left for my lovely family let alone this blog. All in all it’s been a little different than what I’ve been use to. Emotionally speaking, I feel as though I have hit every hill and valley of my very being during this exercise. Ah, the details aren’t important, so I’ll sum up the experience with the help of an old master:
Bottom line is that part’s over and now it comes down to what I do best. So I’m happy.
Here’s the gig as I understand it so far: 9 consecutive days of flying and driving around Bolivia with a writer and a translator. Priority number one is Stills. Priority number two is Video. I’ll traveling with my Nikon D2x for stills and a Sony V1U DVcam for vids…sounds good, doesn’t it? The joy I’m feeling now is because I successfully got through customs and was able to carry-on all my essential camera gear without any hassle whatsoever. I even got myself a bulkhead seat!
and now for the flight to La Paz….I depart for that storied region in mere hours….and hours.
I’ll try to keep you updated. I have no idea whether there will be any connectivity in the areas I’ll be shooting but something tells me it’s gonna be a little dicey. PLEASE get in touch with me. I’d love to hear from you…
hugs