Asia, Australia, Southeast Asia

Louis’s Turn

Pity the poor photographer traveling with a hard-hearted writer who rejects photos that don’t fit into the story she has penned.

Every day, the photographer’s camera roll fills with arresting lighting effects, captivating colors, eye-catching human behavior (bronze Aussies sunbathing under overcast skies, for example) and all manner of photographic art – that the unmoved writer virtually spikes.

The photographer would be Louis, the writer will remain unnamed, but this Partout represents Louis’s turn to make pictures the story. What follows are the photographer’s unpublished favorites from the pair’s two months on the road and the seas of Asia and Oceana. All photos were taken with Louis’s Sony 6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens or his spiffy new iPhone16.

Late-afternoon sunlight and blocks of color in Luang Prabang bar
Lone wader among the limestone reefs of Rottnest Island
Trolley passenger caught mid-nap in Hong Kong
Colorful cockatoo, common as a swallow in Western Australia
Buddha admirers sheltering from the sun in Vientiane
Revered lotus blossom emanating resilience, purity and enlightenment
Gentle Aussie on the sidewalk on a fine Fremantle afternoon
Magic hour on the Mekong River in Laos
Bridal couple unruffled and unruffling in a Ha Noi intersection
Buddhist monks on pilgrimage to Angkor Wat
Couple embracing their phones at the edge of Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi
Illuminated Hong Kong skyline with iconic junk
Bali’s coastline in the shadow of Mount Batur
Bali abloom

Being partnered up with a hard-hearted writer, Louis rarely gets the last word. With this Partout and our return from the road, this time he does.

Until we meet again, happy trails. 

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  17. I love Louis’ photos. I remember, fondly, in August 1983 Louis and I were doing a story on beach weekends at Beidaihe China. Louis saw a shot across the beach, with an umbrella, a breeze, a sunset and a rippling ocean. He worked on that shot for more than an hour. A single impressionable shot. It was the perfect closing shot for our story. Bob Hurst

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    1. Beach, umbrella, breeze, sunset, ocean, an hour for the perfect shot? Yup, that would be Louis, and I can assure you he hasn’t budged an inch from his dedication to perfection in those intervening 42 (!) years. (The writer)

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