‘Roving Photographer’ Archives
Fly Aerosvit Kiev to JFK
View Larger Map I have to take care of some business back home, so I returned to the U.S. on Saturday. I flew on Aerosvit Flight 131 from Kiev, Borispol Aeroport to New York’s JFK airport. Aerosvit flies direct from Kiev to JFK five days a week. I booked the flight [Read More]
Kyiv, Ukraine
I am in Kyiv, Ukraine for about two weeks. Kyiv is the Ukrainian spelling. The Russian spelling is Kiev. (Actually they both use the Cyrillic alphabet.) Regardless of how you spell it, we are here in Kyiv for photography. We took an overnight train from Lviv. It left at [Read More]
Hotel George in Lviv
For most of our time in Lviv, I was staying in an apartment on Rynok Square. Rynok means “market” in Ukrainian and Rynok Square is the main square in the old city. It is where you see most of the tourists. But I am spending my last day and night in Lviv at the [Read More]
Back in Lviv, Ukraine
Now we are settled in Lviv for the next month or so. We found a place in the center of the old town of Lviv right on Rynok Square. Rynok means market in Ukrainian. Old building, very interesting. I will try to post some photos. View Larger Map We were in Lviv last year and [Read More]
Overnight Train from Prague to Lviv
Well we left Prague for the summer. On Sunday night we took an overnight train from Prague to Lviv, Ukraine. No, the picture above is not our train. Here is the route that Google maps came up with. View Larger Map The actual route we took skipped Brno but instead went [Read More]
Hawk Eating Pigeon
Prague, Czech Republic - Here is something interesting that I observed outside the window of my flat in the center of Prague. Up on a 4th story ledge of the building across the street, a bird-of-prey was eating a pigeon that it had just killed. I am guessing the bird is [Read More]
Prague Spring
Hurray! Back in Prague for the Spring. Arrived on Wednesday by train from Budapest. The train was the Deutche Bahn fast train from Budapest to Berlin. Beautiful modern train that with all the creature comforts. There was a display screen that showed information like speed. [Read More]
Returning to Prague for Spring
We will be returning to Prague, Czech Republic for two months in the spring. Our current plans are to be the in April and May 2009. Our route wil take us through Belgrad, Serbia and Budpest, Hungary (Magyaroszag), Bratislava, Slovakia and Brno, Czech Republic. The distance [Read More]
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
I am in Plovdiv, Bulgaria for a short visit. Plovdiv is located in southern Bulgaria. The Maritza River runs through it just north of the city center. View Larger Map I traveled by train from Sofia to Plovidiv, which was about 2-1/2 hours. From the station I walked along [Read More]
Istanbul Excursion
Springtime is only a few weeks away, and I am spending some time in Istanbul, Turkey. View Larger Map The weather is quite warm here in Istanbul. The rug merchants are out in front of their shops looking for customers. Istanbul is a very old city. It was formerly called [Read More]
February 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria
It is the middle of winter and I am in Sofia, Bulgaria for the month of February. I will be casting new models from Bulgaria. I set up a temporary photo studio near the city centre. It is rather cold here and most people are bundled up in their winter clothes, so it is [Read More]
Back in Prague
Well the summer is over and the Summer 2008 Model Search Tour was a success. We discovered many new faces. Some of the new models will be coming to Prague and eventually going to the Bikini Jam in Spain next year. During 12 week tour we visited cities and towns in nine [Read More]
Summer 2008 Model Search Tour Concludes Wroclaw, Poland
Our last stop on the Summer 2008 Model Search Tour is Wroclaw, Poland. View Larger Map We arrived by train late in the evening. We crossed the border into Poland at Premysl where we had to go through European Union customs inspections. Then we hopped on the train through [Read More]
Model Search in Kyiv, Ukraine
The capital city of Ukraine. Many pretty girls here. Our last stop in Ukraine. View Larger Map This is a big city with a population of at least 2.7 million. I am amazed at what Kyiv has to offer both in backgrounds for photography and in potential modeling talent. There are [Read More]
Model Search in Lviv, Ukraine
The model search has moved to Ukraine. We are in Lviv which is in western Ukraine. When we got off the train at 11.45 pm it was raining. I will have to brush up on my Russian. Actually many people speak Ukrainian since that is the official language, but most also [Read More]
2008 Model Search Tour Visits in Krakow, Poland
Krakow is a beautiful old city in southern Poland. View Larger Map Much different than Warszawa, but also lots of thin pretty girls with excellent figures. We also ate some more lard. [Read More]
Summer 2008 Model Search Tour moves to Warsaw, Poland
After a rest in Praha we are back on the road again. This time it is Warsaw. Or Warszawa as the Poles spell it. We took a train from Praha and arrived late in the day. Warsaw is a big, capital city with good public transportation–metro, trams and buses View Larger [Read More]
Back in Prague for a few days
Prague is our base in Europe so we are here for just a few days to catch out breath. The Summer 2008 European Model Search Tour is winding down. Just a couple more countries to go after Prague: Poland and Ukraine. [Read More]
Searching for Photo Models in Budapest, Hungary
Train from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest. View Larger Map Budapest is another well developed city when it comes to modeling. There are lots of agencies with lots of models. Many producers from Los Angeles come to shoot in Budapest, especially adult video producers. One reason is [Read More]
Model Search in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania
Cluj-Napoca is a student town in the heart of Transylvania. Right now there are not many students here, but about the time school starts in October the population will swell to enormous proportions of university students. View Larger Map Romania is a difficult country for [Read More]
