Neal Morse Band
Last night I shot The Neal Morse Band live at Debaser Medis in Stockholm. Great musicians all the way. Except Neal Morse himself drummer Mike Portnoy is famous and won many awards for his drummer skills. Some pics:
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15 years since trash slide in Manila
Today marks 15 years since the devastating trash slide in Manila, the Philippines. More than 250 died and hundreds got injured. Many are still missing. July in 2000 had very poor weather in the Philippines. Typhoons Kirogi and Kai-Tak passed over the main island Luzon and had major impact on the people and infrastructure. The heavy rain shower were never…
Back to Haiti!
I’m now heading back to Haiti. It’s three and half years since I was there last time. A lot has happened; both in general and especially for Star of Hope and in the villages they support and the people they work with. I look forward to meeting all the people I know from before, and also get to know new…
Vegetarian festival in Bangkok 2014
Today the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok 2014 starts and it runs all the way to the 3rd October. Chinatown is the gathering point for the festivities. During Tesagan Gin Je Festival (Vegetarian Festival) yellow and red flags that signal a shop or stall is selling food in line with the festival regulations can be seen above and along Yarrowat Road….
New school year in Haiti
Today the school year 2014-2015 opens in Haiti. Millions of school children return to their educational centers, and yet, almost one in four of all children are not enrolled. Haiti’s President, Michel Martelly, has made free public education one of his top priorities, and possibly won the election 2011 on that promise. Three years later, he has problem to fulfill…
Gomel – in the shadow of the Chernobyl disaster
On April 26, 1986, the world’s worst nuclear disaster took place; the explosion of Chernobyl’s No. 4 nuclear reactor in the Ukraine. About nine tone of radio active dust, 90 times more than the Hiroshima bomb, spread over a large area of Europe. Some five million people, among them one million children have been exposed to this radiation. The independent…
Mixed from Haiti
The political problems continues in Haiti. A few days ago there were massive demonstrations against the government. Protesters are angry over the cost of living, unemployment and alleged corruption. They want to President Martelly to live his post. The police fired tear gas to split the demonstrators. Details here. I have tried to find detailed info on the cholera case…
Angkor Wat
Maybe I have posted about Angkor Wat before, but I want to do it again: Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. They include…
Water still a problem in Haiti
An aging infrastructure and lack of resources means clean water is scarce, and sanitation is a matter of life and death. Access to clean, fresh water is a main concern in Haiti, where waterborne illnesses, such as typhoid, cholera, and chronic diarrhea, are the cause of more than half of the deaths in the country every year. Contaminated water is…
King Krule live at Debaser in Stockholm
Last night I went to Debaser rock club in Stockholm to shot King Krule, an English singer-songwriter and musician. His music is difficult to classify, with elements of various genres like punk jazz, hip hop, and trip hop. It was a good concert and he is a raising star. Some pics:
Anti-fascist demonstration in Stockholm
Today there was an anti-fascist demonstration at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm.
More MBK Fight Night
After a great meeting on a new project I passed MBK on the way to apartment just when MBK Night was to start. I decided to stop to take some pics. I think it’s a nice little arrangement they do there. Some pics from tonight:
World Water Day
The United Nations’ (UN) World Water Day is held on March 22 each year. Events are organized on or around this day to increase people’s awareness of water’s importance in environment, agriculture, health and trade. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on December 22, 1992, declaring March 22 to be the World Day for Water each year. Countries were…
International Day of Happiness
Today marks the International Day of Happiness. I wish everybody a big happy day. A few pics below I have been taken of people in happy moments.
MBK Fight Night – Start of 4th season
Earlier tonight marked the start of the 4th season of the MBK Fight Night in Muay Thai. The event is hold outside the shopping center MBK in central Bangkok. The organizer put up a temporary ring on Wednesday nights and the set up six fight between local and international talent. Each week hundreds of spectators stop to have a look…