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White void on a wall, Manila, The Philippines photo

The color of travel

July 18, 2012 · by Lauren · in Detritus, Photo Essays

(Thanks to Ashley of No Onion Extra Pickles for the inspiration for this post.) I only shoot in color — black and white has never seemed an equal reflection of the exciting world I encounter in my travels. Spots of…

Two through the window, Machu Picchu, Peru photo

If these walls could talk – Machu Picchu photo essay

April 25, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

Before I got to Machu Picchu, Peru, I knew I wanted to keep people out of most of my photos. Including people in travel photos can deliver a sense of scale, time, place, or emotion. But, at a world wonder…

Llama at Machu Picchu, Peru photo

If you don’t like the weather at Machu Picchu, wait 5 minutes

April 18, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

This is not the view that you want to see when visiting Machu Picchu. Not at all.

10 best photos of the photogenic temples at Angkor

July 21, 2009 · by Lauren · in Cambodia, Photo Essays

During our three-day bicycle exploration of the temples of Angkor, Cambodia, I took too many photos. The temples were a photogenic place to play around with my Canon G9 camera’s panorama and macro settings, though I admit I went a…

Lauren’s photo published in Everywhere Magazine

September 2, 2008 · by Lauren · in Photo Essays

The Baron dances | Photo by Lauren Girardin, published in Everywhere Magazine At the same moment the man was burning a few days ago at Burning Man, Todd and I were just wrapping up a late-night Madrid tapa crawl with…

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