8 Gennaio

FULL (COOL) MOON

 - Koh Phangan -

The First Full Moon party of the year is mine. I was there, now i can said it.

Cool, it was really cool, i was sourrounded by 20.000 persons on the beach

 under the light of this really moon. It's somethig to put in your shedule, one time in your life you should do it, maybe spitting fire, maybe drunk, maybe just dancing, but don't miss it forever.

31 Dicembre / 1 Gennaio

HAPPY NEW YEAR

- Kata -

Like i said, here there's not my best shoot of the week, but the most

important or intense as far as I'm concern. The 30 " of exposure (and 200) iso are not good for the fireworks, but were perfect to let undestand the moment in Kata beach: a long caotic moment, full of not organized fireworks, random lanterns release from people and a big meltinì pot of people from all over the world, more or less. Was beautiful, impressive, quite dangerous, fancy.

21 dicembre

THE BEACH
- Koh Phi Phi Doh -

You can see here Koh Phi Phi Doh (from the viewpoint of this island), the major of the two Phi Phi sisters. A really beautifulisland that year after year is getting worst for the tourism. 

On the left you an see the little sister Phi Phi Ley,  where you can find Maya bay, the very famous beach. I have not a shot from there, first because if you want to have one you have to choose to take a picture of a beach full of people, boats, offshore... You cannot have a magic shot tha this wonderful beach deserve. Second I was there swimming from my boat... :P  

18 dicembre

SCUBA DIVER

- Andaman sea -

First I've to apologize to have missed the last week publication, but I was very sick for a flou, and i did not shot. This week I've started a new adventure, and also if I never put here pics shooted with a simple compact camera, this time I had to do it, cause I'm studing to became a submarine photographer too and to start I had to use a little canon ixus rented on the diving shop ( I promise that i will buy an underwater case for my 7D). This is a shoot from the end of my first wreck diving, one of the most beautiful and emotional days of my life. I've to say thak you to my instructor Jey and to the Viking Diviers School of Koh Phi Phi.

29 Novembre

FIRE SHOW

- Koh Samet -

I was in Koh Samet few days, quite disappointing if you think you are in Thailand.

Ok, it's a nice place, nice sea, nice beaches, but here, in this country you can expolre real havens,

so to visit this island can be a waste of time. This is a picture from the wonderful fiore show you can see in front of one of the restaurant on the beach every night. It's very night and if u made the bad choice to come here, it's stupid to miss it. I'm going to show you something else too from this night, i'm really proud of this work:

Click here to see the fire project i made from that night

24 Novembre

TUK TUK
- Bangkok -

How is possible to do not show the most popular transport

in Bangkok. Every turist will take at least one time the typical 

tuk tuk. They are wonderful, pimped up, coloured... and dangesous.

Yes, dangerous, the only real annoyance you can have in this town comes form the tuk tuk drivers 

always ready to do a new trick to take your money. Never trust them, always fix the real price before and only take it to reach a point: Never do tours, never other kind of journey. One time you have to try it or if you really need it cause there is no other transoprt (it's the most expensive transport in Bangkok

20 Novembre

Bye Bye

- Hanoi-

Is it enough? See you next time 'Nam. YOu was a great palce,

and this railway in the centre of you capital is the best way to show 

i'm going away for another place.

11 Novembre

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE

- Halong bay -

11-11-11 is the day when the seven most beautiful places in the world were been selected.

I'm not agree with some of them, but for sure i have to agree with the Halong Bay selection.

Acutlly, for the fate, i've shooted this pic in that really day, funny.

Untill now this is my best place all over the world, the images cannot explain well everything, because here is too much. You MUST come and enjoy the paradise. Not? Your're lost.

4 Novembre

THE BATTLE

- Mui Ne -

Does it seems to you an harbour before an old battle? I had this impression

when i was there. Look to the strange little rounded boat on the beach (very tpical in Vientnam), they look like support boats for the battleships on the water ready to go. 

Of course, it's just the fisherman village's harbour of Mui ne.

23 Ottobre

THE BARBER SHOP
- Ho Chi Minh -

Ok, I admit I shouldn't be impressed for theese kind of things, on my trips I've seen so much...

Honestly, I've never seen a barber like this, in the really middle of a sidewalk, near nothing, with a little mirror and two chairs: One for the costumer, one for the next one.

I was almost posting a pic from the floating market reportage i made, that was amazing, but this was a bigger impact for me and less usual, I cannot explain but i had to share this shoot that now is also in my job gallery too.

More, I can give you the link for my travel reportage on the Can tho's Cai Rang Floatin market, the biggest of Mekong:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianlucacasaccia/sets/72157628026214682/

trust me, see it don't miss it, it's short but really beautiful.