desert portrait photo shot

We recently drove early morning into the desert near the city of Madam (45 minutes drive from Dubai - beautiful place!), for a portrait shot. Got some company when a camel walked by ... here it looks as if she rests on Marina's shoulder, doesn't it?!? Which shows that even in the wide desert you can make new friends!

Tehran: progressive new driving rules, part 2

Greetings from sunny Tehran! Maybe the "axis of evil" just points to its main road. Hell lot of traffic. Driving can't get more eco-balanced than this...with up to four people on a bike!

Ready for more? Well, you might download the complete slide-show, and you'll find out how many people can find space on a Honda bike (more than on the pic above, promised!). If you drop me your 10 favorites by mid-June, I'll forward you a photo-print. Just get a LARGE cup of coffee and a pen first.

martinvondendriesch.com online now

Happy to announce that my new site is finally up and running! Many thanks to the people at liveBooks for hosting, and to Rolf Wessel for setting up the overall design. Much of support I also got from New Zealand (thanks, Robin), Germany (danke, Bernd) and the United Arab Emirates (shukran, Jozsef. Eeh...hvala lepo, of course). Champagne, anyone?
What else is going to come on this blog? I'll regularly keep you posted on different aspects of my work (like, how to do street photography under the merciless desert sun). Plus, Julia will soon start a "russian corner" (in Russian language) - so check out this space whenever you find time.