Barak Bruerd » Architecture

Dormans

Barak — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:18:58 +0000

My favorite coffee in Kenya. This was captured in two passes and processed in high dynamic range and several filters – all on my iphone. Not bad.

Nairobi Baptist Church

Barak — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:18:18 +0000

For Jijue One Million, Jars of Clay sang at Nairobi Baptist Church which is a giant circus-looking tent erected in a large field. It was a fantastic place filled with photographic opportunities. Amusingly enough, my photo-taking caused a certain amount of consternation among some of the church administrators who couldn’t understand why I was photographing the “architecture” – I wasn’t sure if they were worried that I was from the Ministry of Planning making sure they met building codes or if I was a terrorist looking for a way to sabotage their gathering. Regardless I spent a good 5 minutes trying to prove that I was with the famous “Jars of Clay” band and was merely photographing the event.

Temple

Barak — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:48:03 +0000

A small lone Buddhist temple sits on the top of Mount Bokor overlooking the ocean. If one were interested in being a monk, buddhist or otherwise, this would be a beautiful place to meditate. However life here is hard, as evidenced by the crumbling shack behind me as I took this shot, where the monks live and tend a small garden and few chickens.

Post Office

Barak — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:58:37 +0000

This would have been the post office, which sat quietly at the entrance to the resort community.