Barak Bruerd

One Last Walk

Posted on November 02, 2006 by Barak in Africa | No Comments

Since I rarely set up true self-portraits, shots you see if me in this blog are not strictly taken by me.  I don’t care. This is probably one of my favorite shots of me and Araella; probably because it reminds me of when I was growing up and my dad would walk with me through the village in Sierra Leone, just like his father would walk with him him through the rural communities of eastern India when he was growing up in the late 40′s.  It almost feels as if the road extends back in time, and if you could pan the camera you’d be able to look behind and see the footsteps of my father and my  grandfather as they trudged along the same dusty path.  And up ahead… somewhere lies Araella’s future on that veiled mountain.  I can’t wait to discover what’s there.

A boy’s playland

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Barak in Asia | No Comments

For those of use who are explorers, it’s nearly impossible to describe the wonder of a new place.  Adventure is a Siren that sings a song that cannot be resisted.  This is Bokor Mountain.  Home to a thousand dragon flies, waterfalls, forgotten trails, and a ghost town build by the French in the 1920′s – once a resort community for the wealthy to escape the capital and humid lowlands.

Overlook

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Barak in Asia | No Comments

Awesome overlook.  This is the courtyard of the hotel overlooking the ocean.  A crumbling wall outlines the near-cliff edge.  What I wouldn’t have done for a paragliding wing just then…

Veil Thom

Posted on August 08, 2006 by Barak in Asia | No Comments

Escalante

Posted on February 02, 2002 by Barak in North America | No Comments

My brother and I at what is probably one of my favorite places on earth – The Escalante, southern Utah.  This is the overlook at Crack-in-the-Wall where Coyote Gulch empties into the Escalante river.  It’s a 700 foot drop to the river below, and at this vantage point you can see the winding canyon as it stretches out over the horizon.  A lone arch is carved out in the upper part of the canyon wall across the way.

Spring Break

Posted on April 01, 1999 by Barak in North America | No Comments

Monument Valley, NM