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Mikasa Park
Shooting at Mikasa Park this morning, a beautiful 19th century battleship in Yokosuka, Japan.
Third time’s a charm…
In the summer of 2017 we moved from Coronado, CA to the Washington, DC area. I was so floored by everything around us in the northern Virginia/DC area that I completely let the blog fall by the wayside…
Coronado, CA
I made a decision to take photos of Coronado, the city; sure I’d shoot the San Diego skyline, the bridge, and yes, sunsets, but I hoped to shoot more.
Euro History 1
Since writing an earlier blog entry about photographing US history locations, the subject of European history and some of my older photos entered my mind. History combined with photography is my personal perfect storm.
This photo is #1 of 31 photos featured at Gurushots.com!
One of my photos, taken almost four years ago, was featured today by the Gurushots.com website!
#15 of 26 photos featured at Gurushots.com!
A photo of my girls, White Sands Walk, was taken at White Sands National Monument, NM and was featured today by the Gurushots.com website!
Hampton Roads
Returning to Norfolk with my family is now a priority, not just for visiting friends but getting our girls out and have some fun seeing incredible American History.
Mount Rushmore, lessons learned.
Our oldest daughter was studying Mount Rushmore last year so when planning a trip to Wisconsin it seemed like a no brainer to stop in South Dakota. Long before leaving, a little research seemed in order.
The Everyday Sling
When originally asked if I’d be interested in one of the new Peak Design bags I actually said “no”… Sometimes I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Peak Design @ Kickstarter
Only 30+ hours to get a new Peak Design bag at Kickstarter!
Campania?
The Campania region of Italy, has an incredible history, generous people, spot-on vino, some of the best food in Italy, and is also completely underrated.
NEW Peak Design Bags!
If these new bags are anywhere as good as their Everyday Messenger Bag released last year, you might want to get one early through their Kickstarter Campaign.
Japanese Friendship Garden
The cool thing about this garden is that there is so much to shoot once inside and, because the Japanese Friendship Garden sits below Balboa Park, you really feel like your somewhere else and not sitting in the middle of San Diego.
New Peak Design Bags are out!
If you’re at all interested in Peak Design or a new camera bag, I’ve written two posts related to my Peak Design camera bag.
Point Loma, San Diego
I have a few ‘go-to’ places to shoot in the San Diego area, places I can count on to hopefully take a few “keepers”; Point Loma is one of those locations.
El Paso mixes old and new
El Paso has one foot firmly placed in its history it still has one foot in the future going forward.
An Interview
I was interviewed by a website last week, read it @ http://www.thecrazymind.com/2016/05/bill-chizek-photography.html?m=1 Bill Chizek is an amateur photographer who lives between San Diego, CA and El Paso, TX. After retiring as a Navy musician in 2011, he quit playing music and photography became his passion. While Bill is fond of photographing aircraft and autos, his […]
In the bag
I used to carry too much gear, way too much. So many extras for ‘just in case’ moments that my bag weighed a ton. Most of it was just along for the ride.
My Favorite Mountain
There are so many things to write about living in Italy. When people ask me if I miss Italy my reply is, “every day at dinner time.”
Missions: 3 in 1 morning
I thought it would be fun to shoot all three of El Paso’s Spanish missions in one morning and post them as a collection.
Italian Abbey
The Abbey of Montecassino was completely wiped out during WWII and rebuilt. Today you can visit this amazing place!
