Greetings from unsunny Portland

White Stag Portland Oregon signage

Does the sun even know Portland exists? I’m out on the West Coast this week for a mixed business / personal trip and after arriving in Portland Monday night, I have not seen the sun yet. I hear rumor that it will come out and be beautiful today, which will be great as I am […]

It’s Spring – Must mean travel again

Keep your eyes on the road … Just a quick heads up – going to be traveling a lot over the next few weeks. Hopefully I will have some opportunity to get some good shots – especially while in Portland, Oregon! While I love that my job takes me to some amazing places to see […]

February – a short month that’s been too long

Coffee Heartbeat Drawing

Living in Oxymoronica I returned home from a business trip to Europe at the start of February, and for a month that only has 28 days, it sure as hell seems like a year has passed in that time. No I am not talking about the political infighting and eating of their own young that is […]

Photos from Sagrada Familia – Barcelona

HDR Image looking up into Sagrada Familia's apse and the riot of colors created by the stained glass

Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia – Barcelona Last week I was in Barcelona, Spain on business and although I had a miserable head cold, I did have tickets to visit Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s unfinished masterwork. I forced myself out with camera and gear in tow and grabbed a bunch of shots. Two of […]

Holyrood Palace Panorama

Holyrood Panorama

Holyrood Palace – Edinburgh Scotland I am going through some photos I took on a trip to Edinburgh back in October… Yes I am procrastinating as always 🙂 I found a series of shots I took to create an HDR panorama of Holyrood Palace, so I had some time while downloading software and wanted to […]

Merry Christmas 2016!

Cafe Du Monde, New Orleans

Beignets for Santa! It has been a completely crazy and busy end of the year at work and I have had little time for blogging or photography. For my vacation this month I had planned a simple staycation with my family, but as with most things, the best laid plans … Jen and I have […]

On the road again – Redux

On the Road Again

Oh the “fun” of business travel … On the Road Again … and again … [Updated post and maps 14-Oct-2016 – Edinburgh and London/Bracknell added – link to previous version of this insanity ] Its a day that ends in “Y” so I must be on the road again … This time I am off to […]

Lake Wakatipu New Zealand

Glenorchy NZ - Barn Shed

Photos at Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand Last month I was on a business trip to New Zealand, and while I was laid out sick most of the trip, I did get out for some photos. I went for a drive through the countryside outside Queenstown with a couple of colleagues from work and stopped at […]

On the road again – Travel and Insanity

Latte with a silhouette of an airplane - More Coffee - Less Travel

Oh the “fun” of business travel … On the Road Again … [Updated post 5-Sept-2016 AU/NZ Trip Added – Previous updates 24-May-2016 – more travel posted to map and text] So this year has seen a lot of travel already, and now that there have been some changes at the office, I’ll be doing a quite a bit more […]

Rock of Cashel Panorama

Rock of Cashel Panorama ©2016 John P. Hoke

Panorama of Rock of Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland Last month I had the luck (of the Irish?) to head over to Dublin for a business trip, and took a few extra days for a short holiday with my wife while there. We grabbed a tour bus for a day trip to a number of sites, including the […]