A formal picture at the Fulbright office in Malaysia and one with the U.S. Ambassador before I head back home.

The streets of Hanoi were filled with people challenging the laws of gravity and pushing the limits of human strength.

With a couple of Fulbrighter’s as companions, we drove to the open rice fields where the people worked hard harvesting the seemingly endless rice crops that extended to the horizon.

The show entitled Eye Contact — Indigenous People of Malaysia opened at The Gallery at the Annexe, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 22, 2007. The photographs I exhibited focused on the Bajau Laut community also known as “Sea Gypsies”.

Gilding through the air, these sea birds experience the best of both worlds — birds eye and fish eye view. I am jealous.

As the water recedes and the sun sets I discovered many beautiful animals.

Each day we dove into the blue ocean looking for hammerhead sharks. However, these animals were illusive, hard to find, and often remained at a safe distance deep under the sea.

Whether its the pygmy seahorse Hippocampus pontoh, Hippocampus bargibanti, or Hippocampus denise these animals are small, cute and perfectly camouflaged. The smallest one I photographed is Hippocampus pontoh (last 2 pictures above) and he was all of 1-2cm.

There was so much to see — from the mating nudibranchs to sea snakes, to the upside down jellyfish, wobegon shark, sleeping parrot fish (in cocoon), large fan corals, giant clam and much much more….oh and dont forget me.