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John and I are full steam ahead with wedding plans now, thanks to my best friend and photographer extraordinaire, Ms. Joanna Rees. Joanna is currently working on her Ph.D here in Taiwan and also teaches at Huafan University. She took time out of her busy schedule last weekend to come over to our [...]

This is the second part of a two part series at the Taipei City Hospital with Dr. Tzu Ying Lai for Joanna Rees Photography.
After Joanna finished shooting the cupping session, Dr. Tzu demonstrated a scraping method called Gua Sha. Its principles are similar to those of cupping and has similar effects on the body.
Gua sha [...]

For more photography on cupping from Joanna Rees, please visit her website at Joanna Rees Photography.
I did another photo shoot with Joanna Rees at the Taipei City Hospital this week. This month, one of Joanna’s photography assignments with Discover Taipei magazine required her to take photos of the ancient Chinese medical practices of cupping and [...]

I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile, but I didn’t want to steal Joanna’s thunder. I’m sure I’ve told everyone that my friend, Jo Rees, asked me to help her with a photo assignment last month when I arrived in Taiwan.
The finished results put me on the cover of this month’s issue of Discover [...]

It’s time to brag a little.  Modesty goes out the window today!  I did a photo shoot with Jo Rees for the cover of Discover Taipei Magazine on Saturday afternoon.  Check out her blog and pictures for the finished product.  It was a helluva way to spend my first day back in Taiwan and I can’t thank Jo [...]

Old school dayz.  Sarah, Jo and I at a Chicks with Decks Party.  Circa 2002??
This post is going out to Jo and Sarah. 
As I was lying in bed last night, waiting for sleep to come, I got to thinking about two of my good friends and the circumstances that have drawn us away from each other.  At one [...]

Jo Rees reminds me of a tiger. She’s strong-willed and independent, a natural born leader and totally fearless. She’s a go-getter than leaves no stone unturned as she races towards fulfilling her hopes and dreams.
Incredibly brave, lively and engaging, Jo always lands on her feet, ready for her next act in life, pursuing it with [...]