I’ve been invited back as one of only two foreign photographers to address the annual Colors of Saudi Arabia National Photography Conference in Riyadh. It’s the third time I’ve been invited, so I’m left to assume my sponsors see some value in what I have to offer (or, quite possibly, they’re simply entertained by...

The Brief: To photograph “Modern Papua New Guinea,” featuring Port Moresby. It’s become common in the developing countries I’ve photographed throughout the South Pacific, Asia, the Middle East and the African continent over recent years to want to project a “modern, sophisticated destination” – one that offers a broad range of services and attractions for...

One of the benefits of being a photographer stuck in your hotel room during a typhoon is that you get to catch-up on some long-overdue processing (Okinawa Airport is closed down until further notice; typhoon updates are flashing across my TV screen as I type). Despite the inclement weather though, it’s been a productive shoot...

A typhoon is baring down on Okinawa as I type but I thought I’d quickly post a couple of portraits in case there was a feeling I’d completely abandoned my blog (as I wrote previously, I’ve become far more active on Instagram www.instagram.com/davidkirklandphotography over recent months, where I’ve been posting pics and photography tips daily)....

As you can see from the short preview (below), I’ve just returned from an assignment of Fiji’s Yasawa Islands with Blue Lagoon Cruises and what a seven days it was. I mean, what’s not to enjoy about visiting places like these, sharing time with incredibly welcoming Fijians, swimming with manta rays and sharks, and generally...

The Melanesian Cultural Festival – this year held in the Solomon Islands – has wrapped up for another four years, with Vanuatu hosting the event next time.
Here’s a short preview of some of the photographs captured in Honiara.