Photography by Vange Logan. Previously associated with the name VANCASO or VANCASSO.
Most of the photos are from my domestic and international travels during grad school; however, I did continue traveling after I moved back to California, but the growth of my photo collection has slowed down after I became locked down behind a desk. When I travel, I like to capture the contrast of light and dark, mostly the subject of what the light captures in the moment of space; thus, “capturing the light around the world.” It also entails, capturing the light or the glory of God’s creation around the world.
USA
Northern California has much to offer. Some enjoy visiting the headquarters of huge tech companies, but beyond buildings and corporations, there are beautiful sites to see. One can watch the sunset at the beach with a warm jacket or drive up and down the coast to Big Sur or Sea Ranch.
It was a tradition in my family to go to fleet week and watch the Blue Angels from the U.S. Navy. My Dad was in the Navy so he has tremendous support for them. He spent much time on a aircraft carrier ship. Although at times we couldn’t see the planes, the sound of them breaking the air was enough to get us excited. Somehow my sister and I came up with a tradition of doing things or going to places that bring back memories so birthdays started to be times of reminiscing.
We went to San Francisco to see Fleet Week. This brought us back to the time when we were little kids sitting and watching with our parents and brother. This time, we decided to watch Fleet Week in the middle of the bay on the San Francisco Belle. A few times the planes flew right over us. We couldn’t leave San Francisco without going to Over the Moon creamery, which has the creamiest ice-cream and for the first time, my sister tried House of Prime Rib, the best prime rib ever and it was worth the almost two hour wait to sit at the bar, at least for my sister. I had a headache from hunger so I didn’t eat much.
Flying on a hot-air balloon required rescheduling about two times. We meet at around 6:30 in the morning by a coffee shop, then relocate to where the balloons and baskets are located. The crew was already blowing up the balloons with the hot air. We had to climb into the basket. It’s like a giant basket with thick stands weaved together. Tanks are located in the center of the basket to feed the fire for the hot air. People were in different compartments in the basket so no one could easily hop from one side to the next. Each basket fit around 10 people, while other smaller baskets, around 4. I was a bit scared of the thought of being high above the ground on a balloon at first, but once we were up it was smooth sailing.
It was very peaceful and quiet, next to no noise. The only time it was noisy was when they turned on the burners to blow more heat into the balloon. It was seriously floating in the air the entire time until we had to land.
We landed on a field of grass and did not hit the ground hard. We slowed down enough to have a decent landing. Some baskets capsized upon landing, but it wasn’t painful as almost everyone in the basket laughed at the situation. I didn’t want the ride to end. It’s probably the smoothest ride above grade.
Tennessee, USA
One of the first things I noticed on the streets of Nashville were the party bikes with a center bar. While walking through Broadway at night, we passed by many bars with live music, mostly country, from artists trying to get themselves recognized. We were at the top of a double-Decker bus and the tour guide asked us, “What is the largest industry is in Nashville?” I guessed music because of all the country music artists that come from Nashville, but I was wrong, the correct answer is healthcare.
Yellowstone National Park is a beautiful place with many wild animals. The last time I was at a picnic in the woods, I saw a huge grizzly bear digging through a garbage dumpster.
MT, USA
There’s a big expanse of land with a small population. It’s one of the biggest states and one of the least populated. Wherever we drove, there was no traffic. Whenever we went to the grocery store, there was no more than three people in line, most of the time, not even one person.
When floating down the river, we saw people fly fishing, birds feeding their young, deer and schools of fish. I’ve never felt so close to nature floating down that river, not one building, power pole or any man-made structure in sight, just nature.
There is power in air in D.C. I was sent by work to attend a conference. In between sessions I visited the monuments. I noticed the pool of water in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a breeding ground for mosquitoes as I kept being bitten while walking towards the monument.
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