Andrea Johnson Photography

 

Israel – Tel Aviv & Jerusalem

A few photo highlights from a magical time in the vibrant city of Tel Aviv and historic Jerusalem

Sunrise view from my Dan panorama hotel room in Tel Aviv overlooking ancient ancient Jaffa port.

Sunset view from my Dan panorama hotel room in Tel Aviv overlooking ancient ancient Jaffa port, Tel Aviv, Israel

Day with a celebrity chef exploring the Carmel market in Tel Aviv. Yair Feinberg & his company Fein Cook Culinary Innovation brought us directly to the source of the best spice sellers, Turkish coffee houses, and the best Falafel I've ever tasted.

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Queen Charlotte Trek, Marlborough, New Zealand

A few photo highlights from the Queen Charlotte trek, story to come soon.

Traditional Maori wood carving greets hikers at beginning of Queen Charlotte Track, 44 miles of spectacular walking track passing through secluded bays, coastal bush, and to luxurious lodges in Marlborough, south Island, New Zealand

Furneaux Lodge, first stop on our Queen Charlette Trek, is nestled at the head of Endeavor Inlet and surrounded by 3 miles of virgin native forest unchanged since Captain Cooks's first visit in 1789, Marlborough, New Zeland

Details of Black Tree Ferns, New Zealand

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Spectacular Wineries of Washington book

It’s been a whirlwind summer traveling throughout the state of Washington for a new wine book titled “Spectacular Wineries of Washington” due out next Spring. I’ve been fortunate to work in more depth with a few new clients pictured below:

Va Piano Vineyards, Walla Walla, Washington

My home base in Walla Walla for several trips the past few months – a private guest room on the top floor of Va Piano’s beautiful winery and estate vineyards in Walla Walla.

Winemaker Marcus Notaro, Cole Solare Winery, Red Mountain, Washington

Cole Solare, Red Mountain AVA, eastern Washington

Col Solare, a collaboration between Chateau Ste. Michelle and Italy’s famed winemaker, Marchese Piero Antinori, has one of the most distinctive winery buildings I’ve photographed. Looking forward to capturing their harvest in this spectacular space.

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Summer Adventures at Canadian Mountain Holidays

Looking for an adrenalin rush? Check out our video of CMH’s newest summer adventure, dramatic scenery where the Bobbie Burns guides have developed a new Conrad Glacier Experience for 2012 with bridges, ziplines and waterfalls.

CMH used the our video to launch ‘The Wildest New Adventure in North America”.

Brett Lawrence setting the course for the new Conrad Glacier experience, Bobbie Burns lodge

Brett Lawrence zip lining across glacial river, working with Bruce Howatt to create the newest Conrad Glacier Experience

The CMH blog written by Topher Donahue also interviews Bruce Howatt, the manager of CMH Bobbie Burns – here’s an excerpt from his post: “You’re right. It isn’t a via ferrata nor is it anywhere close to a traditional hike. The trip is hiking, navigating wild canyons using bridges and rungs, ascending colourful rock slabs right next to waterfalls, zipline crossings, traversing rock walls next to a glacier and, coming soon, more climbing, waterfalls and hopefully some crevasse crossings. All this is mixed into some of the most scenic, mind-blowing, wild mountain hiking you can imagine. Blue glaciers, dark orange rock and bright green ponds are everywhere.”

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Cherry Harvest

It’s that time of year again, time to harvest bountiful Oregon fruit. Last year I spent several days at Orchard View Farms in the Dalles, Oregon for a farm to table project on Oregon fruit. This month a selection of cherry harvest photos is featured in 1859- Oregon’s Magazine http://www.1859oregonmagazine.com/

Symmetrical rows of Cherry blossoms

Honey Bee polinates cherry blossom, Oregon

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