“It’s the alternator.” These are not the words you want to hear in the middle of the night on a remote stretch of a highway near Middle of Nowhere, Gujarat. “Please sir, help – push the bus off the road, ok?” So we did – it wasn’t even our bus, as Manoj would never let … Read more
So – were you as good this year as our kites were? Then surely Santa (or Grandpa Frost, or whatever chthonic creature of the night that judges you) will be delighted with you and shower you with amazing presents! Because this year our kites really went above and beyond their usual. Eleven kite festivals visited. … Read more
. Funny. These views shot with a camera attached to a kite are pretty much exactly like what our hearts see – and feel – when we stroll around this amazing place. . The island itself is at first sight deceptively unremarkable. Deceptively. Once there you realize immediately why the noble families of Šibenik – … Read more
“No.”Antonia, when we asked her to call us a boat taxi so we could go home Oh Prvić, the Island at the End of Summer, protected by mysterious powers of both Prvin the God of Spring, and the Ministry of Culture of Croatia – what song shall we sing you this time? The island is … Read more
It was – tough. From the very beginning. Roberto said that unspecified consequences shall befell us if we don’t show up at his festival. Then the weather went all crazy with incessant rain and, for the first half of September, clearly illegal temperatures. Then the weather kinda backed off (it was still way too cold; … Read more
“No, no, put the kite down …”– Patrizio, at the height of the kite festival in Urbino Imagine a kite festival – an international kite festival! – where kite flyers – international kite flyers! – play the second fiddle … if that. Where in the middle of the second day of the festival (usually the … Read more
We are KAP Jasa team. KAP stands for Kite Aerial Photography, therefore we strive to do a KAP session every time we can, including on festivals. The great International Kite Festival in O., on the beach of the Adriatic sea by the delta of Neretva river presented a lot of opportunities to shoot some great … Read more
Note: certain names and places have been changed to protect authenticity. “I hate kite flying.”– Bear, to no one in particular, after the kite festival in O. You know when you love something so much you want to show it to everyone? When you are so excited, jumping up and down when you are getting … Read more
You see a lot of strange things at a kite festival, but the most strange – and elusive! – one must be – a teenager. Sure, there is a young kite master here and there, a fifteen year old stunt kite genius, a true young adult kite lover here and there. But – at least … Read more
Maribor. A fierce rival of our city, Ljubljana. Situated in Styria in the northeastern part of Slovenia it is – or it is trying to be – simultaneously completely different and as similar as possible as the capital. Being slightly smaller, having a different history and different socioeconomic landscape (Maribor had way more basic industry … Read more