While visiting New York City, travel vlogger Johnny Harris (previously) very candidly explains what it’s like having dyslexia, using forthright language and real-world examples to define and relate the experience to those who don’t know and/or understand what it’s like. Dyslexia has a lot to do with the term decoding….
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How an Iconic Photo of a Picturesque Austrian Town Encouraged a Travel Vlogger to Want to See More
Travel vlogger Johnny Harris waxed poetically about an iconic, ubiquitous image of Hallstatt, a village that sits below the Austrian Alps. Harris commented that he’s gazed upon this image many times throughout his life, his frustrating search to see more of that little town in photos and his realization that…
How the 2008 Financial Crisis and 2010 Volcano Eruption Led to More People Visiting Iceland Than Ever
Travel vlogger Johnny Harris and his wife travel vlogger Iz Harris visited the breathtaking sites of Iceland for 72 hours. While traveling the beautiful country, Johnny began wondering why an increasing number people have visited Iceland over the past few years. He points out two important events that led to…
The Literal and Figurative Immensity of New York City
While visiting New York City in 2020, travel vlogger Johnny Harris (previously) wanted to find out what was behind the incredible literal and figurative immensity of New York City. I felt like New York had this outsized presence in our country, that everyone thought that the United States was New…
How a Hastily Drawn Border in 1947 Caused the Catastrophic Division Between India and Pakistan
In a highly informative historical video essay for the Vox series Borders, host and travel vlogger Johnny Harris visited the highly fortified border between India and Pakistan to explain the catastrophic division amongst people that took place when British India was partitioned into two independent countries. Shortly ahead of Britain’s…
The Problem With Map Projections and Why All Maps Are Wrong
Johnny Harris from Vox explains the problem with map projections (flattening a spherical globe to a two-dimensional surface) and why all maps are wrong, particularly the commonly used Mercator projection. My struggle to make a flat map out of the plastic globe is indicative of a challenge mapmakers have faced…
Equalipalooza, Margaret Cho Hosts A Benefit To Defeat Proposition 8
My good friend and fellow photographer Margot Duane is organizing Equalipalooza this Wednesday, October 15th at Broadway Studios in San Francisco. Hosted by Margaret Cho, the event features comedy and creativity to raise funds for Marriage Equality USA to help defeat California Proposition 8, which if passed eliminates the right…