A part of me is defined by China. I’m defined by crumbling ramparts and antiquated fortresses, bubbling vats of culinary wizardry, historical cache and modern vigor, impossible vastness and seething crowds. China became a part of my character when I first visited Beijing back in 2008; sent to explore the great red dragon on my […]
Author: Flash Parker
Durban: The Roar of the East
There’s a verve to Durban, South Africa that’s not hard to place. This busy eastern city draws plenty of energy from the sea – the mighty, tempestual beast is both darling and bane of surfers, beach bums, and fisherfolk alike. The grand promenade, buttressing miles of spectacular sandy beach, is Durban’s crown jewel, and the […]
Dubai: All that Glitters
Photographer and freelance journalist Flash Parker recently traveled to the United Arab Emirates’ most glittering jewel: Dubai. Go back to read Part 1, Dubai: The Electric Caterpillar Go back to read Part 2, Dubai: In with the Old For all of Dubai’s flash and dash, there’s still an air of elegant mystery to this city. Old Dubai’s attractions […]
Dubai: In with the Old
Photographer and freelance journalist Flash Parker recently traveled to the United Arab Emirates’ most glittering jewel: Dubai. Go back to read Part 1, Dubai: The Electric Caterpillar After pulling my head out of the clouds I was whisked out of the future and into the past and immersed in the Old Dubai I otherwise would have never […]
Dubai: The Electric Caterpillar
Photographer and freelance journalist Flash Parker recently traveled to the United Arab Emirates’ most glittering jewel: Dubai. Dubai is an electric caterpillar charged with neon blood, wrapped tight in gold leaf and constantly evolving inside a diamond-studded chrysalis that shimmers under the Arabian moonlight – always eager to break free of the past and present shiny […]