Can you say culture shock? A day after returning from two weeks in Thailand I was back on the road, driving three hours north to Woodlake, Calif., to attend the annual Woodlake Lions Rodeo for a feature assignment for the Wall Street Journal. The piece was for … Continue readingRodeo Clown Justin Rumford for the Wall Street Journal
“The Andaman Sea, the Andaman Sea, oogly boogly, the Andaman Sea…” – Fishing with John, Episode 5, 1991. Alone under the moonlight, our long-tail boat cuts through still water, transporting us from the city of Krabi to the shores of the island of Koh Jum. Hearing … Continue readingAdventures in Thailand 3 of 3 – Krabi and Koh Jum
Hustling down a wooded path along the Mae Lang river, we’re hoping to find the mouth of the Tham Lod cave before it’s too dark. Half an hour earlier we’d arrived by motorbike taxi to our teak bungalow in the woods after a 4-hour van ride on one of the … Continue readingAdventures in Thailand 2 of 3 – Chiang Mai and Pang Mapha
The Tiger Balm burned my skin and eyes, mirroring the burning sensation in my mouth still lingering from the chili pepper I’d bitten into moments earlier while eating breakfast in Lumphini Park in 90-degree, muggy weather. It was only 9 a.m. on the first day … Continue readingAdventures in Thailand 1 of 3 – Bangkok
Off the Boardwalk – ©2015 David Zentz Creating this collection of portraits featuring people I met on the Venice Boardwalk is a project I’d been wanting to do for some time, and finally had the chance to execute in early February. You can see the BTS … Continue readingOff the Boardwalk – Venice Beach Portrait Series
I’m very excited to be showing work during the 2015 Venice Art Walk’s Open Studio Tours this year. It’s a great event that raises hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to help the Venice Family Clinic provide medical care to 20,000 low-income, homeless and uninsured patients. … Continue readingJoin me at the 2015 Venice Art Walk!