by Ned S. Levi | Apr 4, 2011
Spring has come to most of the US, and vacation plans are being made. I always know that it’s spring when I hear from travelers asking about the best places in US national parks to get those “special” landscape and sunrise/sunset photographs there....
by Ned S. Levi | Mar 14, 2011
If you haven’t yet heard, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), apparently in consultation with Homeland Security, required all US airlines to disable their lavatory oxygen generators to “eliminate a potential safety and security vulnerability.” The...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 28, 2011
In 2009, a 14 year old youngster, Taylor W., couldn’t sleep. Taylor left the cabin she was sharing with her parents on the Carnival Freedom and went alone to an upper deck of the ship to write in her journal. It was there, that a Carnival cruise line employee,...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 21, 2011
When we travel, there are hazards which can prove deadly to digital cameras, and even modern day film cameras. Away from home, we need to exercise our “street smarts” to keep safe and secure, as well as, keep our photography equipment safe and sound. Virtually all...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 14, 2011
As events unfolded in Egypt during recent weeks, countries across the globe watched from a front row seat via television and the Internet. Newspapers and magazines were loaded with detailed news stories and images from Egypt. The US State Department and European Union...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 7, 2011
This past week, TSA Administrator John Pistole trumpeted TSA’s new software for their MMW full body scanners saying, “We believe it addresses the privacy issues.” Senator Susan Collins (Maine), the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...