I got a Kodak 110 Instamatic camera for my tenth birthday. That was 1975. I’ve been taking photos since and I don’t plan on ever stopping.

Student demonstrator, Managua, April 1999.

All the photos appearing in Piran Café, unless otherwise specified, are my own. Most I like a lot, some not so much, while still others are stock images that populate my flickr stream which as of September 18, 2012, is home to 3,318. It’s updated about once a week and I’m pretty good about keeping them organized; check here for search suggestions.

Well more than half of those photos are now available under a Creative Commons license for non-commercial use. If you use any photo within the terms of the license or make special arrangements to use any photo, the photo credit should be listed as “Bob Ramsak / piran café” with a link embedded in the credit back to this site, pirancafe.com. A quick note to let me know would be most appreciated as well.

I spend a lot of my online time looking at other photographers’ photos and share those I enjoy and appreciate via twitter. I’d be delighted if you would join me there, too. I’m also connecting with more photographers via Google+ and posting more images there as well.

Equipment:

I’ve been using Canon equipment since the mid 1990s. For the past five years I’ve used an EOS Rebel xTi and in early September 2012 upgraded to a 60D.  After watching one too many cool short videos, I picked up a Sony HDR CX350VE and began playing with that. About a year ago I added a GoPro II to the collection which so far has been primarily used for stills. I use Vimeo for videos, most of which are short visual notebooks with a smattering of vidblogs tossed into the mix.

If you’re interested in photo usage terms or would like to purchase a print, get in touch!

Cheers,
Bob