davebanksmedia
SNAP
Journal entries, images, videos, worldly morsels, travel writing, documentary filmmaking, photojournalism, adventure travel
528 posts
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
Last Seen Blogs
anns-anxious-life
The Diary of a Dreamer
hazelence
yeah... :3
eriyoko
Eri-Yo
valiantwitchnightmare
Untitled
Text
Preview of My Next Book, Odds & Gods
Chapter One
The first time I saw my name in print was not on a “Hello My Name Is” sticker but in the American Alpine Journal on climbing accidents in North America. Which was not the kind of publicity I needed, after all I was the go to guy for remote and hostile location media work.
California, Yosemite Valley, Half Dome Route
On June 4, 1988, at 1200 hours, Yosemite’s ranger…
View On WordPress
#travelwriting#adventure#adventure travel#Dave Banks#Half Dome#photography#Random thoughts#travel#yosemite
0 notes
Text
Crossing Borders: Journal Entry, 1998, El Minya, Egpyt
While researching material for Cue The Camels, I came across this old journal entry from a shoot I did in Egypt. Which was included in my book Cue the Camels.
Assorted images from my years in the Middle East
Northern Alliance, Afghanistan
Saqqara, Egypt
High Atlas Mountain Range, Morocco
Northern Alliance, Shibar, Afghanistan
Sahara Desert, Morocco
Sahara Desert
Bedouin Girl, outskirts of…
View On WordPress
#adventure travel#desert images#Documentary filmmaking#journal entry#photography#sahara#Shooting documentaries#On location#Video Camera#travel#travel photgrapny#Video#Video Blog#video field production#video journal
1 note
·
View note
Text
Crossing Borders: Journal Entry, 1998, El Minya, Egpyt
While researching material for Cue The Camels, I came across this old journal entry from a shoot I did in Egypt. Which was included in my book Cue the Camels.
Assorted images from my years in the Middle East
Northern Alliance, Afghanistan
Saqqara, Egypt
High Atlas Mountain Range, Morocco
Northern Alliance, Shibar, Afghanistan
Sahara Desert, Morocco
Sahara Desert
Bedouin Girl, outskirts of…
View On WordPress
#adventure travel#desert images#Documentary filmmaking#journal entry#photography#sahara#Shooting documentaries#On location#Video Camera#travel#travel photgrapny#Video#Video Blog#video field production#video journal
0 notes
Text
Crossing Borders: Afghan Polaroid
Kabul, Afghanistan
My Afghan Polaroid
Wandering the back streets of Kabul I found myself on Passport lane where Afghan citizens go to have their photos taken for government ID’s. After watching the photographer at work with a couple of subjects, I fell in line to have my photo take as well. The process was slow, about 10 to 15 minutes to shoot, develop and print a photo for each customer. Which…
View On WordPress
#adventure travel#Adventure Travel#Photography#Documentary Filmmaking#Photojournalism#News#Random Thoughts#Afghan selfie#Afghanistan#Box Camera#Kabul#photography#Random thoughts#travel
0 notes
Text
Crossing Borders: "Traveling: it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." Ibn Battuta (1304-1368)
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Studio A, Capital Records in Black and White
Studio A, Capital Records in Black and White
Special Thanks To:
Leader/Bass: Rickey Minor
Saxophone: Randolph Ellis, Miguel Gandelman, Ernie Fields, Jr.
Trumpet: Raymond Monteiro
Trombone: Garrett Smith
Keyboard: J. Wayne Linsey, David Delhomme
Guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr.
Drums: Teddy Campbell
Percussion: Kevin Ricard
Vocals: Dorian Holley
View On WordPress
#garrettsmith#b&wmuscians#daviddelhomme#erniefieldsjr#jwaynelinsey#kevinricard#miguelgandelman#pauljacksonjr#raymondmonteiro#recordingatcapitalrecords#rickeyminor Randolphellis#studioAcapitalrecords#teddycampbell#blackandwhitephotography#Hollywood#Los Angeles#photography#Photojournalism#Southern California
0 notes
Text
Life in the City of Angels: Sail Away
In the late afternoon light as the heat of the day slowly dissipates and shadows begin to grow. John settles into a convenient position on a green metal bench leaving behind his anxiety at the intersection of La Cienega and 18th Street. It is here that John displays his soul to the rest of humanity as he drifts away from the aroma of exhaust and the pandemonium of metal, glass and tires. He has…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Brylcreem, GTO'S and 8 mm
Brylcreem, GTO’S and 8 mm
We were not mentioned in S. E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders. Her novel takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the mid-sixtie. It’s a story of class division between high school teenagers. The Socs, were from middle income to upper income families on the westside of Tulsa. They drove new cars given to them by daddy. Thier social uniform were wheat jeans, penny loafers, button down collar madrases…
View On WordPress
#8mm#8mm video#ABOUT#Blog#blogging#growing up in Oklahoma#growing up in tulsa#Journal#life#life in oklahoma#My History#north tulsa#S. E. Hinton#The Outsiders#Tulsa#Video#Video Blog#where it all began
1 note
·
View note
Text
Life in the City of Angels: Radford Fire, Big Bear, Ca.
Life in the City of Angels: Radford Fire, Big Bear, Ca.
September 6th, 2022
View On WordPress
#Big Bear#News#news shooter#Photojournalism#Southern California#southern california wild fires#wild fire
0 notes
Text
Life in the City of Angels: UCLA Radio Interview
Life in the City of Angels: UCLA Radio Interview
Link: https://soundcloud.com/uclaradio/small-talk-an-interview-with-dave-banks?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
View On WordPress
#streetphotography#ABOUT#adventure travel#Adventure Travel#Photography#Documentary Filmmaking#Photojournalism#News#Random Thoughts#Dave Banks#Documentary filmmaking#documentary production#photography#Radio Interview#Southern California#travel
0 notes
Text
Life in the City of Angels: Paddling into the Liquid Night
Life in the City of Angels: Paddling into the Liquid Night
As the gap from being present fades, the realization is my autumn days are here
It is not temporary, it will progress like a malignant tumor bring about bewilderment
The anatomy of self becomes less reliant and my stride becomes a shuffle
The indelible art tells my story in ink which is fading into mosaic colors
Memories of wrong doing haunt me. I plead guilty in hope for a light sentence in…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Crossings Borders: Postcards from the Edge
Crossings Borders: Postcards from the Edge
Snapshots, no foreign language skills required.
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Life in the City of Angels: Road Trip Nation Interview
Life in the City of Angels: Road Trip Nation Interview
Link: https://roadtripnation.com/leader/david-banks
View On WordPress
#About Me#adventure travel#Bio#Dave Banks#lifesjourney#photography#Photojournalism#Road Trip Nation#travel
0 notes
Text
Life in the City of Angels: Sad
Life in the City of Angels: Sad
A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.
It is with deep sadness that I share with you the passing of my buddy Frankie. Frankie died as a result of complications of a failed liver, enlarged heart, and collapsed trachea. I’m blessed to have had Frankie for eleven wonderful years…..my heart is broken.
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Cue The Camels: Ancient Spores and Kim Kardishian
Cue The Camels: Ancient Spores and Kim Kardishian
I slid my right boot then my left boot into the hole leading to the tomb’s tunnel. There was the soft, muffed sound of my pants sliding against the rough stone as my feet fell into the tomb. My knees passed and my thighs followed – which was as far as I got. I was stuck between two worlds. My companions started laughing before cheering me on. “Push! Push, Dave”. There was a scraping noise as my…
View On WordPress
#adventure#adventure travel#booty#Cue the camels#Dangerous places#Dave Banks#Documentary filmmaking#Kim Kardashian#news shooter#photography#Photojournalism#Shooting documentaries#Tomb robbers#tombs#travel#Video Blog
0 notes
Text
Crossing Borders: "In the empire of the desert, water is the king and shadow is the queen." - Mehmet Murat ildan.“
Crossing Borders: “In the empire of the desert, water is the king and shadow is the queen.” – Mehmet Murat ildan.“
“The journey towards success is more like a traveller lost in a desert, desperate to find an oasis, desperate to quench his thirst. But it is not about how grave the thirst is but about how long he chooses to walk thirsty.” — Chirag Tulsiani
View On WordPress
0 notes