4th of July From Two Continents
This was our 4th of July last year; eating horse steak and mashed potatoes on our window in Mongolia. Kim was pregnant and we were packing up to surprise our family and friends with an early return.
This was our 4th of July this year; fireworks in (cloudy) Seattle, surrounded by good friends. Kim is pregnant again - now officially in the third trimester!
It’s amazing how much things can change in only a year. We’re thankful for God’s goodness and faithfulness, and for the people He has put around us. We’ve been blessed by great family, friends, and communities in California, Mongolia, and now Seattle. If you’re in one of those places and one of those people, thank you.
Alcohol and the Gospel in Mongolia
Here is brief article that captures a tiny glimpse of what we experienced and hope for in Mongolia.
(via kimbogardusphotography)
Not only is she beautiful, but my wife is talented as well.
There really is nothing like the Mongolian sky.
I uploaded a bunch of our last pictures from Mongolia to my Facebook. Just click on the picture or here to see them.
Photo Class of Mongolia
I’m so proud of what my wife did while we were in Mongolia and what she’s continued to do while we’ve been back in the States. Check out her post below and then look at the site she made for the kids: www.photoclassofmongolia.tumblr.com
Hey everyone!
I know this has been a long time coming, probably about three months now, that I have talked about creating a website dedicated to sharing my students photographs. Well, it is finally finished.
We had two wonderful exhibitions, in both Mongolia and America. Thank you to everyone who made them possible and to those who came out to see what I have been busy with for the last two years.
For those of you who weren’t able to make it to the exhibitions, I have selected what I think are some of the student’s best photographs, scanned them, and made tumblr sites dedicated to each student. Now you can get a little taste of Mongolian culture, read miniature bios on each of the students, and if you want, support the student’s college education by buying some of their printed photographs.
Thank you again to everyone who gave encouragement, support, and supplies to make this class possible. And most importantly, thank you to my students who studied extremely hard and mastered their first photography class.
Now hurry over to:
www.photoclassofmongolia.tumblr.com
Feel free to email me with any questions or comments.
If you’re in LA or Orange County this weekend come to the opening of our Mongolian photo exhibit! A great art gallery and bookstore in Long Beach is showing Kim’s Mongolian students’ photos. We’re really excited because the gallery agreed to donate all of the proceeds from the selling of the mounted pieces and prints to help support the student’s college education.
A lot of people ask about our experience there and most of the time words fail us. The best way to describe it is actually to show you what it looked like so we’d love it you came and said hi on Saturday.
Here’s a link to the event: http://www.thestoryofopen.com/calendar/aug-8-in-mongolia-photo-exhibit-opens/
Click on the photo above to see some of our last pictures from M*ngolia.
