Happy New Year 2026!

We have been blessed with a year full of travel, adventures and wonderful photography. 

We especially want to thank each of you for following along with us on our travels through our blog. We love hearing from you! Every comment you share provides encouragement for us and is greatly appreciated. 

Kathryn and Jeff in Hongcun village,  China

Review of 2025

If you missed some of our adventures, you can catch up on the stories with these links:

Bhutan: https://www.sweetlightphotos.com/category/international/asia/bhutan/

From Yak charmers, to monks, to Dzongs, and local festivals, Bhutan is a unique place.

China: https://www.sweetlightphotos.com/category/international/asia/china/

From the Forbidden City to the Great Wall, south to rice fields and cormorant fisherman, you don’t want to miss peeking a these photos. 

Cuba:  https://www.sweetlightphotos.com/category/international/cuba/

From the back streets of Havana to the old Spanish architecture in Trinidad, to the tobacco farms of Vinales, experience the heart of Cuba through these posts.

Mediterranean: Who says you can’t do photography while cruising? Join us for the highlights of the cruise and for a predawn walk of Rome:

Photography on Cruise? https://www.sweetlightphotos.com/a-vacation-without-photography/

Predawn in Rome: https://www.sweetlightphotos.com/our-2-hour-walking-tour-of-rome/

What’s Next in 2026?

If you are wondering, what’s next in 2026?  Here’s a quick summary:

Colombia: In February we head south to the country of Colombia for some beautiful birding, amazing landscapes and local tribes. 

Oregon: In May we head to Oregon for our daughters wedding, but not before spending a week photographing the stunning coastline.

September: In September we join Luminous Journeys to explore photography in Bali. 

October: Flying from Bali, we head to Cambodia to tour both Cambodia and Laso with an old friend.

December: We return one more time (?) to our favorite place, Antarctica. On this trip we will also return to the Falkland Islands and we hope to also visit South Georgia. 

And you can also look on the home page of our website: www.SweetLightPhotos.com, scroll down to the What’s Next section.

Best wishes to all for a joyful and healthy new year.

Kathryn and Jeff

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A few fun photos from 2025

Just for fun, a few photos from locations that didn’t make it into our posts.

Havana, Cuba

A view from our hotel balcony in Bangkok, Thailand, en route to Bhutan. Reflections of the at Arun temple (Temple of Dawn) in the Chao Phraya River.

Kungfu School outside of Beijing, the students performed a number of stunts for us.

A woman working on the fishing nets. One of those beautiful (but staged) photos, Xiapu, China

Traditional Fishing (yes, another staged photo), Xiapu, China

Beautiful Long Ji Rice Fields, China.

View from Tianjian pavilion of the s-curves of the longji rice t rice fields. Near Guilin, China.

Traditional and New in Hong Kong