Hey there guys and girls

While browsing the Internet and looking at a variety of photographs, I came across an amazing website – that of San Francisco based photographer, Kien Lam.

Kien Lam wanted to discover the beautiful parts of the world. About a year ago, he decided to quit his job, buy a one-way plane ticket to London, and set off on his unforgettable backpacking journey.

Kien’s main idea was to discover as many countries as possible, but also take quality time in each and every country to get a feeling of the atmosphere and to take the most perfect pictures. Another plan of his was to follow the sunshine around the world and only travel in one direction. He started out in London without much planning, and made it all the way via England to France, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Morocco, Argentina, Chile, Peru and back to the USA.

In numbers, he travelled through 17 countries in 343 Days and compiled 6237 photographs in an impressive time laps video called ‘Time is nothing’, which shows Kien’s trip around the world in 5 minutes.

It’s not only a breathtaking video, but also a big inspiration to plan your own trip around the world and inspire the photographer in you. Kien’s video and breathtaking photography clearly shows that he has an excellent feeling for that special moment that allows him to take the most perfect photographs, bringing across the exact atmosphere of the nature and surrounding that Kien was in, making the viewer and critics feel like they are transported right back to that time and place where Kien snapped the shot.

Combined with the background music by William Lam, the video compilation shows the most enjoyable photo series and makes you want to grab your backpack and start your own journey out into the beautiful world we live in right away.

Chapeau to Kien Lam – you probably made yourself the biggest present in 2011 and shared this present with the world via your impressions of your journey in an epic and, without doubt, terrific video and incredible photographs.

Miriam