By day Flash Parker is a wilderness survival expert in the same tradition as Paul Bunyan and Shaft. He has been known to wrestle grizzly bears to a draw, crack turtle shells with his bare hands and crawl inside a living moose for warmth.
By night Flash is a screenwriter, author and photographer originally from Ontario, Canada. Flash has spent the last few years traveling far and wide in search of inspiration, with his photographic adventures taking him across Canada and the USA, Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America. His work has been published in Lonely Planet, Conde Nast, Asian Geographic, Escape Magazine, Groove Magazine, Reader’s Digest, American Cowboy and more. Some of his more interesting stories have been translated into different languages, none of which he can actually read. Additionally, Flash was nominated for a PATA Gold Award in destination journalism, though he lost in record fashion.
Flash is interested in responsible travel, global sustainability, the economics of life on the road and good beer. He speaks a little bit of Korean, a little less French, and a heck of a lot more English than he lets on.
Flash has a flickr stream he loves, a Twitter page somewhere out there, a Facebook page he updates once in a while, and a LinkedIn profile for anyone over the age of 50.
Along with Dylan Goldby, Flash operates Flash Light Photography Expeditions.
Flash Light Photography Expeditions is dedicated to providing in-depth photographic adventures to keen photography enthusiasts from around the globe. We provide tours to destinations in South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Canada, The United States and the world over. We are the premiere choice of photography enthusiasts looking to take their image-making and photojournalism skills to the next level. We are proponents of responsible travel, eco-tourism and global ethics. www.flashlightexpeditions.com
We are a small military – Army- family of 3 living in pyeongtaek South Korea our son Jacob is 15months. You have some amazing photos! I was wondering if you do any family photos on the side? It’s hard finding american photographers on the army base. Let me know if this is something you can do for us!
Hi, Kelly!
I replied via email. Talk to you soon.
Hey Flash, my name is Alfredo Saavedra, I am from South America, but now I am teaching English in Korea. I’ve looked at your photos, and they are just amazing. I am starting to learn photography myself, and want to get more serious about it, I live in in Pohang, a city close to Busan. I wanted to know if you have some time to skype or IM, I would love to get some pointers from you. Im sure you are busy but any help is welcome.
My flickr is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alfredo-saavedra/
My Blog is: http://www.belleidea.com/blog/
I’ve really enjoyed reading ghrought your blog. Your work here is very good. I’ll be back regularly.
Best,
Tom
Hi-
Just happened to come across your blog tonight and from your recent posts, I understand that you are no longer in Korea! I originally wanted to ask if you’d consider doing some headshots… but perhaps I’d better ask if you could put me onto someone talented in Korea from whom I could approach to commission a few good shots?
Cheers for any leads,
Ange
Flash,
It was good meeting you in the park yesterday. Your work is beautiful and I love your style. You are a master of the art form and I really admire you use of values and textures. Keep up the good work.
Mat
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Thanks. Not sure i agree with everything but a good blog.
Cheers for checking in.
What sort of stuff don’t you agree with?
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Hi,
Just want to say that you are doing a great and ispiring work. This post about filters has helped me to a lot to finally understand some things, also about photos – outstanding use of light, both natural and artificial and great use of colors. I really love your work.
I wish you much jobs and money in the future and travelling also. Greetings from Serbia.
hi Petar,
Thanks for your input, I’m glad I can be of some help. I’d love to visit Serbia sometime, maybe you can show me around.
I could of course, it would be my pleasure, just write to my e-mail and I would be glad to show you around and even host you at my home, for free of course. I’m in that couch-surfing thing for over a year now. I’m in Serbia ’till june this year. Cheers!
Do you do engagement shoots?
Hello, Karolina!
I do engagement shoots from time to time, but it depends on where you’re located and what part of the world I’m in. Where is it that you’re looking for engagement photos to be taken?
got the yeast started today for beer making next Tuesday 3/6/12
Hope that still works
Lee Feather
Have you posted the Luang Prabang to Nong Khiaw journey yet on the blog?
I can’t find it?
Not quite wrapped up on it yet!
We’re hoping to do that route in about two weeks time and onwards to Dien Bien Phu. Will keep looking out for it.
Michael – I wrapped up the LP – Nong Khiaw section this morning. You can take a look now.
It’s one of the easier routes in the country, you shouldn’t have much trouble with this one.
Cheers!
Hello Flash,
I am participating in a video contest called Why I love Korea and well I was planing to ask you for permission to see if I can use your images for my video. The videos that will be submitted may be used for promotional use for the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea. They may distribute it according to their necessity. Also, if I have your permission I might edit the image to add text, etc.
I will really appreciate if I could use your images for this project.
Thank you very much for everything.
If you need to talk this over please email me at dianamunozguzman@yahoo.ca