by ivan | Jul 21, 2017 | Reviews
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” ― Og Mandino Such true words to anyone that can find peace in calling themselves an explorer, it is in the dark times on the road or on foot that you need...
by ivan | Jun 20, 2017 | Reviews
“The knife is the balance point for survival in the bush. Without it, you have to stay on the move. With it you create the opportunity to rest.” – Mors Kochanski How do you get yourself ready for any situation when you are out and about in the lost...
by ivan | May 31, 2017 | Adventures
I’m a storyteller; that’s what exploration really is all about. Going to places where others haven’t been and returning to tell a story they haven’t heard before. – James Cameron Living life in the fast lane can capture you in such...
by ivan | Jul 20, 2016 | Living Life
We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can...
by ivan | Apr 6, 2016 | Photography
Photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression. – Henri Cartier-Bresson. Last night i was sitting around...
by ivan | Apr 5, 2016 | Fishing
Free your mind from reality, reset the time of urban clocks and set yourself free – Ivan Sonnekus Simple words to most…but then there are people like me, that see the world for something remarkable, we see great things around that leaves us wandering away...
by ivan | Mar 31, 2016 | Fishing
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. On my recent trip along with my girlfriend i persuaded her that an afternoon of Bass fishing would be a good idea, she then gave me a...
by ivan | Mar 31, 2016 | Adventures
“What it is…is a place where I can return to myself. It’s enough of a scramble to get to…that the energy expended is significant, and it translates into a change in my body chemistry and my psychological chemistry and my heart...
by ivan | Mar 23, 2016 | Adventures
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust Such true words i feel, for life as an adventurist constantly brings forth new challenges and moments where you simply just stand and think how awesome is...
by ivan | Mar 14, 2016 | Photography
To me, photography is an art of observation. it’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. – Elliott Erwitt Over this...
