There is a new kind of belief in culture and a resurgence of pride and unification. He recently returned from witnessing grand acts of flagellation and Roman Catholic fanaticism in the Philippines where zealots reenact the crucifixion by plunging nails into their palms and feet and then into a cross. It's quite an amazing phenomenon to watch mid-day. But his goal, he says, is not simply to give deep-pocketed adventure travelers something exotic at which to aim their zoom lenses. The idea is not about being technical.
Travel is all about the spirit of being in a place and how to communicate there.
It is also a responsibility to create a rapport with the people you are photographing and to see what they are trying say. While he sometimes works with color film, Rainier has a preference for black and white images that tend to portray a more ethereal look. I want to get to the essence of a place. The Travel Photographer's Life Rainier's father worked for oil companies and the family moved often. His father gave him a camera when he was about 13 while they were living in Australia.