News & Press

June 1, 2008

Images of India screensaver tallies more than 1000 downloads on Download.com
September 29, 2007 Lee Gimpel moderates "Magazines in a Multimedia World" at the James River Writers 2007 Conference. Panel includes journalists Andrew Corsello, Richard Ernsberger and David H. Freedman.
September 18, 2007 Opening of India photo exhibit at the  Mirarchi Gallery at the T.C. Williams Law School at the University of Richmond.
June 20, 2007 Launch of IndiaTravelInsights.org, a forum about travel and tourism in India told through interviews with experts.
April 10, 2007 PassingThroughIndia.com, the popular travel blog site about visiting India, announces the release of its first screensaver, "Images of India." Now available free at Download.com.
December 30, 2006 Upcoming auctions feature Lee Gimpel award-winning photos:
November 22, 2006 Art Karma art auction at ART180 Gallery – Richmond, VA – Nov 30
November 10, 2006 Lee Gimpel speaks about new media at The Art of Noise conference.
September 28, 2006 Passing Through India photos up for auction to support education, vocational training and entrepreneurial opportunities. At Lend-A-Hand India’s South Asian Gala, Sept. 30, in New York City.
September 6, 2006 India photo prints on display through September at Ashland Coffee & Tea gallery space – Ashland, VA
September 5, 2006 SiteKreator to Present at DEMOfall ’06 press release featuring PassingThroughIndia.com success story (Market Wire).
August 8, 2006 Bull wrestling photo places as finalist in Lonely Planet photo contest; to be published by leading guidebook company.
August 5, 2006 "Flashy way to backpack" featuring PassingThroughIndia.com (News Limited – Australia, news.com.au)
August 4, 2006

"Writer to share images of India" article about Indian presentation and multiculturalism (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

"Whenever we can foster multiculturalism that’s a good step. As Americans we need to see the world.

There is a lot of the world we don’t know."
August 1, 2006

India photo prints on display through August at the Bon Air Library’s gallery space – Richmond, VA

July 27, 2006

SiteKreator press release featuring PassingThroughIndia.com (BusinessWire, PRWeb)

With recent visibility on CNN Travel, Discovery Channel, and Komando.com, PassingThroughIndia.com simultaneously received tens of thousands of new viewers.

July 20, 2006 "Passing Through India" Slideshow and Lecture at Cafe Gutenberg
Richmond, VA – Aug. 4 – 8:00
July 15, 2006 Lee Gimpel on The Kim Komando Show, broadcast to 400 radio stations and 10 million listeners
July 11, 2006 PassingThroughIndia.com named "Cool Site of the Day" by technology lifestyle guru Kim Komando (Komando.com) with 5 million readers.

Looking at his pictures and video, it’s obvious that he saw more than most ever will. They’re amazing. You know me – the pictures are the most interesting thing on the site. I’m sure you’ll be thankful that he hauled around all his photo gear!
June 30, 2006 "Flashpacking clicks" featuring PassingThroughIndia.com  (CNN.com)
June 21, 2006 Backpacking with tech toys (About.com Student Travel)

Lee Gimpel, who’s been flashpacking it across India. Gimpel, who’s got some valuable student travel type insights on his website …

June 21, 2006 "High-Tech ‘Flashpacking’ Catches On" featuring PassingThroughIndia.com (Discovery Channel)
June 21, 2006 "Flashpackers: High-tech backpackers" featuring PassingThroughIndia.com (Yahoo News)
June 20, 2006 "Flashpacking? Don’t forget you still need room for extra socks" featuring PassingThroughIndia.com (USA Today)

There’s a new type of backpacker roaming the globe – the flashpacker.
June 18, 2006 Photo prints on display at Taste of India, Cultural Center of India
May 17, 2006 Rajasthani windows photo places as finalist in Lonely Planet photo contest.
May 12, 2006 "Passing Through India" Slideshow and Lecture at Cafe Gutenberg
Richmond, VA – May 19 – 8:00
May 10, 2006

India photo prints on display through August at Cafe Gutenberg gallery space