Batty about Summer
July 2, 2024
It’s summertime (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the evening skies are alive with activity. As the sun sets, bugs are flying around and bats are
Last year for Merlin’s 70th birthday, we celebrated in Hong Kong while conducting a bat/photography workshop. This year it was in the Painted Bat Village of Thailand, photographing painted bats. After cake and song, he was summoned to the road. There waiting to be launched were two large paper and bamboo lanterns with flames inside. It’s a customary practice in Northern Thailand. You make a wish before raising and letting them float off into the night sky.
Special thanks to Daniel Hargreaves, P’Kwang, Pongsanant and Kop of the BatThai Team, and the whole Peung Family for one of the most unique birthday surprises of my life!
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Michael Lazari Karapetian has over twenty years of investment management experience. He has a degree in business management, is a certified NBA agent, and gained early experience as a money manager for the Bank of America where he established model portfolios for high-net-worth clients. In 2003 he founded Lazari Capital Management, Inc. and Lazari Asset Management, Inc. He is President and CIO of both and manages over a half a billion in assets. In his personal time he champions philanthropic causes. He serves on the board of Moravian College and has a strong affinity for wildlife, both funding and volunteering on behalf of endangered species.