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  • Bangladeshi Sun: This piece of art represents a symbolic sun and is mounted in sharp contrast to and on, the exterior of a modern building, Sylhett Bangladesh.
    Bangladeshi Sun
  • The Work of Symmetry (B&W):  Stretching to finish his work, a young man is seen through the iron bars of the second floor window of a new, symmetrical concrete building, in Trinidad Cuba.
    The Work of Symmetry (B&W)
  • Geometric Museum: An oblique view of the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art, with the rectangular lower aspect of the building set against the circular top, New York, New York USA.
    Geometric Museum
  • In Looking Out: A man pensively peers out of a building out to an adjacent construction site in Battambang Cambodia.
    In Looking Out
  • Shri Panchvaktar: The Shri Panchvaktar temple complex has a number of different building styles on a gloriously sunny day, Jammu India.
    Shri Panchvaktar
  • Capital Tower: The Capital Tower building, with its distinctive mix of traditional Chinese and modern western architectural styles,  dominates the few remaining old buildings in China Town, Singapore.
    Capital Tower
  • Colonial Havana: On a bright sunny day one is taken back to a previous time, as a well restored colonial building is set against the vividly blue sky, in the Plaza Vieja, Havana Cuba.
    Colonial Havana
  • Omnipresent Che: Through multiple doors of a building being renovated, the omnipresent Che Guevara is seen on the walls of an inner courtyard, Trinidad Cuba.
    Omnipresent Che
  • Safety?: A demolition worker is jack hammering concrete high on the exterior of a building, without the faintest consideration of safety precautions, Kampot Cambodia.
    Safety?
  • The dated blue, metal flashings of a dilapidated building have advanced areas of rust that provides a most surrealistic appearance, near Hastings Street, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.<br />
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The blue paint is very faded and is also peeling. The rust runs mostly in long, thin, vertical lines.
    Abstract Rust
  • Viva La Revolucion: A worn communist slogan mirrors both the sad state of this building and of the revolution, Baracoa Cuba.
    Viva La Revolucion
  • Environmental Warning: An environmental and social statement is made in this angular view of a series of adjacent windows on a derelict building, where one shows a poster of a person wearing a gas mask and the second window has the reflection of an electric power pole along with a transformer and power lines, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Environmental Warning
  • Fire House: An early morning close-up view of the red brick building and wrought iron window security of a fire house in Brooklyn New York United States of America.
    Fire House
  • Surrealistic Deer:  A strikingly colourful, surrealistic pastoral mural of a deer in nature, found on the exterior of a building in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
    Surrealistic Deer
  • Throne Room: This dark, circular building is decorated with a  distinctively African influence, with a room decorated in animal skins, large sea shells spears and a highlighted throne made of exotic woods and horns, the Black House in  Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Throne Room
  • Korat Graffiti: A rather dynamic piece of wall graffiti found on a derelict building in Nakhom Ratchasima (Korat) Thailand.
    Korat Graffiti
  • Surrealistic Bear:  A strikingly colourful, surrealistic mural of a bear, found on the exterior of a building in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
    Surrealistic Bear
  • Seldom is a ceiling the singularly spectacular feature of any building, yet this intricate design that graces the Sitagu International Buddhist University leaves one speechless, Sagaing - Mandalay Myanmar.
    Ceiling for the Heavens
  • Woman in Profile:  A colourful mural of a woman in profile, found on the exterior of a building in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
    Woman in Profile
  • Wall Gazing (B&W): An old and lonely man sits in the recess of a dilapidated building, staring at a blank wall, Baracoa Cuba.
    Wall Gazing (B&W)
  • Through the Looking Glass: This view, through a series of structural angular lines, leads to a ladder then up onto one of the most prominent buildings in the city and finally to this bronze statue of a boy and his looking glass, Camagüey Cuba.
    Through the Looking Glass
  • Obliquely Blue: A unique view of two adjacent buildings, BC Place and Parq Vancouver - JW Marriott Hotel, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Obliquely Blue
  • Morning Vanishing Point:  An angular view of a row of dated colonial buildings, vanish into the distance, Havana Cuba.
    Morning Vanishing Point
  • Modern vs Traditional: A new skyscraper nears completion, with a modern western architectural style, dominates the few remaining old buildings in China Town, Singapore.
    Modern vs Traditional
  • Morning Reflections: Buildings are distorted as they are reflected in the glass siding of the Parq Vancouver - JW Marriott Hotel, Vancouver British Columbia Canada
    Morning Reflections
  • Diagonal Dissection (B&W): An adjacent buildings support is distorted when reflected in sheets of glass siding, Parq Vancouver - JW Marriott Hotel, Vancouver British Columbia Canada
    Diagonal Dissection (B&W)
  • Diagonal Dissection: An adjacent buildings support is distorted when reflected in sheets of glass siding, Parq Vancouver - JW Marriott Hotel, Vancouver British Columbia Canada
    Diagonal Dissection
  • Crowded Stupas: This low angle view of crowded golden Stupas as they rise up from the white marble buildings into a vibrant blue sky, Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.
    Crowded Stupas
  • Safety Free: A demolition worker stands precariously on top of a wall, free of any safety precautions, wielding  a hammer against the very wall he is holding for balance and support, Hue Vietnam.
    Safety Free
  • Graffiti Butterfly: Night time view of a large butterfly and other colourful graffiti, that adorns a concrete column, near to Loha Prasat Wat Ratchanatdaram, Bangkok Thailand.
    Graffiti Butterfly
  • Monumental Pond: Victoria Monument stands reflected within the pond that is held within the flowering gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Monumental Pond
  • Victoria Monument: Victoria Monument as seen from the southern entrance and the grand archway dedicated to Edward VII, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Victoria Monument
  • Working in Despair: A young shirtless construction worker without safety gear squats by a cement mixer and piles of rebar with the look of abject despair, Sanur - Bali Indonesia.
    Working in Despair
  • Metallic Mirror Image: The metal framework of a large horse barn takes on a golden colour in the mornings light and it makes a strong geometric, mirror image, Langley British Columbia, Canada.
    Metallic Mirror Image
  • Hollow Promises: Ajlan Gharem’s artistic Mosque is made of chain link fence and evokes the feelings of imprisonment and anxiousness as it stands in contrast before a glorious sunset, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Hollow Promises
  • TU Min Thonze Cave: These are the multiple entries to the holy Buddhist  U Min Thonze Cave, Sagaing-Mandalay, Myanmar.
    U Min Thonze Cave
  • Raging Storm Clouds of Time (B&W): A wind storm thrusts clouds aggressively across the sky, passing a once vibrant general store without notice and relegating it to a meaningless, forgotten history, Eureka Nevada, USA.
    Raging Storm Clouds of Time (B&W)
  • Yin and Yang: A very busy and colourfully decoration is filled with depictions of birds, clouds, dragons and food, the centrepiece - the symbol for Yin and Yang, Wat Bawan Niwet,  Bangkok Thailand.
    Yin and Yang
  • Young and Patient:  Two young Buddhist monks humour tourists and practiced both their patience and understanding; as they pose for foreigners of various ethnic origins, each with expensive camera equipment, Sitagu International Buddhist University, Sagaing-Mandalay, Myanmar.
    Young and Patient
  • Coloured Ruins: A richly coloured room and doorway built of hand carved rock, seen in the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Coloured Ruins
  • Raging Storm Clouds of Time (B&W&C):  A wind storm thrusts clouds aggressively across the sky, passing a once vibrant general store without notice and relegating it to a meaningless, forgotten history, Eureka Nevada, USA.
    Raging Storm Clouds of Time
  • Catholic Sunset: Looking up at the steeple of the Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity during a pink and blue sunset,  Trinidad Cuba.
    Catholic Sunset
  • A Monk and the Dragon: A poor monk contemplatively sits with his internal struggles, as did the Buddha, on the difficult path to Nirvana. His introspection and situation could not be more in contrast with the confidence, wealth and power of all who built the gold plated Great Shwedagon Pagoda with a Stupa and its diamond encrusted top, Yangon Myanmar.
    A Monk and the Dragon
  • Dragon By Day:  A spectacular view of the golden Great Dragon Pagoda (Shwedagon Pagoda) seen in the late afternoons light, Yangon Myanmar.
    Dragon By Day
  • Angel and His Horn: High atop of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption this statue of an Angel holds a horn and Bible, greeting the morning light, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
    Angel and His Horn
  • Gold Spire: The setting sun casts the top spire of an intricately constructed golden Stupa against the purple sky, at Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Gold Spire
  • Geometric Durian: The view of the Esplanade -Theaters on the bay, displays an unusual geometric pattern reminiscent of a durian fruit, Singapore.
    Geometric Durian
  • Great Dragon Pagoda: A spectacular night time view of Shwedagon, the golden Great Dragon Pagoda; a festive touch is added to this religious scene with strings of purple lights dangling down from an adjacent temple, Yangon Myanmar.
    Great Dragon Pagoda
  • Catholic Stain:  In this statue, Fray Junipero Serra stands aside Juaneño (an Indian boy) and is found next to a large dark stain on the Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis; symbolic of the current sex scandal that taints the Catholic Church, in the plaza de San Francisco, Havana Cuba.
    Catholic Stain
  • Catholic Stain (B&W):  Catholic Stain (B&W):  This statue portrays Fray Junipero Serra standing aside a near naked indigenous boy, Juaneño, while holding the cross and looking away from a large dark stain on the Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis; Emblematic of the current sex scandal that taints the Catholic Church, Plaza de San Francisco, Havana Cuba.
    Catholic Stain (B&W)
  • Contrarian View: A Buddhist monk sitting on the edge of a temple takes a contrarian stance and so, rather than looking inwards like the other devotes, his gaze is outwards, directed at the foreigner across the marquee, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Contrarian View
  • Dragon Dusk:  Dusk and the spectacular sight of the gold plated Great Shwedagon Pagoda with a domineering Stupa and its diamond encrusted top, Yangon Myanmar.
    Dragon Dusk
  • Radiating Red Temple: Durgakund, the Monkey Temple, is a vibrant red especially when set against a vibrant clear blue sky, while strings of lights radiate from its spire top, Varanasi India.
    Radiating Red Temple
  • Parinirvana Stupa : The yellow Parinirvana Stupa in the late afternoon, is reputed to be the death place of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, Kushinagar India.
    Parinirvana Stupa
  • Worn Point of View: A well worn, blue shuttered window set against a bright yellow wall of the Buddhist temple, Wat Tahm Rai Saw, Battambang Cambodia.
    Worn Point of View
  • Horror Mask:  A close up view of a horrific horned creature snarls at all that visit  Wat Rong Khun (better known as the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Horror Mask
  • Intimately Red: An intimate look at the iconic red sculpture and on to the sky scraper behind it that once housed the now infamous Enron Corporation, in Manhattan New York, New York United States of America.
    Intimately Red
  • Temple Madness: Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple)  at sunset, takes on the spectacularly surreal, as one crosses the bridge over the madness and horror of hell, represented by thrashing hands and mystical creatures, on past the gremlins and guardians that guard Nirvana, in the main temple, Chiang Rai Thailand.<br />
By Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.
    Temple Madness
  • Entrance: Columns bracket this view of the intricate reliefs to the entrance to Vat May Souvannapoumaram, where a woman worshiper joins the chanting Buddhist monks that are seated in prayer before the golden statues of the main temple, Luang Prabang Laos.
    Entrance
  • Catholic Cuba: An impressive low angle view of the alter, stained glass and architecture of Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula, Havana Cuba.
    Catholic Cuba
  • White Temple Warrior: A ferocious, mystical warrior stands before the incredibly intricate Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple) at sunset, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    White Temple Warrior
  • Mirrored Existence (B&W): A departing solitary silhouette draws ones attention to the identical industrialised residences of a new apartment complex, Trinidad Cuba.
    Mirrored Existence (B&W)
  • White Temple Sunset: Gremlins, soldiers and mystical guardians stand before the bridge that rises over the horror of hell on the path to Nirvana, Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.    <br />
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By Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.
    White Temple Sunset
  • Skulls, Lotus  Position:A close up view of metallic skulls with budding lotus flower on top, adorn the top of a fence which surrounds Wat Rong Khun (better known as the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Skulls, Lotus Position
  • Sublimely Thai: A singularly vivid shot captures the very best of Thai architecture that sublimely allures one and all to its beauty, Bangkok Thailand.
    Sublimely Thai
  • Radiating Red Temple (B&W): Radiating Red Temple: Durgakund, the Monkey Temple, is a vibrant red especially when set against a vibrant clear blue sky, while strings of lights radiate from its spire top, Varanasi India.
    Radiating Red Temple (B&W)
  • Radiating Durgakund Temple: Durgakund, the Monkey Temple, is a vibrant red especially when set against a vibrant clear blue sky, while strings of lights radiate from its spire top, Varanasi India.
    Radiating Durgakund Temple
  • Beautifully Secure:  A rather dilapidated and locked down home is revealed to have an inherent beauty when caught in an early morning light, Bayamo Cuba.
    Beautifully Secure
  • Two pigeons take refuge from the heat and pause for a nap, high on a ledge in Kampot Cambodia.
    Mid-Day Nap
  • Buddhist Halo: A seated monk is captured in front of the green light that forms a Halo around his head, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Buddhist Halo
  • Ornate White Temple:  The intricately ornate roof of Wat Rong Khun (better known as the White Temple) is quite surrealistic under a yellow evening’s sky, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Ornate White Temple
  • White Temple Morning:  Wat Rong Khun, better known as the White Temple, is both a Hindu and Buddhist temple and is seen in all its elaborate detail at sunrise, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    White Temple Morning
  • White Temple, Peach Sky: Under a surrealistic pink coloured sky a passageway takes one through the horrific hands of hell, past gremlins and guardians, on towards heaven, Wat Rong Khun(the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.<br />
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By Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.
    White Temple, Peach Sky
  • Fogs Mirror: Through the early morning fog, the still water of Khao Laem Reservoir reflects a mirror image of flooded trees, flowers and grass emerging from the lake, San Khia Buri Thailand.
    Fogs Mirror
  • This weathered door is typical of the pastel colourful entrance-ways of homes found in Trinidad Cuba.
    Weathered Door
  • Window to the Past: Built in 1914, then ravaged by fire in 1978, the Hotel Mount Everest lingers under a canopy of growth and acts as a reminder to a much different time, Darjeeling India.
    Window to the Past
  • Captain George Vancouver: A statue of the English explorer Captain George Vancouver proudly stands before City Hall, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Captain George Vancouver
  • Lay Myet Hnar Complex: A wide angle lens provides a striking low angle angle view of the white main Buddhist Wat at the Lay Myet Hnar Complex as it shoots skyward, set against a vibrant clear blue sky, Bagan Myanmar.
    Lay Myet Hnar Complex
  • Surreal Reflection: The still water of Khao Laem Reservoir reflects, through the fog, a most surreal mirror image of the flooded trees and flowering grass in Sangkhlaburi Thailand.
    Surreal Reflection
  • City Hall, Vancouver: A series of stairs leads one up to a statue of the English explorer, Captain George Vancouver, that proudly stands before City Hall, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    City Hall, Vancouver
  • Three Times Lucky (B&W&C):  Crouched over in a back alley, an anonymous young man leans intently towards his extended right arm, having a line of bleeding attempts; he injects yet again, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Three Times Lucky (B&W&C)
  • Minimalist Mirror (B&W): It’s early morning as fog drifts over the still waters of Khao Laem Reservoir, reflecting a mirror image of the flooded trees, flowers and grass, San Khia Buri Thailand.
    Minimalist Mirror (B&W)
  • Architectural Horror Show: A strange mixture of construction materials and styles make this residential home an architectural horror show that is as dangerous as it looks, Trinidad Cuba.
    Architectural Horror Show
  • Fog Walking: An eerie sense permeates this equally beautiful sight; an almost symmetric mirror image, as the artificial light splits the fog and plays with the morning dew, Saphan Mon Bridge, Sang Khla Buri Thailand.
    Fog Walking
  • Imperial Hotel: The sun is in the later stages of setting leaving behind a violet sky over-top of the once vibrant Imperial Hotel, now in the early stage of reconstruction, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
    Imperial Hotel
  • Masked Smile: A woman construction worker is completely covered in heavy clothing and hat that protect her from the blazing tropical sun, near Pai Thailand.
    Masked Smile
  • Black & White: The metal framework of a huge barn forms a series of geometric lines that are complicated by the dark, diagonal shadows that bisect the scene, Langley, British Columbia Canada.
    Black & White
  • Repetitively Rectangular (B&W):  A low angle view of a high-rise near sunset, forming a plane of symmetric rectangles, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Repetitively Rectangular (B&W)
  • Repetitively Rectangular:  A low angle view of a high-rise near sunset, forming a plane of symmetric rectangles, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Repetitively Rectangular
  • Vision: Not unlike the normal re-evaluation of a personal perception or understanding; the word Vision is seen through the metal scaffolding during the extensive renovations of the frontal fascia of the Museum of Natural History, New York, New York United States of America.
    Vision
  • Obliquely Low Key: An oblique low angle view of this high-rise near dawn, Vancouver British Columbia Canada
    Obliquely Low Key (B&W)
  • Vancouver House in Profile: This nearly completed high-rise is having its outer protective outer coat removed, much like a snake that sheds its skin, Vancouver British Columbia Canada
    Vancouver House in Profile
  • Vision (B&W): Not unlike the normal re-evaluation of a personal perception or understanding; the word Vision is seen through the metal scaffolding during the extensive renovations of the frontal fascia of the Museum of Natural History, New York, New York United States of America.
    Vision (B&W)
  • Spiral: The unusual birds-eye view of worn wooden stairs of a spiral staircase, Singapore.
    Spiral
  • Spiral (B&W): The unusual birds-eye view of worn wooden stairs of a spiral staircase, Singapore.
    Spiral (B&W)
  • Road Crew Smile: A worker takes a moment from the chore of road construction, glancing up into the camera she can't help but smile at her new found celebrity, New Bagan Myanmar.
    Road Crew Smile
  • Cutie: A young woman construction worker, somehow able to work in the excessive tropical heat while protected from the sun by being fully clothed, peaks out from her hat and scarf revealing an angelic look, Battambang Cambodia.
    Cutie
  • Soaring Over Srinagar: With the Himalayas soaring in the background, Black Kites take to the wing over the old city of Srinagar India.
    Soaring Over Srinagar
  • Kitsilano Fisheye:  An angular take of a solitary golden tree in Autumn, Kitsilano Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Kitsilano Fisheye
  • Hard Days Work: A woman putting in a hard day’s work, carrying buckets of a seemingly endless supply of muddy excrement, from a work site in Mandalay Myanmar.
    Hard Days Work
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