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  • 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?
  • 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
  • Intricate Simplicity: The soft pastels and intricate simplicity of an exterior wall of  Wat Sounantha,  Savannakhet Laos.
    Intricate Simplicity
  • Romanticised Che:  This is a rather romanticised, yet compelling, sketch of Che Guevara on the exterior of a water tank, Vinales Cuba.
    Romanticised Che
  • Noble Eightfold Path: Streaking sunlight high lights an exterior wall of Wat Ounalom that is decorated with a large, concrete wheel with eight spokes that represents the noble eightfold path of the Buddha dharma, Phnom Penh Cambodia.<br />
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The Eight spokes represent the eight folded path that Buddhist disciples use to guide their lives and possibly reach enlightenment.
    Noble Eightfold Path
  • Timeless Dancing : A colourful, exterior brick wall has been intricately carved and is dominated by two dancing female figures, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Timeless Dancing
  • 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
  • The Ultimate Solution: Wall graffiti illustrates the execution of a person just as he has been shot by a gloating soldier, Bangkok Thailand.
    The Ultimate Solution
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hidden Violence: An advertisement against domestic violence depicts a young ladies bruised face and was found next to a secured home front doorway, which unfortunately mirrors the situation found in many a household, Trinidad Cuba.
    Hidden Violence
  • Home Street Home (B&W): A homeless man finds a moment’s sleep, using his flip flops as a pillow, on the stairs of a locked doorway, Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Home Street Home (B&W)
  • Hidden Violence (B&W):  An advertisement against domestic violence depicts a young ladies bruised face and was found next to a secured home front doorway and unfortunately mirrors the situation found in many a typical household, Trinidad Cuba.
    Hidden Violence (B&W)
  • Humility: In dawns early light elderly women pray on the sidewalk, pouring water in an act of purification, as they await giving alms to local Buddhist monks, Luang Prabang Laos.
    Humility
  • Peek-a-boo: Our views of the world are often formed or restricted by our living space and it always struck me as sad that Cubans often view the world from very small openings in their homes’ windows or doors, as illustrated by this man peeking out to gaze out on the world, Baracoa Cuba.
    Peek-a-boo
  • Road Ready Red (B&W&C): A well restored, red, antique automobile stands in stark contrast to the black and white city street in Baracoa Cuba.
    Road Ready Red (B&W&C)
  • Car and the Man (B&W&C):  The silhouette of a man menacingly lingers, standing in stark contrast to the striking red antique automobile, Baracoa Cuba.
    Car and the Man (B&W&C)
  • Hiding: A young Buddhist monk sitting outside of his run down and dirty residence, expresses his modesty by hiding his face behind a robe, Muang Sing Laos.
    Hiding
  • Car and the Man (B&W):  The dark silhouette of a man as he menacingly lingers, standing near an antique automobile, on a back street of Baracoa Cuba.
    Car and the Man (B&W)
  • Singapore Sleep: A man is found fast asleep on the stone walkway in the heart of the financial district, Singapore City, Singapore.
    Singapore Sleep
  • A Whiter Shade of Pale: A young man earns his next meal playing electric guitar while wearing a white mask, near the Imperial Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.
    A Whiter Shade of Pale
  • Home Street Home: A homeless man finds a moment’s sleep, using his flip flops as a pillow, on the stairs of a locked doorway, Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Home Street Home
  • Framed Spire: The deep inset of the window frames the scene of an ornate, multi tiered black spire with numerous mystical Chofa, Wat Ratchanada, Bangkok Thailand.
    Framed Spire
  • Antique Green: A rather ancient green Desoto sparkles in the sunlight, is still employed as a taxi in Havana Cuba.
    Antique Green
  • 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
  • Surprise!: A young tourist is taken by surprise standing by a ruin; with an ancient and seemingly amused female statue in the background, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Surprise !
  • 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
  • Waiting: Male teenagers are kept behind a brick wall topped with barbed wire, await the morning school bell Nong Khiaw, a quiet town in Laos and exhibit all the pensive anguish seen in youth the world over.
    Waiting
  • Clean Water  (B&W): A lady risks the garbage and filth to use a manual water pump and fill a container with water, Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Clean Water (B&W)
  • Clean Water: A lady risks the garbage and filth to use a manual water pump and fill a container with water, Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Clean Water
  • Ranbireshwar Morning: The Hindu Temple Ranbireshwar radiates in the morning sun shine, Jumma India.
    Ranbireshwar Morning
  • 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
  • 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
  • Buddha Red: A large Buddha statue has been painted a bright red, a rather unusual colour - most likely destined for a tourists garden,  Luang Prabang Laos.
    Buddha Red
  • Machine Worker: In a grimy machine shop, a young masked metal worker pauses from his metal lath and labours, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
    Machine Worker
  • Imperial Gate: A doorway is guarded by an intricately decorated door made of  iron bent into the shape of the praying Buddha, Imperial Palace, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Imperial Gate
  • Dhaka Portrait: A middle aged man poses for his portraiture in the morning market near the port in Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Dhaka Portrait
  • Evening Prayers: A dirty and disheveled woman prays on the steps of the Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Evening Prayers
  • 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
  • Morning Portrait: Early morning finds a young mans kind face emerging from the dark street corner, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Morning Portrait
  • The Burden of Reality (B&W): A man continues his solitary, life-long and unchallenged station in life; with the unrelenting burden of fate, he finds himself wearing a wooden yoke hauling two pails of water down a nearly deserted market street, Nyaung U Myanmar.
    The Burden of Reality (B&W)
  • 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)
  • The Burden of Reality: A man continues his solitary, life-long and unchallenged station in life;  with the unrelenting burden of fate he finds himself at another morning market wearing a wooden yoke, hauling two yellow pails of water down a nearly deserted street, Nyaung U Myanmar.
    The Burden of Reality
  • Morning Lorry Home: After the shopping at the morning market, a group of women who are dressed to stave off the morning chill, mount the back of a fully loaded lorry for the long ride home, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Morning Lorry Home
  • Che Revered: Revered Che Guevara is nearly omnipresent and here he is depicted on a decrepit wall, on the center of the white star of Cuba, Varadaro Cuba.
    Che Revered
  • An elderly begging Sadhu, with a full salt and pepper beard, saffron dress, head dress and a most prominent forehead painting of red and yellow, sits and reflects at his morning tea, Varanasi India.
    Morning Tea
  • Runner for All Time: With a backdrop of the ocean and a city sky line as a silhouette; the world champion runner, Harry Winston Jerome, is immortalized by this splendid work of art for all time, Stanley Park, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Runner for All Time
  • Beggar’s Blur: A Hindu devotee is captured as he begs in the late evening’s light, Varanasi India.
    Beggar’s Blur
  • Night Pagoda:  Naung Taw Gyi Pagoda makes an imposing night image, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Night Pagoda
  • Digitally Discrete: An all too common example of sexual repression is found in this digital representation of an alluring woman’s' face, dissected horizontally with slashes of black, Bangkok Thailand.
    Digitally Discrete
  • In Looking Out: A man pensively peers out of a building out to an adjacent construction site in Battambang Cambodia.
    In Looking Out
  • Dashaswamedh Ghat: A vivid kaleidoscope for the senses, where the cities buildings, temples and boats coalesce at the shore of the holy Ganges River and Hindu devotes make their pilgrimage, Varanasi India.
    Dashaswamedh Ghat
  • Silhouette & Sunset: Sunset from Phra Sumen Park, looking at the fine cable works of the Rama VIII Bridge that stands in silhouette against a dynamic sky, Bangkok Thailand.
    Silhouette & Sunset
  • Hands in Hell: The strong shadows of a harsh mid-day light make this moving sculpture even more striking; as innumerable desperate hands of men and creatures grasp the air in vain, searching for relief from Hell, all the while a solitary red finger nail brings the only colour to this grey, horrific sight, Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Hands in Hell
  • 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
  • Khmer Spray Art: A wonderful piece of spray paint art, that was applied that very day, depicts a detailed Khmer ruin found in Angkor Wat, on "The Strip" in Shanoukville Cambodia.
    Khmer Spray Art
  • Ice Cream: A boldly coloured neon ice cream cone sign glows in the tropical night of Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Ice Cream
  • 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
  • Runner for All Time (B&W): With a backdrop of the ocean and a city sky line as a silhouette; the world champion runner, Harry Winston Jerome, is immortalized by this splendid work of art for all time, Stanley Park, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Runner for All Time (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
  • Held On High (B&W): This contemporary sculpture by Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat depicts the desperate hands of men and creatures; writhing in despair from Hell, Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Held On High (B&W)
  • Evening, Parinirvana Stupa (B&W): This unusual view of the yellow Parinirvana Stupa, displays simplistic architectural shapes, all under a full moon, Kushinagar India.
    Evening, Parinirvana Stupa (B&W)
  • 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
  • The New World Order: This profound sculpture, devoid of colour, eerily reflects the desperation of much of the human condition; a single hand emerges holding a begging bowl, pleading for alms, rising above innumerable hands  that desperately thrash about in an attempt to escape Hell on earth, Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.<br />
<br />
By Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.
    New World Order
  • Kalaw Bundle:  A woman deftly negotiates the morning market, using a head band to carry both her filled woven basket and an over-sized bundle that rests on top, Kalaw Myanmar.
    Kalaw Bundle
  • Red, Black and White (B&W): This aggressive Sadhu takes on a rather ominous persona given his white facial paint, white hair and beard, seen at the Karnatak State Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Red , Black and White (B&W)
  • Clearly Reflective:  The evening is still as a weathered boats reflection is clearly captured in Dal Lake, Srinagar India.
    Clearly Reflective
  • Morning Profile: A napping, saffron dressed Sadhu sits in the golden mornings light with a white beard, white facial paint and a prominent ornate painting that dominates his forehead, Varanasi India.
    Morning Profile
  • 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
  • Wat Evening: Evening descends on this well lit and intricately decorated Buddhist temple; The Temple is bathed in yellow and red spot lights while each black spire rises to a light that is affixed at its apex, Loha Prasat Wat Ratchanatdaram, Bangkok Thailand.
    Wat Evening
  • Surrealistic Stupas: An unusual, low wide angle view looking up at Tritotsathep Temple with two golden Stupas, one rising vertically, the second appearing to enter the scene horizontally, , Bangkok Thailand.
    Surrealistic Stupas
  • Sitanagyi Hpaya Temple: Framed by a brilliantly blue sky, this low wide angle view captures the enormous and recently restored Sitanagyi Hpaya Temple, Bagan Myanmar. <br />
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A row of brick elephants support this structure, with a series of spires and a central Stupa that crowns the temple.
    Sitanagyi Hpaya Temple
  • Temple-Pura Bale Agung: Men stand awaiting worshipers at the imposing front entrance of the Pura Bale Agung, a Balinese Hindu Temple, set at the base the Batur volcanic crater in tropical Trunyan Bali Indonesia.
    Temple - Pura Bale Agung
  • Mornings Light: Early mornings fights back the night and lightens the blue sky over-top of a small plaza and a beautiful Catholic Church - Iglesia del Santo Angel Custodio,, Havana Cuba.
    Mornings Light
  • 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
  • Framed: Both a brilliant blue sky and an ancient arch way frame the Sitanagyi Hpaya Temple, in Bagan Myanmar.
    Framed
  • 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
  • Mornings' Clarity: The pending sunrise finds all calm, with the dark of the night gently surrendering to the light of day that is reflected in the lake below, San Khla Buri Thailand.
    Mornings' Clarity
  • Smile: Boys laughing, pushing, waving and generally having too much fun; all the while posing for a photograph during the full moon celebration of Maulid (the Prophet Muhammad's birthday) Anyar Lombok Indonesia.
    Smile
  • Morning Portrait (B&W):Early morning finds a young mans kind face emerging from the dark street corner, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Morning Portrait (B&W)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Temple Roof: Repetitive roof tops and the symmetrical rows of orange tiles make for an unreal sight, Wat Tritotsathep Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Temple Roof
  • 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
  • Water Carrier: A woman in traditional dress ventures out onto the street with a metal vase filled with water, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Water Carrier
  • 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
  • Phra Sumen Fort:  Phra Sumen Fort harkens back to 1783, when it was built to defend against naval invasions and was named for the mythical Mt Meru of Hindu-Buddhist cosmology, Bangkok Thailand.
    Phra Sumen Fort
  • Banned In Tibet:  A banned and seemingly incomplete Tibetan flag is painted on a prominent wall, its three-sided yellow border represents the flourishing of the Buddha’s teachings and the side without a border represents Tibet’s openness to non-Buddhist thought, McLeod-Ganj India.
    Banned In Tibet
  • Om is the Word:  Om or Auṃ [ə̃ũ], Sanskrit: ॐ) is a sacred sound and it is also a mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, it is found on clothing, in tattoos and scripture and, as in this case, on the wall of a Hindu Temple, McLeod-Ganj India.
    Om is the Word
  • 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
  • Swinging at Night: At night using an oblique view looking up, the 21.15 meter tall red swing makes for a dynamic scene, Wat Suthat, Bangkok Thailand.<br />
<br />
This red painted, teak monument stands in front of Wat Suthat. It was first made in 1782 and was last renovated in 2006.
    Swinging at Night
  • Stupa in Profile: Looking up, two brilliantly gold Stupas are set against a vibrantly blue sky, at Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.
    Stupa in Profile
  • Phallic Sunset: A surrealistic sky of prism like diversity backs the ornate, phallic like stupa at Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Phallic Sunset
  • Nights Independence: The Independence Monument thrusts up into the black nights sky, with a row of fountains  spraying up in the foreground,  Yangon Myanmar.
    Nights Independence
  • Gold & Shadow: The main golden Stupa dwarfs the smaller silhouetted Stupa in the foreground, at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Gold & Shadow
  • Weathered: A partially shuttered window, with various coloured dies forming streaks down the weathered wall, in Savannakhet Laos.
    Weathered
  • Thought Provoking: This large thought provoking metallic statue is set against a clear blue sky and is found in Plaza Vieja, Havana Cuba.
    Thought Provoking
  • Imprisoned Best Friend: A white dog appears to be imprisoned behind the bars on his masters’ home, a seemingly accurate reflection of the rule imposed upon all inhabitants, Bayamo Cuba.
    Imprisoned Best Friend
  • Shifting Geometry: Looking up at the Alex Fraser suspension bridge one cannot help to see the cables form a pleasing repetitive geometric pattern that seems to move the more one stares at it, all against a clear blue morning sky, Delta British Columbia Canada.
    Shifting Geometry
  • Engulfing Fog: Fog obscures the Fraser River and engulfs the Agassiz-Rosedale Suspension Bridge, Agassiz British Columbia Canada.
    Engulfing Fog
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