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  • View From The Street (Harpers Handshake): Street graffiti reveals an adulterated photograph of the former Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Stephen Harper, shown with his eyes scratched out and giving the finger, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.<br />
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On the wall behind are a number of anarchy symbols and the word “guts”.
    View From The Street (Harpers Handshake)
  • Despondent: An elderly despondent woman squats as if in prayer, in front of her ramshackle hut, Muang Sing Lao.
    Despondent
  • 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
  • Devotees Circular Life (in Black): This circular fisheye view captures in this early morning scene on the Ganges River and accentuates the theme of the circular nature of life; as a Hindu devote readies for yet another day, preaching his truth with his incense, powders and offerings at hand, Varanasi India.
    Devotees Circular Life (in Black)
  • Devotees Circular Life (B&W): This circular fisheye view captures in this early morning scene on the Ganges River and accentuates the theme of the circular nature of life; as a Hindu devote readies for yet another day, preaching his truth with his incense, powders and offerings at hand, Varanasi India.
    Devotees Circular Life (B&W)
  • Sizing His Prey: A young muscular man looks up from his street side seat, sizing up the photographer as a lion views his prey, Cienfuegos Cuba.
    Sizing His Prey
  • Sizing His Prey (B&W): A young muscular man looks up from his street side seat, sizing up the passerby as a lion views his prey, Cienfuegos Cuba.
    Sizing His Prey (B&W)
  • Into the Darkness: Wat Suthatthepwararam is lined with a series of nearly identical, golden Buddhist statues that fade off into the darkness, Bangkok Thailand.
    Into the Darkness
  • Mekong Red: A fisherman collects his line in the late evening light as a late red sun casts its light upon the Mekong River, Thakhek Laos.
    Mekong Red
  • Rattan: The village chief carefully examines and measures a rattan stick for suitability in the coming evenings Presean fighting that coincides with the celebration of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, Anyar Lombok Indonesia.<br />
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The fight is between two combatants, each armed with a rattan stick and shield, under the evening’s full moon.
    Rattan
  • Imprinting: Two young children  in a stroller are draped with a Canadian flag, with a child sized hockey stick in between them; right after the Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team won the gold metal match, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Imprinting
  • Novice Monks: Rows of young boys kneel in prayer wearing white robes and each holds his new saffron robes as he starts the ordination ceremony to become a novice monk, Phra Mahathat Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Novice Monks
  • Men mine a muddy hillside by the most basic of means for White Gold, near to Kuta Beach, Lombok Indonesia.
    Modern Mining
  • Sensuous: A thought provoking black and white close up of a naked male mannequin, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Sensuous
  • Sitting and Waiting: An elderly woman is dressed for the morning chill and is captured waiting, with the story of her life etched on her face, Pai Thailand.
    Sitting and Waiting
  • Finely Tuned Engine (B&W): A young man works diligently, finishing the top of an automobile’s engine in the early mornings light, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Finely Tuned Engine (B&W)
  • One on One: A close-up of naked male mannequins, that stand one behind the other, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    One on One
  • Sitting and Waiting (B&W): An elderly woman is dressed for the morning chill and is captured waiting, with the story of her life etched on her face, Pai Thailand.
    Sitting and Waiting (B&W)
  • Hmong Mother and Child: A young mother, of a local Hmong hill tribe, wearing a mixture of modern and traditional clothing, proudly holds her new born child, Sapa Vietnam.
    Hmong Mother and Child
  • Asleep on the Job: An elderly monk fast asleep while sitting at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Asleep on the Job
  • 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
  • Monk Elder: An elderly monk, seeking shelter from the heat of the day, reflects as he sits on the marble floor and gazes at the temple in Wat Bovil, Battamgbang Cambodia.
    Monk Elder
  • Beady Eyes: A man displays a beady eyed, comical look, as he puts all his effort into drawing upon his hookah, Mai Chau Vietnam.
    Beady Eyes
  • A Monk and His Money: An elderly monk sits counting his money in the sacred Great Dragon Pagoda of Shwedagon, Yangon Myanmar.
    A Monk and His Money
  • Morning Smoke: A lady laughs with a friend as she smokes from one of the largest hand rolled cigarettes I have ever seen, in the morning market, Shwebo Myanmar.
    Morning Smoke
  • Pose with a Rose (B&W): A man with a face filled with longing is captured in this portrait, graced with jewellery, a crucifix and a rose between his teeth, Trinidad Cuba.
    Pose with a Rose (B&W)
  • 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
  • Three's Company: Three cyclo (tricycle rickshaws) drivers taking a mid day rest from the heat, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
    Three's Company
  • Fine Tuning an Engine: A young man, working on the street, is refining the finish on the top of an automobile engine block in the early mornings light, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Fine Tuning an Engine
  • Breakfast in Myanmar: A woman bends over a hot fire preparing yet another meal at the morning market, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Breakfast in Myanmar
  • 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
  • Enthralled (B&W): A man enthusiastically embraces his partner with pure joy; on a cold day beside the volcanic Batur Lake, Bali Indonesia.
    Enthralled (B&W)
  • Up A Tree: After a Buddhist celebration in Wat Nabo, a young monk climbs up a palm tree to cut down decorations, a machete in hand, , Tha Khek Laos.
    Up A Tree
  • Barefoot Porter: A young barefoot man uses a yoke to carry a multitude of large, soiled yellow containers down the road in an intense tropical heat, harbour side in Yangon Myanmar.
    Barefoot Porter
  • 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?
  • Resting Black Hmong: An elderly woman of the a local hill tribe, the Black Hmong, rests for a moment from a futile attempt to sell her craft work, Sapa Vietnam.
    Resting Black Hmong
  • Mirror of Work: A young artist, hard at work, wears a new shirt that roughly mirrors the colours and patterns found in the brickwork that he occupies daily in Bagan, Mayanmar.
    Mirror of Work
  • Sleeping Swastika: A man finds sleep, at his stall in the morning market, wearing his Swastika T-shirt, Pakse Laos.
    Sleeping Swastika
  • 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
  • Dance of Faith: During Melasti, with the entire community in attendance, Hindu priests dance and make sacrifice of incense, food and flowers, Pemuteran-Bali Indonesia.
    Dance of Faith
  • Workers Rest: A young shirtless construction worker takes a moments rest from the job by sitting back on his wheel barrel, Trinidad Cuba.
    Workers Rest
  • Morning Market: Women, with their meager offerings before them, stand in the morning market’s sunlight, Muang Sing Laos.
    Morning Market
  • Shadows (B&W): An elderly woman, sits riverside with her candle lit offerings, gazing out through the shadows, Hoi An Vietnam.
    Shadows (B&W)
  • Disillusioned: In the morning market an elderly woman wears a profoundly disillusioned  expression, born of her lifes' experience, Hue Vietnam.
    Disillusioned
  • Market Breakfast: Sitting amongst her baskets of grain in the morning market, a woman takes the time to peel an orange and reflect, Mandalay Myanmar.
    Market Breakfast
  • Hoi An Market: An elderly woman, with a weathered face, tends to her stall in the morning market in Hoi An Vietnam.
    Hoi An Market
  • Unhappy Celebration: A most unhappy man is captured wearing a most distinctive hat, during the Myanmar Day celebration, Hsipaw Myanmar.
    Unhappy Celebration
  • A Kind Salesman: A kind, smiling young artist, with his paintings at his feet, attempts a sale in the ruins of a Buddhist temple, Bagan Myanmar.
    A Kind Salesman
  • Trading Places: The temporary role reversal between an American photographer, who hoists a heavy load to his forehead and a Yao woman, while a local gentleman fumbles with and almost drops the photographers expensive camera, in Muang Sing, Laos.
    Trading Places
  • 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
  • A young Buddhist monk sits in a reflective way sitting in the marble main temple to avoid the midday heat, Wat Bovil, Battamgbang Cambodia.
    Far Away Eyes
  • Enthralled: A man enthusiastically embraces his partner from behind with what can only be described a pure joy, on a cold day atop a volcano, Batur Lake - Bali Indonesia.
    Enthralled
  • Lady of the Flower Hmong: A young lady stands in the colourful traditional clothing and head-dress of the Flower Hmong Tribe, with her purchase, in the morning market in Bac Ha Vietnam.
    Lady of the Flower Hmong
  • 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
  • Isolated: At the Mahagandhayon Monastic Institution rows of monks gather to share their alms and even though not alone each monk stands separate; isolated in thought on a common path,  Amarapura Mandalay Myanmar.
    Isolated
  • Morning Run: Morning and a man takes the opportunity to run beach-side across the white sands,  underneath the deep blue skies and next to the breath taking beautiful Caribbean water, Varadaro Cuba.
    Morning Run
  • Asleep Together: A young father and daughter sleep in each other’s arms, while sitting on a park bench in the busiest part of Havana Cuba
    Asleep Together
  • Exposed: An over exposed photograph of a nude, young male model, Agassiz British Columbia Canada.
    Exposed
  • Sleep on the Street: A young man sleeps amongst the filth of the street, with only the thinnest of mats between himself and the concrete sidewalk, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Sleep on the Street
  • Buddha Close-Up: A close up of a large golden Buddha, his right hand raised in greeting at the Bái Đính Temple, Ninh Binh Vietnam.
    Buddha Close-Up
  • Portraiture (B&W&C): This zombie has a hint of the familiar, former self, mixed with the ominous and horrific, at the zombie walk, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Portraiture (B&W&C)
  • Guardian: An intricately detailed statue of a ferocious guardian of heaven; decorated with a crown, bracelets, arm bands, rings and other adornments made of skulls and bones, at Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.  <br />
                         <br />
The work was designed by Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.
    Guardian
  • 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
  • Hand Rolled: A man demonstrates his life time skill and manual dexterity as he expertly hand rolls another cigar at the factory in Trinidad Cuba.
    Hand Rolled
  • Angelic Relief: Wall graffiti captures a mythical scene of a female angel holding in one arm a dead or, dying soldier, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Angelic Relief
  • Pose with a Rose: A man poses for a portrait, graced with jewelry, holding a rose between his teeth, Trinidad Cub
    Pose with a Rose
  • Golden Days' End: Bathed in the soft golden light of sunset, herdsmen guide their flock of goats through the arid fields of Bagan Myanmar that are strewn with holy Buddhist ruins comprised of  innumerable temples and Stupas.
    Golden Days' End
  • Painfully Bored: A group of traditionally dressed Cambodian dancers rest and amusing themselves in the shade of ancient ruins, the exception; a young man who looks to be both terribly bored and dejected, Bayon of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Painfully Bored
  • Prayer in Yellow: A pretty young Balinese lady is caught in prayer, surrounded by other Hindu devotes, during an elaborate celebration of Melasti, Pemuteran Bali Indonesia.
    Prayer in Yellow
  • Young Surrealist: A rather surrealistic painting of a young lady and the thoughts and experiences that follow her, Baracoa Cuba.
    Young Surrealist
  • Distain of the Street: Street life is often a culmination of economic and personal misfortune; captured in the silhouette of a man whose face is filled with distain, Havana Cuba.
    Distain of the Street
  • No Parking: A “no parking” sign has been posted right above a heartfelt piece of graffiti of a female angel holding a dead soldier as they raise, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    No Parking
  • Modern Life: Cell telephones have become ubiquitous the world over as illustrated by these traditionally dressed hill-tribes women near Pai Thailand.
    Modern Life
  • Clash of Culture: After attending the morning market, a local tribe’s woman in traditional dress stands bathed in the morning light alone at a street side corner, in stark contrast to the modern vehicles of a busy city, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Clash of Culture
  • 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
  • Pose with a Rose (B&W&C): A man poses for a portrait, graced with jewellery, holding a rose between his teeth, Trinidad Cuba.
    Pose with a Rose (B&W&C)
  • Desperation: A homeless man sits in amongst his few processions;  enveloped in the gloom of despair, to be utterly alone- in a deserted room,  Central Park, New York, New York USA.
    Desperation
  • “Wisdom”: Political graffiti on the wall adjacent to a main street depicts a soldier clad in a uniform and helmet, with the word “Wisdom” underneath,  Chiang Mai Thailand.
    “Wisdom”
  • Chinese New Year is celebrated in the traditional way, with a dancing dragon, into which people place money for good luck, Ayutthaya Thailand.
    Feeding 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 !
  • Under the fiery golden sunset, herdsmen guide their flock of goats through arid fields that are strewn with innumerable holy Buddhist temples and Stupas, Bagan Myanmar.
    Golden Bagan
  • Khmer Beauty: A beautiful young lady dancer, dressed in the traditional Khmer fashion, awaits her cue amongst the ruins of Bayon Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Khmer Beauty
  • Photo-Adverse: A bald tourist/traveler, with numerous and elaborate tattoos, is taken by surprise to be the subject of a photograph, as he himself is taking a photograph with his cell-phone of the Hindu ceremony Melasti,  Pemuteran Bali Indonesia.
    Photo - Adverse
  • A female fish monger looks up from her work, peeking out from behind an oriental hat and handkerchief that otherwise covers her face, at the morning market in Ninh Binh Vietnam.
    Peeking
  • 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)
  • Elderly and Alone: An elderly man sits in quiet reflection in a vacated part of the local market, with two chickens; the sum total of his life’s’ toil, Srimangal Bangladesh.
    Elderly and Alone
  • Thai Terrorist (B&W&C): The spectacular Buddhist White Temple is littered with innumerable statues of horrific creatures like this lean reptilian being that arises from the waters of Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Thai Terrorist (B&W&C)
  • O’ Canada: A young woman in an obvious state of euphoria in downtown Vancouver, waves two Canadian flags over her head, right after Canadian Men’s Hockey team won Olympic Gold,  Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    O’ Canada
  • Hiding (B&W&C): 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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                HL: A Buddhist monk hides behind his robe, Muang Sing Laos.
    Hiding (B&W&C)
  • Every Picture Tells a Story: This man relaxes with his cell phone, covered with a surprising number of colourful tattoos, Shanoukville Cambodia.
    Every Picture Tells a Story
  • Elderly and Alone (B&W):  An elderly man sits, in quiet reflection in a vacated part of the local market, with two chickens; the sum total of his life’s’ toil, Srimangal Bangladesh.
    Elderly and Alone (B&W)
  • Rest and Dread: A solitary man taking a smoke break squats and gazes down his dangerous, self made mining shaft, where his daily risks his life in search of white gold, near Kuta Beach, Lombok Indonesia.
    Rest and Dread
  • 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
  • Pondering Sadhu: A Sadhu, with a colourful head-dress, outfit, and a painted forehead, ponders the early morning at the busy Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Pondering Sadhu
  • Sadhus' Trishula: A fully bearded Sadhu descends the stairs holding the representative trident of the Hindu god Shiva, Varanasi India.
    Sadhus' Trishula
  • Going Up?: On a glorious sunny day, red and white stairs rise precariously high, along with rusted iron guard rails, guiding the eye up two diverging stairways into the local temples and homes, ever higher above the Ganges River, Varanasi India.
    Going Up ?
  • Persistent Beggar:  An elderly crippled Sadhu uses crutches to slowly makes his way to work, his usual begging spot, Varanasi India.
    Persistent Beggar
  • Sitting Sadhu: A saffron dressed Sadhu sits in the golden mornings light covered in white body paint,  with a prominent painting radiating from the chakra between his eyes, Varanasi India.
    Sitting Sadhu
  • Reflective Sadhu: A bare chested Hindu Sadhu sits by the Ganges River sporting a wildly extravagant hair style; with braided hair and beard that compliment the characteristic Dharma prayer beads, Varanasi India.
    Reflective Sadhu
  • Childhood Misery: A pair of young children hangs their heads in profound misery on the steps of Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Childhood Misery
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