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  • 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
  • Wat Mirror Image:Buddhist temples and the remnants of the night market are reflected in the still Mae Hong Son Lake, Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Wat Mirror Image
  • Asleep on the Job: An elderly monk fast asleep while sitting at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Asleep on the Job
  • 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
  • The main alter in the Bái Đính Temple displays three prominent Buddhas along with numerous other smaller statues, flowers and other offerings, Ninh Binh Vietnam.
    Bái Đính Temple
  • Shadows (B&W): An elderly woman, sits riverside with her candle lit offerings, gazing out through the shadows, Hoi An Vietnam.
    Shadows (B&W)
  • Rusting Tale: The tale of Don Quixote is portrayed in this rusting iron works that includes his horse, lance and Catholic Cross, Varadaro Cuba.
    Rusting Tale
  • Spray painted graffiti art of a beautiful waitress; depicted in a tight outfit over her supple figure, was found on a brick wall of a back alley way in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
    Service With a Smile
  • Death and the Sadhu: This colourful wall painting depicts a Hindu Sadhu (Holy man) using both hands to hold a humans skull overhead, Varanasi India.
    Death and the Sadhu
  • Morning Fruit: In the morning market a woman takes a moment for herself, as she rests, her head adjacent to a basket of fruit, Hue Vietnam.
    Morning Fruit
  • Flower Hmong Dress: A woman is huddled against the cold at the morning market, proudly displays her traditional dress of the Flower Hmong tribe, Bac Ha Vietnam.
    Flower Hmong Dress
  • 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
  • Barred (B&W): The bars of an art gallery obscure the eyes of a ladies portrait, mirroring the individuals experience in this communist community, Trinidad Cuba.
    Barred (B&W)
  • 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
  • Bái Đính Flowers:This outstanding example of intricate metallic flower art is found in the Buddhist Bái Đính Temple, Ninh Binh Vietnam.
    Bái Đính Flowers
  • Imprisoned: The bars of an art gallery imprison this ladies portrait, mirroring the individuals experience in the communist community, Trinidad Cuba.
    Imprisoned
  • Morning Market: Women, with their meager offerings before them, stand in the morning market’s sunlight, Muang Sing Laos.
    Morning Market
  • Red Dao Smile: A smiling member of the Red Dao hill tribe, selling trinkets on the sidewalk of Sapa Vietnam.
    Red Dao Smile
  • Hmong Woman: A woman, of a local Hmong hill tribe, wearing a mixture of modern and traditional clothing, as well as  numerous large silver earrings, Sapa Vietnam.
    Hmong Woman
  • 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
  • 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
  • Happy in Pink: A well used carousel ride, with a litany of animals, including this happy pink elephant, Pakse Laos.
    Happy in Pink
  • Regal Stance: A once grand home, now a hollow shell of its former self, defies time as it sets a regal stance in central Cienfuegos Cuba.
    Regal Stance
  • Unhappy No More: This previously, profoundly unhappy woman, transformed into a kind loving creature, when asked for a photograph, Kep Cambodia.
    Unhappy No More
  • Competition: A woman sews her own tribal offerings in direct competition to a fashionable store that sells idealized local women’s wear to foreigners, Sapa Vietnam.
    Competition
  • Seeing Double: Two virtually identical men take a moment to survey the morning pedestrian traffic, wearing similar clothing, sun glasses and their unmistakable macho stance, Cienfuegos Cuba.
    Seeing Double
  • 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
  • Barred:  The bars of an art gallery obscure the eyes of a ladies portrait, mirroring the individuals experience in this communist community, Trinidad Cuba.
    Barred
  • Unhappy: Never before had I seen anyone with such a constant state of anger and unhappiness, than I had when I beheld this woman at the local seaside crab market in Kep Cambodia.
    Unhappy
  • 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
  • Seeing Double (B&W):Two virtually identical men take a moment to survey the morning pedestrian traffic; with similar clothing, sun glasses and their unmistakable macho stance, Cienfuegos Cuba.
    Seeing Double (B &W)
  • Young Mother: A young mother of the Hmong, a local hill tribe, pauses with child on her back, Sapa Vietnam.
    Young Mother
  • Nap Time: Down on the docks, a lady takes a morning nap in her hammock underneath a worn metal table, Yangon Myanmar.
    Nap Time
  • Seeing Double: Two dominate golden statues of Buddha sit, Lotus position in meditation, one in front of the other in Wat Bawan Niwet, Bangkok Thailand.
    Seeing Double
  • 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
  • The Face of Reality:In the Marble Temple, a more realistic Buddha is depicted, seen here starved and bone thin, Wat Benjamabophit, Bangkok Thailand.
    The Face of Reality
  • Restrained / Selfie: A newly minted Buddha is bound in a saffron cloth, not unlike a kidnapped victim, or, one restrained by their upbringing, societal standards or religion; left alone in a dark, dismal place, Bangkok Thailand.
    Restrained / Selfie
  • 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
  • Horror of Home (B&W): The dark and foreboding staircase, and an inauspicious climb home, Havana Cuba.
    The Horror of Home (B&W)
  • Black Buddha: An exceptionally dark room houses a number of Buddha statues, with the central Buddha being a very dark black-green colour and with a saffron robe draped over its shoulder, Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Black Buddha
  • Stairway of Ghosts: The silhouette of an indistinct person moves in the background as if it were a silhouetted ghost, in the rear of a dark and foreboding staircase that leads to the inauspicious promise of home, Havana Cuba.
    Stairway of Ghosts
  • Patuxai: This dynamic view of the Patuxai (Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph) taken in the purple-blue evening twilight, Vientiane Laos.
    Patuxai
  • Damaged Goods: A unique form of graffiti is both revealing and disturbing; a paper cut out of a beautiful, naked woman with a torn face makes a commentary on the contrasts of beauty, violence and experience, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Damaged Goods
  • Fidel: A bold rendering of Fidel Castro giving a speech, Trinidad Cuba.
    Fidel
  • Ready to Face the Day: Even though it was approaching 30 degrees centigrade (86 Fahrenheit), this young child is bundled up, as if ready to play in snow, her face painted with thanaka to protect her from the harsh sun, Shwebo Myanmar.
    Ready to Face the Day
  • Sleeping Demon: On the inside wall of the Thai Imperial Grand Palace; An intricate mural illustrates a traditionally dressed giant demon with blue and green skin laying down with sword in hand, Bangkok Thailand.
    Sleeping Demon
  • 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
  • TU Min Thonze Cave: These are the multiple entries to the holy Buddhist  U Min Thonze Cave, Sagaing-Mandalay, Myanmar.
    U Min Thonze Cave
  • Film Strip: This piece of heavily rusted ironwork art depicts a strip of film and the numerous figures and stories held within, such as the Cuban flag, people, hearts of love etc., Camagüey Cuba.
    Film Strip
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Long Neck Portrait (B&W): This frontal portrait captures a gentle weariness upon a woman’s face; as a member of a Long-Necked Karen hill tribe she sits in front of her hand made cloth while wearing the characteristic brass rings around her neck, on the Myanmar border near Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
    Long Neck Portrait (B&W)
  • Long Neck Portrait: This frontal portrait captures a gentle weariness upon a woman’s face; as a member of a Kayan Lahwi tribe (Long-Necked Karen hill tribe) she sits in front of her hand made cloth while wearing the characteristic brass rings around her neck, on the Myanmar border near Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
    Long Neck Portrait
  • Buddha on Buddha: Seen from an angle, a golden Buddha statue sits lotus position on a lotus flower in front of a very intricately decorated wall with a painting of the same Buddha, Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.
    Buddha on Buddha
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Persistent Beggar:  An elderly crippled Sadhu uses crutches to slowly makes his way to work, his usual begging spot, Varanasi India.
    Persistent Beggar
  • Young Sadhu:  A young Sadhu sits awaiting Hindu devotes wears the characteristic saffron uniform and has white bars with red circles painted on his forehead, arms and chest, Varanasi India.
    Young Sadhu
  • Ominous Sadhu: This aggressive Sadhu takes on a rather ominous persona given his bright red eyes set against his white facial paint, white hair and beard, seen at the Karnatak State Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Ominous Sadhu
  • Mornings Wait: A Sadhu bides his time sitting, in his new set of clothes, on the steps of the busy Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Mornings Wait
  • Red, Black and White (B&W&C):  This aggressive Sadhu takes on a rather ominous persona given his bright red eyes set against his white facial paint, white hair and beard, seen at the Karnatak State Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Red, Black and White (B&W&C)
  • Sadhu Sitting:  A Sadhu, with both a colourful dress as well as a painted forehead, takes an early morning seat on the steps of the busy Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Sadhu Sitting