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  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Defiance of Youth: A solitary young novice monk stands, arms crossed, in a defiant stance, in a Buddhist temple complex near to Pai Thailand.
    Solitary Defiance
  • Blue Faced: One of the many colourful, monkey statues at the base of a golden Stupa Imperial Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand.<br />
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This monkey statue has a blue face and dons a crown while he is dressed in a multi coloured traditional dress, made of coloured mirrors.
    Blue Faced
  • 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
  • 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
  • Enthusiastic Contrarian: All eyes are to one side as fans intensely watch a football (soccer) game, save for one man, who wears an “I love Bali” muscle shirt and enthusiastically pumps his arms in celebration, Bayan Lombok Indonesia.
    Enthusiastic Contrarian
  • 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
  • Beautiful Circles: A young joyous lady seems willingly captured within circles of light, as she dances with LED hula hoops on the campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Beautiful Circles
  • Sincere Monk , Blue Door: A sincere Buddhist monk poses in front of the blue door of his residence, Wat Toul Tompong, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
    Sincere Monk , Blue Door
  • Weathered Pride: An elderly man with a darkened, wrinkled and weathered face holds his head with pride, posing for a portrait, Trinidad Cuba.
    Weathered Pride
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Traditional Dress: A young child poses for his parents in full traditional attire that includes numerous necklaces and a head dress, Darjeeling India.
    Traditional Dress
  • Blue Anguish (B&W&C): A metallic statue, expressing the distressing anguish of men, Havana Cuba.
    Blue Anguish (B&W&C)
  • Witness to an Execution (B&W&C): A young man’s movement is captured, his face is eerily still, as he moves in between wall graffiti depicting a smiling soldiers execution of a person, Bangkok Thailand.
    Witness to an Execution (B&W&C)
  • 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
  • Boat Blue: Weathered wooden boats stand moored during a colourful dawn, with boat tops that express a vibrant blue colour while the boat casts a distinctive deep dark V shaped shadow on the Ganges River, Varanasi India.
    Boat Blue
  • 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
  • Bobs' Toilet: A colourful painting of Bob Marley decorates a toilet, on Don Det Laos.
    Bobs' Toilet
  • The figures of young men become distorted as the joyously dance in celebration of Holi, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Holi Dance
  • Kind Reflection (B&W): Out from a full head of hair emerges the thoughtful expression of a poor man in Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Kind Reflection (B&W)
  • Anguish (B&W): An expression of anguish projects from the face of this metallic statue as his arm thrashes out, Havana Cuba.
    Anguish (B&W)
  • Bangkok Streets (B&W): A young man in dread locks holds down a distressed, beautiful woman and awaits the police and an ambulance; claiming he was owed both his room key and money, near Khaosan Road - Bangkok Thailand.
    Bangkok Streets (B&W)
  • Negative Cranium: Art held in the processing of this sculpture, so that it takes on a surrealistic appearance while on display on a table top in the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York New York, USA.
    Negative Cranium
  • Emerald Buddha: An intricately decorated Phra Mondop ( temple of the Emerald Buddha) with a bejewelled Emerald Buddha, surrounded by ornate depictions of heaven people, demons and buildings is on display on its golden throne in the Thai Imperial Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand.
    Emerald Buddha
  • Steel Guitar Blues: A close-up of a steel guitar colourfully gleaming in the bright sunlight as it is being played outside a local liquor store, in Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Steel Guitar Blues
  • Cuban Portrait: A man with a weathered and charismatic face, posing for a portrait, Trinidad Cuba.
    Cuban Portrait
  • Childhoods Perception: Graffiti of a young girl portrayed on a power box, with her duality separately expressed onto its two front doors, in two separate painting styles; one half is clear and conventionally painted, the other, stressed and distorted, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
    Childhoods Perception
  • Red Holi: Celebrating Holi, a laughing young man is held by his friends while a large container of red coloured water is emptied over his head, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Red Holi
  • Tobacconist: A tobacco shopkeeper reclines to yet again sample his product, drawing on a hookah pipe, Srinagar India.
    Tobacconist
  • Friends: In the heart of their shanty town, two good friends stop to be photographed, Jammu India.
    Friends
  • Life’s Burden: A woman in a brightly coloured head scarf leans forward as she bears the weight of her wares, borne by a wooden yoke, Muang Sing morning market, Laos.
    Life’s Burden
  • Holi Pink !: A young man takes a moments rest from celebrating Holi, wearing a rather colourful pink and yellow facial display that has spilled onto his shirt, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Holi Pink !
  • 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
  • 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
  • Brothers' Pyjamas: Brothers are captured in their sleeping pyjamas and animal hats as they lounge in their homes’ doorway in Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Brothers' Pyjamas
  • Holi Wig: To help celebrate Holi, a man wears a rather colourful and outlandish wig, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Holi Wig
  • Night of the Gaucho: A handsome gauchos’ face tells a tale, captured just before this heads out for a night of carousing -wearing a new cowboy hat, a flamboyant yellow shirt and with strings of beads around his neck,  Trinidad Cuba.
    Night of the Gaucho
  • Bangkok Streets: A young man in dread locks holds down a distressed, beautiful woman and awaits the police and an ambulance; claiming he was owed both his room key and money, near Khaosan Road - Bangkok Thailand.
    Bangkok Streets
  • Cuban Portrait (B&W): A man with a weathered and charismatic face, posing for a portrait, Trinidad Cuba.
    Cuban Portrait (B&W)
  • Benevolent Poverty: Thoughtful Poverty: Out from a full head of ruffled hair, emerges the kind, thoughtful expression of a poor man,  Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Benevolent Poverty
  • Bon Voyage (B&W): A minimalist view of a mid-day ocean side dock, makes an abstract impression, Ko Muk Thailand.
    Bon Voyage (B&W)
  • Holi Day: A happily painted young man takes a moment break from celebrating the colour festival of Holi, in Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Holi Day
  • 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
  • Novice Prayer: A boy kneels, bending down with his hands held together in prayer, having just completed the novice ceremony to start his path to a higher calling, Phra Mahathat Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Novice Prayer
  • Standing Out In A Crowd: A full bearded Sadhu, with his face and arms painted red white and yellow, sits conspicuously awaiting the Hindu Aarti ceremony to start, riverside in Varanasi India.
    Standing Out In A Crowd
  • Muang Sing Market: A woman in traditional dress sells her meagre wares in the Muang Sing morning market, Laos.
    Muang Sing Market
  • Rainbow Beach: A bold rainbow cuts the evening sky over-top of a tranquil, tropical beach scene as locals play amongst the oceans waves, Varadaro Cuba.
    Rainbow Beach
  • Naked Expression: This cast blue metallic statue greets the early morning light as would any other naked party goer, with an expression of anguish as his arms reach out to defend itself from the new day, Havana Cuba.
    Naked Expression
  • Multiculturalism Face On: Historical and mystical thoughts blend in this beautiful mural of a young face, composed of ever changing themes, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Multiculturalism Face On
  • Shy Friends: Three young barefooted boys stop from playing in a farm yard just long enough to stand and pose, all the while holding hands, Siliguri India.
    Shy Friends
  • In Looking Out: A man pensively peers out of a building out to an adjacent construction site in Battambang Cambodia.
    In Looking Out
  • Fashionably Orange: A man with orange hair and beard is caught in a portrait, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Fashionably Orange
  • Two Amigos: Two older men of the street, each with varied faces that reflect the difficulty of their chosen life, pause for a moment for a portrait, Havana Cuba.
    Two Amigos
  • A portrait of a well dressed male zombie with an extensively damaged face, underneath metallic scaffolding in Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Well Dressed Zombie
  • Raked Salt: A woman, protected from the searing tropical heat, rakes salt into collectable piles, Kampot Cambodia.
    Raked Salt
  • 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
  • Inconsolable: A man sits inconsolably, on the side of the road, with his head in hand, Jammu India.
    Inconsolable
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Witness to an Execution (B & W): A young man’s movement is captured, his face is eerily still, as he moves in between wall graffiti depicting a smiling soldiers execution of a person, Bangkok Thailand.
    Witness to an Execution (B &W)
  • This portrait shows a laughing young man with a face plastered with yellow powder, celebrating Holi in Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Yellow Holi
  • Come and Get It: This example of street graffiti was found in a back alley and consists of a decal of a most attractive and provocatively dressed woman; in vinyl with high boots, squatting down with a hole suggestively punched into her genital area while holding two over sized guns, in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Come and Get It
  • 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)
  • Dawn Delight: Dawn breaks over two deserted wooden boats that rest, moored riverside, on the still Ganges River, Varanasi India.
    Dawn Delight
  • Happy Holi Day: This painted man sits drinking his orange juice, as he pauses his celebration during the Holi Festival that commemorates the victory of good over evil, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Happy Holi Day
  • Evening Prayers: The senior Buddhist monk sits in front of numerous golden statues of the Buddha and before rows of disciple, leading evening prayers in the main temple of Wat Pantao, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Evening Prayers
  • 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
  • Blue Anguish: A metallic statue, expressing the distressing anguish of men, Havana Cuba.
    Blue Anguish
  • Awaiting Aarti: Tables have been prepared bearing burning incense, sea shells, ornate cloth, golden bells and vessels as well as containers bearing water and flower pedals; now readied they await the evenings Aarti ceremony, riverside at the Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Awaiting Arati
  • 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
  • Witness to an Execution: A young man’s movement is captured, his face is eerily still, as he moves in between wall graffiti depicting a smiling soldiers execution of a person, Bangkok Thailand.
    Witness to an Execution (good one)
  • Dog of Bangkok: This aggressive, detailed piece of graffiti of a dog’s white skeleton adorns a grey concrete wall opposite the affluent shopping district of Siam, in downtown Bangkok Thailand.
    Dog of Bangkok
  • Night Moves: Young women dance the night away with LED hula hoops on the campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.<br />
<br />
This was part of a night time celebration during the charity Radiant Run.
    Night Moves
  • Novitiation Portrait: This young devotee is fully made up and dressed for the coming Buddhist ceremony, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Novitiation Portrait
  • Fashion of Oppression: This woman shops the morning market wearing her burka, the fashion of her oppression; both condoned and promoted by her social and religious standing, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Fashion of Oppression
  • Far Away Eyes (B & W):  Close-up and disturbed;  this cold black and white figure is a study of tortured introspection, Gardiner Oregon USA.
    Far Away Eyes (B & W)
  • Foil Face: A close-up of the face of a green Buddhist statue, covered with gold foil, Thai Imperial Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand.
    Foil Face
  • Fashionably Shy: A woman caught alone on the street, hides behind her fabulously colourful saree, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Fashionably Shy
  • Morning in Dhaka: A man takes a proud pose in front of a closed store front, Dhaka Myanmar.
    Morning in Dhaka
  • Holy Fashion Sense: A portrait of a pious muslim man with a fashionable orange beard, Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Holy Fashion Sense
  • Buddha Like: A vibrantly colourful acrylic painting of a man with characteristics similar to those of the Buddha, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Buddha Like
  • Far Away Eyes, Blue: Close-up and blue; this cold metallic figure is a study of tortured introspection, Gardiner Oregon USA.
    Far Away Eyes, Blue
  • Stupa Support: Blue faced, Demon monkey statues are dressed in a multi coloured traditional dress made of coloured mirrors and squat in front of and appear to hold up a golden Stupa, Imperial Grand Palace in Bangkok Thailand.
    Stupa Support
  • In Man's Image: The image of metallic blue fingers forming as a mans’ would, seem to come together as surely as the completion of a mans’ thought, Havana Cuba.
    In Man's Image
  • 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
  • Far Away Eyes: A close-up of a painted metal statue of a person deep in thought, with cobwebs covering the eyes, Gardiner Oregon USA.
    Far Away Eyes
  • 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
  • Batter's Up: A young man smiles in anticipation of batting the red ball being hurled his way, in this makeshift cricket pitch, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Batter's Up
  • Childs' Initiation: A very young child is dressed in a fine traditional dress and head dress, ready for the Buddhist initiation of Shinbyu, where this rite of passage allows for a girl to either, be able to wear ear rings, or, to become a Buddhist Nun, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Childs' Initiation
  • On Guard: A Chinese style stone statue stands guard, holding a pike, in the gardens of the Imperial Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand.
    On Guard