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  • Closing Time: This close-up view is rather unusual and is simply a set of colourfully painted outdoor table and chairs at closing time, Havana Cuba.
    Closing Time
  • 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
  • North Shore Sunrise: Mountains form the silhouette as the early rays of light shot up into the blue, night sky, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
    North Shore Sunrise
  • 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
  • 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?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Antique Green: A rather ancient green Desoto sparkles in the sunlight, is still employed as a taxi in Havana Cuba.
    Antique Green
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 !
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Manual Mining: Men manually mine a muddy hillside for White Gold, near to Kuta Beach, Lombok Indonesia.
    Manual Mining
  • 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)
  • Beggar’s Blur: A Hindu devotee is captured as he begs in the late evening’s light, Varanasi India.
    Beggar’s Blur
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ice Cream: A boldly coloured neon ice cream cone sign glows in the tropical night of Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Ice Cream
  • Dhaka Portrait: A middle aged man poses for his portraiture in the morning market near the port in Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Dhaka Portrait
  • Cuban Portrait: A man with a weathered and charismatic face, posing for a portrait, Trinidad Cuba.
    Cuban Portrait
  • Cuban Portrait (B&W): A man with a weathered and charismatic face, posing for a portrait, Trinidad Cuba.
    Cuban Portrait (B&W)
  • Evening Prayers: A dirty and disheveled woman prays on the steps of the Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Evening Prayers
  • Night Pagoda:  Naung Taw Gyi Pagoda makes an imposing night image, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Night Pagoda
  • 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
  • In Looking Out: A man pensively peers out of a building out to an adjacent construction site in Battambang Cambodia.
    In Looking Out
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Morning Portrait (B&W):Early morning finds a young mans kind face emerging from the dark street corner, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Morning Portrait (B&W)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Monks pause from their jack hammering at the base of the white Stupa that sports an orange sash, at Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu, Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Monks Pause
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Independence Apex (B&W): Independence Monument rises high above Vandola Park, its' converging lines rise to the apex that is lit with the last remains of the day, Yangon  Myanmar.
    Independence Apex (B&W)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Roadside Prayer: A Muslim beggar deep in prayer, crouching roadside with his walking stick carefully placed before him, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Roadside Prayer
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Clearly Reflective:  The evening is still as a weathered boats reflection is clearly captured in Dal Lake, Srinagar India.
    Clearly Reflective
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 />
<br />
A row of brick elephants support this structure, with a series of spires and a central Stupa that crowns the temple.
    Sitanagyi Hpaya Temple
  • 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
  • Let The Good Times Roll: A menu for supposedly illegal drugs, including variations for mushrooms, marijuana and opium, listed in a menu for a night club, Vang Vieng Laos.<br />
<br />
The menu also asks: “Wanna get really fucked up? Try the Disco Bucket! Ask Staff for details.” All of this is in direct contradiction of the national governments policy of no drugs are legal, but in this party town, all this and more are simply business as usual.
    Let The Good Times Roll
  • 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
  • Men mine a muddy hillside by the most basic of means for White Gold, near to Kuta Beach, Lombok Indonesia.
    Modern Mining
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