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  • 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
  • Out on a Limb: A monkey sits on the limb of a tree, awaiting the stoppage of rain, while returning the interest I have in him, near  Sembalun Bumbung  Lombok Indonesia.
    Out on a Limb
  • Morning Sales: A man sits at his market stall surrounded by his wares; clay pots, plates and bowls of all sizes, Srimangal  Bangladesh.
    Morning Sales
  • Tea Time Portrait: A poor kind man sports a tossed full head of hair and a long grey beard, sits relaxing in his neighbourhood tea shop, Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Tea Time Portrait
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Asleep on the Job: An elderly monk fast asleep while sitting at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Asleep on the Job
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sacrifice: During Melasti, the entire community watch the Hindu priests as they pray and make sacrifice with incense, food and flowers, Bali Indonesia.
    Sacrifice
  • See, Hear and Speak No Evil: In a garden, three happy faced Buddhas made of clay; each using their hands to pose to “see no evil”, “hear no evil”, “ speak no evil”, Wat Benjamabophit (the Marble Temple), Bangkok Thailand.
    See, Hear and Speak No Evil
  • 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
  • Hear No Evil: A close up view of a small clay yellow Buddha with his hands to his ears, Wat Benjamabophit (the Marble Temple), Bangkok Thailand.
    Hear No Evil
  • Novitiation Portrait: This young devotee is fully made up and dressed for the coming Buddhist ceremony, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Novitiation Portrait
  • Brothers' Pyjamas: Brothers are captured in their sleeping pyjamas and animal hats as they lounge in their homes’ doorway in Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Brothers' Pyjamas
  • Girls' Shinbyu: A young girl rides a horse under an umbrella and is dressed in a fine traditional dress and head dress, ready for the Buddhist Initiation called Shinbyu; where this rite of passage is allows for a girl to either, be able to wear ear rings, or, to become a Buddhist Nun, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Girls' Shinbyu
  • Proudly Corporate?: In the early morning market, a woman tribesman is draped in a cloth that proudly displays the modern corporate signage for "Coca Cola" across her back, Louang Namtha Laos.
    Proudly Corporate?
  • 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
  • Lip-Stick, Funny Face: A very young girl in fine traditional dress makes a funny face after having lip-stick applied by her parent during Shinbyu, a rite of passage that will allow a girl to either, be able to wear ear rings, or, to become a Buddhist Nun, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Lip-Stick, Funny Face
  • Lip-Stick: A very young girl in fine traditional dress presents herself to have lip-stick applied by her parent during Shinbyu, a rite of passage that allows for a girl to either, be able to wear ear rings, or, to become a Buddhist Nun, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Lip-Stick
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Shadows (B&W): An elderly woman, sits riverside with her candle lit offerings, gazing out through the shadows, Hoi An Vietnam.
    Shadows (B&W)
  • Inconsolable: A man sits inconsolably, on the side of the road, with his head in hand, Jammu India.
    Inconsolable
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sea Spray: A man sits precariously above a crashing surf fishing for his evening’s meal, Baracoa Cuba.
    Sea Spray
  • 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)
  • A Hindu devotee sits with his hands on his head with three other men in deep discussion in the early morning at Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Persuasion and Comfort
  • 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
  • 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
  • Forever Waiting: A man sits alone in his boat, resting, awaiting his next fare, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Forever Waiting
  • Wall Gazing (B&W): An old and lonely man sits in the recess of a dilapidated building, staring at a blank wall, Baracoa Cuba.
    Wall Gazing (B&W)
  • Plucked :  A woman sits well dressed against the cool morning air, plucking another chicken for the local morning market in Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Plucked
  • Golden Buddha Blue: In the Marble Temple, a golden Buddha statue sits in a lotus position atop an intricately decorated alter, Wat Benjamabophit, Bangkok Thailand.
    Golden Buddha Blue
  • 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
  • Hindu Class: A well tanned Sadhu with a well maintained beard, Rastafarian hair and little else, sits reading a holy book on a small shelf he has commandeered beside a common walkway, Varanasi India.
    Hindu Class
  • 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
  • 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
  • Photo Ready:  A man sits at his fruit market stall, becoming photo ready with the help of a friend, as his scarf is carefully arranged, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Photo Ready
  • 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
  • Dhaka Market:  Men sit patiently to sell their fish in a local market in Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Dhaka Market
  • Ferrari at Rest: A man wearing a Ferrari shirt rests in the early morning light, sitting precariously on the wooden poles of his rickshaw, Calcutta (Kolkata) India.
    Ferrari at Rest
  • 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
  • Fairy Tale White:  A Hindu Sadhu, covered head to toe in white, bathes in the warm mornings sun sitting on the Dashaswamedh Ghat and takes a moment from his leisure to scrutinize a prospective client, Varanasi India.
    Fairy Tale White
  • Yawning For Business: An elderly man, sitting by his mobile bicycle work shop, yawns deeply awaiting his next customer, Hue Vietnam.
    Yawning For Business
  • God is Green:  Religious depictions on the wall of Wat Thai Kushinara Chalermaraj Temple features a green god sitting on a lotus flower with a pink halo around it's head, Kushinagar India.
    God is Green
  • 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
  • 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
  • Three's Company: A man, who sports a recent black eye, lifts up a bottle of mouthwash that he shares with two friends on a sidewalk in the notorious Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
    Three's Company
  • Roadside Prayer: A Muslim beggar deep in prayer, crouching roadside with his walking stick carefully placed before him, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Roadside Prayer
  • Third Class: Men stake out their spots for the long trip atop a fully loaded lorry, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Third Class
  • Buddhist Halo: A seated monk is captured in front of the green light that forms a Halo around his head, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Buddhist Halo
  • 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
  • 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
  • Good Luck: An elderly woman finds shade and a place to sell her vegetables in a potentially dangerous location underneath a large transport truck, in between two mud flaps that say “Good Luck”, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Good Luck
  • Skyward Gaze: This Cuban monument is dedicated to the Victims of the sinking of the USS Maine, Havana Cuba.
    Skyward Gaze
  • Flower Child:  A young mother and child hold court with their friends, all of the Flower Hmong tribe, in the morning market at Bac Ha, Vietnam.
    Flower Child
  • Stairway to Heaven:  Having removed their shoes and ascended a stairway, young monks have gathered to pray, Wat Nabo, Tha Khek Laos.
    Stairway to Heaven
  • Alone & Despondent: A solitary and elderly woman hangs her head despondently, Kolkata (Calcutta )India.
    Alone & Despondent
  • Lady-Boy: The frontal portrait view of a lady-boy wearing lip stick and a large ear ring, in a Long-necked Karen's village on the Myanmar border, near Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Lady-Boy
  • Childhood Misery: A pair of young children hangs their heads in profound misery on the steps of Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Childhood Misery
  • Buddhist Money Fish:  Paper money is folded to resemble fish and hang from a mobile in front of the seated Buddha statue, inside the main temple of Wat Pan Tong, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Buddhist Money Fish
  • Leery in White: A leery Sadhu, covered head to toe in white, takes a moments pause from his reading to scrutinize the foreign intruder, Varanasi India.
    Leery in White
  • An older woman wears both thanaka on her face and her head dress as she pauses from her kitchen chores, Inle Lake Myanmar.
    Morning Madame
  • Clean Work: A fully laden woman carries her cleaning supplies through the busy morning market, Mandalay Myanmar.
    Clean Work
  • Morning Madame: An older woman wears both thanaka on her face and her head dress as she pauses from her kitchen chores, Inle Lake Myanmar.
    Morning Madame
  • Crossroads: A man squats down on a railway line that splits in two, deep in thought and given his demeanour, the choice of route seems to mimic his dilemma, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Crossroads
  • Beggar’s Blur: A Hindu devotee is captured as he begs in the late evening’s light, Varanasi India.
    Beggar’s Blur
  • Tobacconist: A tobacco shopkeeper reclines to yet again sample his product, drawing on a hookah pipe, Srinagar India.
    Tobacconist
  • 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
  • Davie: Davie the grizzly bear is a favorite during Lumiere, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Davie
  • From Suffocation to Salvation:  A Hindu devote, with a fanatical resolve, attempts to find his calling while suffocating  underneath a plastic bag, Varanasi India, Varanasi India.
    From Suffocation to Salvation
  • Evening Prayers: A dirty and disheveled woman prays on the steps of the Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Evening Prayers
  • Red Dao Smile: A smiling member of the Red Dao hill tribe, selling trinkets on the sidewalk of Sapa Vietnam.
    Red Dao Smile
  • Crossroads (B&W): A man squats down on a railway line that splits in two, deep in thought and given his demeanour, the choice of route seems to mimic his internal dilemma, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Crossroads (B&W)
  • Half and Half: This sad young child is captured at the midpoint of having her hair shaved off, during the Mundan ceremony, thereby setting her free from the bonds of her last birth, Varanasi India.
    Half and Half
  • 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)
  • Grieving Parinirvana:  This wall mural on the wall of Wat Thai Kusinara shows a grieving man, royalty in fact, after the death of Lord Buddha and during Parinirvana (Nirvana-after-death), Kushinagar India.
    Grieving Parinirvana
  • Unhappy No More: This previously, profoundly unhappy woman, transformed into a kind loving creature, when asked for a photograph, Kep Cambodia.
    Unhappy No More
  • 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
  • Ancient Life: Lords, servants and an elephant from the ancient life of Buddha are depicted on this wall mural at Wat Thai Kusinara Chalermraj, Kushinagar India.
    Ancient Life
  • Little Red Whistle: Seated in the morning market, a security guard looks warily into the crowd, all the time pensively raising his little red whistle, Pakse Laos.
    Little Red Whistle
  • Sleeping Swastika: A man finds sleep, at his stall in the morning market, wearing his Swastika T-shirt, Pakse Laos.
    Sleeping Swastika
  • Meditative Mural:  This mural, painted on the walls of Wat Thai Kusinara, shows the meditating Lord Buddha in the centre of the wheel of life and surrounded by royalty, soldiers as well as fictitious and actual animals that include lions, elephants and horses, Kushinagar India.
    Meditative Mural
  • 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
  • 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
  • Here’s Looking at You:  Raised under an oppressive regime, this man faces forwards, all the while looking with intent out the side of his face, Kalaw Myanmar.
    Here’s Looking at You
  • Barber's Chair View: A well groomed gentleman gazes over his shoulder from the barber’s chair, roadside in Jammu India.
    Barber's Chair View
  • Family Portrait: This wall portrait captures the benign nature of the Hindu Gods, Shiva and Parvati as they enjoy the moment with their child Ganesh, Jammu India.
    Benign Portrait
  • 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)
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