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  • 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 />
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A row of brick elephants support this structure, with a series of spires and a central Stupa that crowns the temple.
    Sitanagyi Hpaya Temple
  • Brahmas' Spire: The Throne Halls’ central, 59 meter spire is topped with the white, four-faced head of Brahma, the Imperial Palace in Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Brahmas' Spire
  • Morning Beacon: Emerging from the heavy morning fog, Wat Wang Wiwagaram glistens in the golden sunlight and reflects down upon the homes and boat houses set upon a lake, in San Khla Buri, Thailand.
    Morning Beacon
  • Salmon Ad: A very colourfully painted, yet somewhat faded, brick wall depicting Quality Salmon, which was once used in the making of a movie at this interior mountainous site in Greenwood, British Columbia Canada.
    Salmon Ad
  • Night Market: The Buddhist temples form the background for the remnants of the night market as the vendors pack their goods away, Wat Chong Kham and Wat Chong Klang, Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Night Market
  • Fog Walking: An eerie sense permeates this equally beautiful sight; an almost symmetric mirror image, as the artificial light splits the fog and plays with the morning dew, Saphan Mon Bridge, Sang Khla Buri Thailand.
    Fog Walking
  • Architectural Symmetry: The red and white wooden ceiling of this Buddhist Temple is an architectural wonder of symmetry, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Architectural Symmetry
  • Ranbireshwar Morning: The Hindu Temple Ranbireshwar radiates in the morning sun shine, Jumma India.
    Ranbireshwar Morning
  • Kala: A bigger than life representation of Kala, one of the Ogoh Ogohs (a demonic Evil Warrior who carries a golden club), who stands next to a modern satellite dish and awaits to be carried in the ceremonial parade of Nyepi, the "Day of Silence",  Balian Beach, Bali Indonesia.
    Kala
  • Stupa - pendous (in Blue) : This fisheye view captures the intricate architecture and art work that surrounds the golden Stupa in the middle of the Buddhist temple, McLeodganj India.<br />
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Headline:  A fisheye view of the interior of the Buddhist temple in the heart of McLeodganj India.
    Stupa - pendous (in Blue)
  • Morning Reflections: Buildings are distorted as they are reflected in the glass siding of the Parq Vancouver - JW Marriott Hotel, Vancouver British Columbia Canada
    Morning Reflections
  • Totem on Blue: A bold, west coast-Native Indian, wooden totem pole splits a deep blue sky as it prominently displays carved birds of prey, frogs and bears, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Totem on Blue
  • 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
  • Flowers Alter: A close up view of two roses placed at a Buddhist rock alter, Wat Bawan Niwet, Bangkok Thailand.
    Flowers Alter
  • 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)
  • Vancouver Silhouette: Ocean-side at sunrise and Vancouver is silhouetted against a fiery gold and red sky, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Vancouver Silhouette
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hipsters: Graffiti depicting a group of male hipsters with exaggerated facial features, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Hipsters
  • Ice Cream: A boldly coloured neon ice cream cone sign glows in the tropical night of Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Ice Cream
  • Repetitively Rectangular (B&W):  A low angle view of a high-rise near sunset, forming a plane of symmetric rectangles, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Repetitively Rectangular (B&W)
  • 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
  • Muted Vancouver Dawn:  Silhouetted downtown is captured at dawn in this long exposure, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Muted Vancouver Dawn
  • 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)
  • Captivating: A captivating yet crudely painted statue found in a small Buddhist Temple in Phnom Penh Cambodia.<br />
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    Captivating
  • 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
  • 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 !
  • Evening Over Vancouver:  Variations of spring weather casts the sky in layers of clouds and rainfall, all the while leaving a downtown skyline bathed in brilliant sunlight, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Evening Over Vancouver
  • Phra Sumen Fort:  Phra Sumen Fort harkens back to 1783, when it was built to defend against naval invasions and was named for the mythical Mt Meru of Hindu-Buddhist cosmology, Bangkok Thailand.
    Phra Sumen Fort
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Parinirvana:  This painting on the walls of the Wat Thai Kusinara shows the Lord Buddha during Parinirvana (Nirvana-after-death) and the response of the monks, royals and other devotes to his death, Kushinagar India.
    Parinirvana
  • 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
  • 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
  • Home Amongst the Fog: Seen from on high, a lone house boat floats in amongst the early morning fog on the still waters of Khao Laem Reservoir, Sangkhlaburi Thailand.
    Home Amongst the Fog
  • Grounded Fishing Boat: A solitary grounded fishing boat at low tide, seen in profile before an approaching storm, in Ko Lanta - Thailand.
    Grounded Fishing Boat
  • Bronze Age Fairytale: A crudely built and decorated Christian church displays a framed portrait of Jesus, who seems more as a foreign entity in this Buddhist country, as well as a crude depiction of the Adam and Eve myth, nestled in the hills of Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Bronze Age Fairytale
  • Spiral: The unusual birds-eye view of worn wooden stairs of a spiral staircase, Singapore.
    Spiral
  • Entrance: Columns bracket this view of the intricate reliefs to the entrance to Vat May Souvannapoumaram, where a woman worshiper joins the chanting Buddhist monks that are seated in prayer before the golden statues of the main temple, Luang Prabang Laos.
    Entrance
  • Cupak the Ogoh Ogoh: The demon Cupak is a Ogoh Ogoh, a very powerful glutton, with prominently colourful hair, awaits the traditional celebration of Nyepi, where soon the young men will parade him down the streets of Balian Beach, Bali Indonesia.
    Cupak the Ogoh Ogoh
  • Metallic Mirror Image: The metal framework of a large horse barn takes on a golden colour in the mornings light and it makes a strong geometric, mirror image, Langley British Columbia, Canada.
    Metallic Mirror Image
  • 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
  • Rainbow Temple: A multi-coloured, newly constructed Buddhist Temple as viewed from the base of the stairway of the main entrance, near Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Rainbow Temple
  • Dancing Through Time: Colourful, intricately carved square vertical columns form a line and each is dominated by dancing female figures, Bayon of Angkor Thom, near to Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Dancing Through Time
  • An Alleys' Sunset View: A wall down a dark back alley is adorned with the bright orange and blue graffiti with the word “Sunset”, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    An Alleys' Sunset View
  • 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
  • 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
  • Spiral (B&W): The unusual birds-eye view of worn wooden stairs of a spiral staircase, Singapore.
    Spiral (B&W)
  • Kitsilano Fisheye:  An angular take of a solitary golden tree in Autumn, Kitsilano Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Kitsilano Fisheye
  • Crisis: Pictorial graffiti condemning Capitalism as being crisis, Srinagar India.
    Crisis
  • Temple Roof: Repetitive roof tops and the symmetrical rows of orange tiles make for an unreal sight, Wat Tritotsathep Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Temple Roof
  • Mubarak Mandi: The remnants of the once majestic Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex as viewed from the depths of the Tawi river valley, Jammu India.  This palace was the royal residence of the maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir from the Dogra Dynasty. It was their main seat till 1925 and it is located in the heart of the old walled city of Jammu.
    Mubarak Mandi
  • Viewed from Brooklyn, the East River yields this view of sky scrapers  punctuating the blue spring sky over Manhattan, Brooklyn New York, USA.
    Captured City Scape
  • Gold Stupa on Blue: The brilliantly gold stupa rises into a series of converging circles, set against a vibrantly blue sky, Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.
    Gold Stupa on Blue
  • Mirror Image at Angkor Wat: A stunning sunrise, over the silhouetted ancient Khmer ruins at Angkor Wat, is reflected the surrounding moat, Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Mirror Image at Angkor Wat
  • 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
  • Autumn’s Fisheye:  A fisheye, angular take of a solitary tree in the full golden display of Autumn, Kitsilano Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Autumn’s Fisheye
  • 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
  • Blue Hour, Vancouver: This panoramic landscape captures an evening’s blue cast, over Stanley Park and a distant downtown skyline, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Blue Hour, Vancouver
  • Banned In Tibet:  A banned and seemingly incomplete Tibetan flag is painted on a prominent wall, its three-sided yellow border represents the flourishing of the Buddha’s teachings and the side without a border represents Tibet’s openness to non-Buddhist thought, McLeod-Ganj India.
    Banned In Tibet
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Temple by Day: Looking up at the Buddhist Temple - Wat Wang Wiwagaram makes for a most unusual site as innumerable Buddha statues peer down from their circular hideaways, Sangkhlaburi  Thailand.
    Temple by Day
  • Stupa in Profile: Looking up, two brilliantly gold Stupas are set against a vibrantly blue sky, at Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.
    Stupa in Profile
  • Phallic Sunset: A surrealistic sky of prism like diversity backs the ornate, phallic like stupa at Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Phallic Sunset
  • Buddhist Temple Stupa: A unique view of golden Stupa and orange roof tops adorned with mystic Chofa that stand in contrast against a brilliantly blue sky, Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.
    Buddhist Temple Stupa
  • Jump!: A clever bronze sculpture depicts a young naked boy jumping into the Singapore River, Singapore.
    Jump!
  • 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
  • Shifting Geometry: Looking up at the Alex Fraser suspension bridge one cannot help to see the cables form a pleasing repetitive geometric pattern that seems to move the more one stares at it, all against a clear blue morning sky, Delta British Columbia Canada.
    Shifting Geometry
  • Raven: A close-up of a carved, wooden raven that has a brass eye and sea shells representing its feathers, in Stanley Park, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Raven
  • Engulfing Fog: Fog obscures the Fraser River and engulfs the Agassiz-Rosedale Suspension Bridge, Agassiz British Columbia Canada.
    Engulfing Fog
  • Spires to the Sky: A wide angle view, looking up at the Throne Hall, reveals multiple stories held up by grey-green Garuda statues and culminates with two golden spires, Imperial Palace, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Spires to the Sky
  • 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
  • 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
  • Imperial Stupas: Golden Buddhas, monkeys and elaborately geometric patterns decorate a number of colourful Stupas that stand as sentinels, protecting the Imperial Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand.
    Imperial Stupas
  • Radiating Red Temple (B&W): 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 (B&W)
  • Repetitively Rectangular:  A low angle view of a high-rise near sunset, forming a plane of symmetric rectangles, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Repetitively Rectangular
  • Up, Up and Away: The silhouetted, stationary ancient ruins of men remain engulfed in a mist of history; while high above, modern balloons rise, much like the ascendancy of a well reasoned thought, ever higher into the golden skies of a new day, Bagan Myanmar.
    Up, Up and Away
  • Circle of Life (in Black): Tibetan prayer wheels repeat the Om-Ma-Ni-Padme-Hum mantra to the Buddhist faithful, reinforcing the concept of the “Circle of Life”, McLeod-Ganj India.<br />
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(Mani means "jewel" or "bead" and Padma means "the lotus flower")
    Circle of Life (in Black)
  • Barren (on Teal): A fisheye lens captures this solitary, barren tree in Stanley Park, in silhouette with its shadow radiating straight away from it, with the ocean and down town in the background, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Barren (on Teal)
  • Stunning Wat Pho: The stunning architectural sights are seemingly endless at Wat Pho, Bangkok Thailand.
    Stunning Wat Pho
  • White, Blue and Grey: Strips of colour cast the glass windows of the Parq Vancouver - JW Marriott Hotel into a surrealistic view, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    White, Blue and Grey
  • Obliquely Blue: A unique view of two adjacent buildings, BC Place and Parq Vancouver - JW Marriott Hotel, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Obliquely Blue
  • White on Blue: Periodic white flanges arise from the blue glass windows of the Parq Vancouver - JW Marriott Hotel, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    White on Blue
  • 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
  • Muslim Mausoleum: The Muslim Tomb of Zain-ul-Abidin's mother was built in 1430 upon the ruins of a previous Hindu temple that forms its present base and that is found in the old city of Srinagar India.
    Muslim Mausoleum
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Long Road (B&W):  A mother and her young, dirty family slowly traverse a hot dirt road home loaded down with water, Muang Sing Laos.
    Long Road (B&W)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fade Away: A close-up of a faded, painted wall, where the rows of bricks leads ones eye to a distant vanishing point, in Greenwood British Columbia Canada.
    Fade Away
  • Grey Dawn: Dawn from Jericho Beach and a very long exposure captures downtown under a most dynamic grey blue sky, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Grey Dawn
  • Temple On Blue: This ornate, multi tiered temple is dramatically lit and set against a dark blue sky, Wat Ratchanatdaram, Bangkok Thailand.
    Temple On Blue
  • 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
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