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  • Nap Time: Down on the docks, a lady takes a morning nap in her hammock underneath a worn metal table, Yangon Myanmar.
    Nap Time
  • Hard Days Work: A woman putting in a hard day’s work, carrying buckets of a seemingly endless supply of muddy excrement, from a work site in Mandalay Myanmar.
    Hard Days Work
  • Muang Sing Market: A woman in traditional dress sells her meagre wares in the Muang Sing morning market, Laos.
    Muang Sing Market
  • 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 />
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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
  • Smoke Break: In the Balinese temple Pura Luhur Dhangkahyangan a statue is dressed and given a cigarette, something the departed would have enjoyed, in Rambut Siwi - Bali Indonesia.
    Smoke Break
  • Offerings for the Road: Morning offerings of food, flowers and incense are left street side for the travelers of the road, at the feet of this life sized wooden statue, in Sanur - Bali Indonesia.<br />
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    Offerings for the Road
  • Native Masks: West Coast Native Indians use hammered brass for the eye brows and tongue, sea shells for teeth, in adding detail to this hand carved, wooden mask, Stanley Park Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
    Native Masks
  • Exposed: An over exposed photograph of a nude, young male model, Agassiz British Columbia Canada.
    Exposed
  • Natural Colour Banding: The riverside view of a forest or “the bush”, as it's called in Canada, exposes the natural and colourful banding of the trees and shrubbery in Agassiz British Columbia Canada..
    Natural Colour Banding
  • Contradiction A long abandoned, dilapidated general store has a front window adorned with the skulls of two cattle and a sign stating: “I Survived Hwy 50 – the Loneliest Road in America”,  Eureka Nevada United States of America.
    Contradiction
  • 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)
  • A stream of pink Dahlia flowers reach up out from the rain and into the sunlight in Minter Gardens, Rosedale British Columbia Canada.
    Pink Day
  • 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 />
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By Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.
    New World Order
  • Photo-Adverse: A bald tourist/traveler, with numerous and elaborate tattoos, is taken by surprise to be the subject of a photograph, as he himself is taking a photograph with his cell-phone of the Hindu ceremony Melasti,  Pemuteran Bali Indonesia.
    Photo - Adverse
  • Race Among the Ruins (B&W): A dark winter scene finds a snail high atop the skeletal remnants of a flower in Stanley Park, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Race Among the Ruins (B&W)
  • Macro Bloom: The fantastical display of detail held within, at  full bloom, Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada.
    Macro Bloom
  • 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
  • Free To Kill: This road side scene illustrates how the perversion of the American concept of freedom has been linked to an almost patriotic fever to kill, Long Beach, Washington, United States of America.
    Free To Kill
  • Young Mother: A young mother of the Hmong, a local hill tribe, pauses with child on her back, Sapa Vietnam.
    Young Mother
  • Contemplation: With the rear perspective of many meditating devotees, rows of golden statues female disciples face the Buddha, in Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Contemplation
  • Weathered: A partially shuttered window, with various coloured dies forming streaks down the weathered wall, in Savannakhet Laos.
    Weathered
  • 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
  • Vanishing Iron Works: Morning fog slowly lifts revealing the repetition of geometric patterns, found in the metal work of a dated bridge and takes on a surrealistic sense as one gazes down its vanishing point, Rosedale-Agassiz British Columbia Canada.
    Vanishing Iron Works
  • Night Dance: Two dancers clad in LED lit body suites perform during an evening’s event and are captured with a long exposure as if they were capricious ghosts, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Night Dance
  • Black & White: The metal framework of a huge barn forms a series of geometric lines that are complicated by the dark, diagonal shadows that bisect the scene, Langley, British Columbia Canada.
    Black & White
  • Torture Rules: The rules of torture displayed on a posted bill board illustrates the brutality, at times the irrational, in Security Prison 21, now the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Torture Rules
  • 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
  • Road Offerings: Morning offerings of food, flowers and incense are left street side for the travelers of the road, at the feet of this life sized wooden statue, in Sanur - Bali Indonesia.
    Road Offerings
  • Autumn Bloom:  The warmth of an Autumn morning brings out the best of this late blooming flower, Richmond British Columbia Canada.
    Autumn Bloom
  • Novice Monks: Rows of young boys kneel in prayer wearing white robes and each holds his new saffron robes as he starts the ordination ceremony to become a novice monk, Phra Mahathat Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Novice Monks
  • Kalaw Market: A woman in tribal red head-dress gathers a handful of plants sold at her curb side stall in Kalaw Myanmar.
    Kalaw Market
  • 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
  • Macro Bloom (B&W&C): The fantastical display of detail held within, at  full bloom, Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada.
    Macro Bloom (B&W&C)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Breakfast in Myanmar: A woman bends over a hot fire preparing yet another meal at the morning market, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Breakfast in Myanmar
  • Coming Up Pink: Pink is the order of the day as these flowers reach up out from the rain and into the sunlight in Minter Gardens, Rosedale British Columbia Canada.
    Coming Up Pink
  • Pointedly Sharp: The macro view of the circular patterns made of sharp spines of a cactus at the celebration of flowers festival in Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Pointedly Sharp
  • Attraction: A male Indian Peacock seeking to attract a mate, proudly displays his colourful plumage, Pyin Oo Lywin Myanmar.
    Attraction
  • Pink & Yellow: A lovely pink and yellow dahlia flowers right after a summer’s rain in Minter Gardens, Rosedale British Columbia Canada.
    Pink & Yellow
  • 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
  • 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
  • Delicate Detail: A macro view of a white peony’ petals shows the soft delicate detail, highlighted by random streaks of red, Chilliwack British Columbia Canada.
    Delicate Detail
  • White Washed Communist: As with most political movements, this faded communist wall mural that depicts the heroic Che Guevara and the Cuban flag, Baracoa Cuba.
    White Washed Communist
  • Proud Profile: A male Indian Peacock is caught in profile while in full display, Pyin Oo Lywin Myanmar.
    Proud Profile
  • Isolated: At the Mahagandhayon Monastic Institution rows of monks gather to share their alms and even though not alone each monk stands separate; isolated in thought on a common path,  Amarapura Mandalay Myanmar.
    Isolated
  • Happy in Pink: A well used carousel ride, with a litany of animals, including this happy pink elephant, Pakse Laos.
    Happy in Pink
  • Green Stripes: The neon green stripes appear to almost moving across the bark of this local tree found near to Senaru - Lombok Indonesia.
    Green Stripes
  • View From The Street (Harpers Handshake): Street graffiti reveals an adulterated photograph of the former Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Stephen Harper, shown with his eyes scratched out and giving the finger, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.<br />
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On the wall behind are a number of anarchy symbols and the word “guts”.
    View From The Street (Harpers Handshake)
  • Solitary Beauty: An aerial view of a highlighted, solitary Begonia in Minter Gardens which has yellow petals with a red fringe, Rosedale British Columbia Canada.
    Solitary Beauty
  • Rains Harvest: Lovely pink and yellow dahlia blooms to life after a summer’s rain in Minter Gardens, Rosedale British Columbia Canada.
    Rains Harvest
  • Macro Bloom (B&W): The fantastical display of detail held within, at  full bloom, Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada.
    Macro Bloom (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)
  • Faces: The mind becomes filled with a swirling compilation of thoughts when viewing this most interesting painting of faces, Havana Cuba.
    Faces
  • Multiculturalism Profile: Historical and mystical thoughts blend in this beautiful mural of a young face, composed of ever changing themes, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Multiculturalism Profile
  • Floating Carpet: A purple clay pot holds a floating carpet of green and yellow flowers in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
    Floating Carpet
  • Together Tonight: Two figures dance together, in LED body suits, on the night of charity Radiant Run in the University of British Columbia in  Vancouver Canada.
    Together Tonight
  • 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
  • Roosters (2020 of 28)-.tif: A series of colourful paintings of roosters fills a wall, Havana Cuba.
    Roosters
  • Flattery Found in a Copy:  This painting is being copied, for the most part identically, from a post card which is dangled in the front of the canvas, Cienfuegos Cuba.
    Flattery Found in a Copy
  • On Guard: A security guard is caught fast asleep at his post, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    On Guard
  • Life & Death: A recently caught fish sits upon a wooden chopping block, next to a meat cleaver, waiting the completion of it's fate, Ko Muk Thailand.
    Life & Death
  • Woman in Profile: This colourful modernist painting depicts a woman's face in profile, Havana Cuba.
    Woman in Profile
  • The dated blue, metal flashings of a dilapidated building have advanced areas of rust that provides a most surrealistic appearance, near Hastings Street, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.<br />
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The blue paint is very faded and is also peeling. The rust runs mostly in long, thin, vertical lines.
    Abstract Rust
  • New Monk: A young boys kneel stands nervously, wearing new saffron robes as he starts the ordination ceremony to become a novice monk, Phra Mahathat Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    New Monk
  • 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
  • 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
  • Skulls, Lotus  Position:A close up view of metallic skulls with budding lotus flower on top, adorn the top of a fence which surrounds Wat Rong Khun (better known as the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Skulls, Lotus Position
  • 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
  • Golden Night Pagoda: A close up view of the base of the main Golden Stupa at night, with three smaller spires in the foreground, at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Golden Night Pagoda
  • Japanese Gold: This photographic close up view of the Japanese gold lettering is found embedded in a marble plaque at the entrance of the Buddhist Japanese Peace Temple, Darjeeling India.
    Japanese Gold
  • 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
  • Another hot and dry day draws to a close with a fiery sunset, the sun about to hide away behind the nearby hills of Bagan Myanmar.<br />
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The temples and ruins litter the landscape amongst farmers fields harvested for the season.
    Bagans' Sunset
  • 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
  • Morning in Dhaka: A man takes a proud pose in front of a closed store front, Dhaka Myanmar.
    Morning in Dhaka
  • Morning Portrait: Early morning finds a young mans kind face emerging from the dark street corner, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Morning Portrait
  • Insatiable (B&W): The contrast between nature and the strength of an industrial age is exemplified by this excavators’ bucket; as it pauses momentarily amongst the barren ruin and billowing smoke of a farmer’s field, Aldergrove British Columbia, Canada.
    Insatiable (B&W)
  • Insatiable: The contrast between nature and the strength of an industrial age is exemplified by this excavators’ bucket; as it pauses momentarily amongst the barren ruin and billowing smoke of a farmer’s field, Aldergrove British Columbia, Canada.
    Insatiable
  • Held: An excavators’ bucket transports its load through the waves of smoke that obscures the work site, Aldergrove British Columbia, Canada.
    Held
  • Grasped Within: Grasping its fill, an excavators’ bucket transports its load through the waves of smoke that obscures the work site, Aldergrove British Columbia, Canada.
    Grasped Within
  • Morning Portrait (B&W):Early morning finds a young mans kind face emerging from the dark street corner, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Morning Portrait (B&W)
  • Kid in the Grass: A young goat peers through tall grass, out at a new world, Langley British Columbia Canada,
    Kid in the Grass
  • 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
  • Pretty in Pink: A macro view of a blossoming pink rose after a rain fall, Minter Gardens, Chilliwack British Columbia Canada.
    Pretty in Pink
  • 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
  • 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
  • Work Break: A young, mud covered man takes a break from working in a water filled hole, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Work Break
  • Fashionably Orange: A man with orange hair and beard is caught in a portrait, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Fashionably Orange
  • Repetitively Psychedelic: This repetitively psychedelic advertisement portrays the facial profile of a lovely young lady with coloured hair, Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Repetitively Psychedelic
  • 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
  • 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
  • Novitiation Portrait: This young devotee is fully made up and dressed for the coming Buddhist ceremony, Myinkaba Myanmar.
    Novitiation Portrait
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Imprisoned: The bars of an art gallery imprison this ladies portrait, mirroring the individuals experience in the communist community, Trinidad Cuba.
    Imprisoned
  • Swastika of Faith: A dynamic black and orange Buddha proudly wears a red Swastika on his chest, Ninh Binh Vietnam.
    Swastika of Faith
  • 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
  • Holy Fashion Sense: A portrait of a pious muslim man with a fashionable orange beard, Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Holy Fashion Sense
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