Unbeknown to myself, Georgetown (on the island of Penang, off the East coast of Malaysia) is home to a population of Chinese clans who actually live on the sea just off the coast of this fascinating city. There wooden houses are raised above the waters on concrete and wooden stilts. There are currently 6 different jetties that house an estimated 1000 Chinese immigrants who have been based here for over 100 years. There used to be more jetties but
Read more... →Towards the end of 2010 I was contacted by a very nice man offering me the opportunity to become part of a new venture called Gurushots that offers photo critiques from some extremely experienced photographers. The idea is simple. For a small fee, occasionally free (more on that in a minute) anyone can upload an image and have it reviewed by one of several experienced photographers, the critique will be completed online and available for the world to see with in just
Read more... →I shot this earlier this evening. I went out with my tripod in hand with the intention of shooting out of focus Christmas lights, for the first few minutes all was going well, then bamb, someone hit the switch and the lights went out. Kind of put a sudden end to my night of shooting. Returning home I was pretty happy to see this image on a large screen and so made it into a Christmas card, so here’s hoping this festive
Read more... →Just a quick post for today, but more come later in the week. I’m very proud to be a part of the IGVP initiative whose website went live yesterday morning. It promises to be a strong community of visual artists lead by some of the best do-gooders out there. Check out the website for more information. www.VisualPeacemakers.org I told you it would be quick
Read more... →Just a very very quick postcard from Mcleodganj before I head off to Delhi. See you on the other side.
Read more... →I’ve had a few days off from shooting. In fact I haven’t shot a single frame since last Friday. Some of you may view this as me being lazy, but its far from the truth. When I was at Kumbh mela I shot literally thousands of frames, often from sunrise to sunset. Needless to say the images in my ‘To process’ collection was mounting up and I was burning out, so many people, so much noise, so much to shoot,
Read more... →Another month has passed & its time for the monthly wallpaper. Stay tuned as I’m currently working on a how to guide to help you create your own wallpapers, until then you can use this one. So how do I put this image on my desktop ??: Click the link below that matches your screen resolution then right click the image and click ‘Set as desktop background’ or ‘Use Image as Desktop Picture” on the Mac. If you want different
Read more... →Its been quiet here, what with power cuts and frustratingly slow internet I’ve struggled to update the blog. But, not to worry, today you get a 2 for 1 deal on postcards. The first one comes from Bodhgaya in the Bihar region of India. This is the holiest of places for the Buddhist community. Basically this is where it all began, under a tree over 2500 years ago, a young guy named Siddharta sat and meditated for 3 days before
Read more... →Well despite some difficult moments, Ive made it out of Bangladesh – and that’s not as easy as it sounds you know. You need a special permit to leave by land, that takes 3 working days ! So here I am in Calcutta, India, but leaving soon to Bodhgaya to shoot a story on the origins of Buddhism. Think robed monks, ancient temples, meditation, peace and tranquility. Expect to see the images here soon.
Read more... →So here I am (or was) working away in my temporary office on a beach in the Trang province of Southern Thailand, its slightly cramped and there was no wifi, I mean seriously there was no wifi ! My hut was the light blue dot to the right at the top of the beach in the image below, a great place though and wish I could have stayed longer, perhaps forever.. Ohh and I’ve finally got a few blue skies
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