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Whilst wandering the streets of Bangkok, I happened across a small, traditional, drugstore where the pharmacist was busy with mortar and pestle whilst family members relaxed in the background. As previously mentioned, I am currently out of town and as a result am a little restricted in what I can post. The slideshows which I’ve [...]
In this post we go in search of wild gibbons. During my travels through Assam, India in 2010, I visited a small wildlife reserve where a troop of hoolock gibbons were known to live in the tree tops. After a bit of searching, we sighted about 6 or 8 gibbons as they swung through the foliage high [...]
As mentioned in a previous blog entry, I had the opportunity to see and photograph golden langur monkeys whilst in Assam state in India earlier this year. Golden langur monkeys are now quite rare, but at one location, Umananda Island near Guwahati on the Brahmputra River, there is a colony of about 20 or 30 [...]
Walking along one of the streets of Haridwar, I encountered a barber’s shop, or “beauty saloon” as it was named. Poking my head in through the doorway, I was made welcome by the staff and immediately thought that the location would be worthy of some photos. The following small photo essay is the result. I [...]
Continuing through my shots from Haridwar, India, from earlier this year. This of course means more portraits of some of the people I met along the way. For those who didn’t catch up with my previous slideshow, take a look at last week’s entry. Meanwhile…..enjoy. Feedback. As always, I welcome any feedback, comments or [...]
Continuing our journey through India (in April of this year) took us to the town of Haridwar on the River Ganges, further upstream from Varanasi. We spent several days in the town witnessing the Kumbh Mela festival at which millions of Hindu pilgrims gather. This festival held every 3 years at one of 4 cities [...]
“The Sewing Machine Repair Shop, Varanasi, India”. In April, 2010, I was fortunate to travel to India as part of a photographic tour and workshop led by noted pro photographers Gavin Gough and Matt Brandon. Part of our journey took us through the fascinating town of Varanasi on the banks of the great Ganges River. [...]
Tanzania 2008, a downloadable HD video slideshow The following is a High Definition video slideshow presentation of a selection of my Tanzania images created using animoto.com and is available here as a downloadable MPEG4 file. This is no ordinary slideshow format but a High Definition DVD quality video with an atmospheric instrumental soundtrack. The [...]
2008 reviewed, 2009 previewed, and a “groovy” freebie. Well 2008 has been a big year for me as far as blogging goes, and as the year comes to a close, it’s tempting to look back and see what’s been covered. If I’ve counted right, this is my 83rd blog entry for the year, I’ve published [...]