Category: Black & White

Ko Chang

Ko Chang, Thailand, 2000: On my first visit to Thailand in 2000 I  was recommended by my sister to visit Ko Chang. Louise had been there the year before-  and yeah she was right,  it was a very cool island…  I rented a decrepit hut along the beach for a couple of dollars per night… […]

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Blur St

Jerusalem, Israel, 2005: This was the fastest shutter speed I could get-  I was hoping it would turn out someting like this…   Canon EOS D30 / Canon 28-135is

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Wellington

Wellington, New Zealand, 2007: From the Wellington monument atop Mt Victoria, overlooking Evans bay to the airport.  The Ricoh FF1 has a similar design as the famous “Minox”, the lens folds back into the camera when not in use. Its 35mm f2.8 Rikenon lens is damn sharp!    Ricoh FF1

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Kingdom Come… and gone…

Mirimar peninsular, Wellington, 2010: The rotting set for the beleaguered film “Kingdom Come” has been dismantled. The $180 million dollar feature about the life of Jesus was scheduled to be shot in 2009, but ran into financial difficulty soon after… It seems we may have been saved- at least for now- from another Jesus epic…  […]

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Novi Sad

Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, 2002: I felt like the only tourist in town, I probably was… I was still recovering from the drilling I got at the border and deserved a treat, so I splashed out on a room in a hotel overlooking the square.  Is it me or does that statue look like it […]

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Valle dei templi

Agrigento, Sicily, 2004: The Valle de templi, or Valley of the Temples- is ironically actually situated on a ridge… Did this name originate from some sort of ancient Sicilian-Greek humour…? Agrigento (or ancient Akragas) is a major tourist drawcard. Its buildings are some of the largest and best preserved outside of Greece and are listed […]

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