CSV

Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal, 1998: The south-western most point of Europe- formerly known as the “end of the Earth”… Biked out there from Sagres, to the place many famous “discoverers” allegedly looked out from…Vasco de Gama, Magellan, and even Columbus himself.. Mamiya ZE/50

Smithfield

Dublin, Ireland, 2004: Smithfield horse market is held on the first sunday of every month. At approximately 400 years old, it is one of the longest (and most controversial) horse fairs in the world… The Smithfield area was given a facelift in the late 1990’s to accomodate the denizens of Ireland’s new found economic wealth. […]

BF Murals

Belfast, Ireland, 1999: Organised a ‘black-taxi’ tour of Belfast… When the taxi eventually arrived- rather than being a black London taxi- it was a coca-cola coloured one… Drove around mostly West Belfast, including the Falls Road, Bombay St, Sandy row, Anderstown cemetary etc… The (about to be implemented) Good Friday agreement didn’t reduce my unease- […]

Umayyad

Damascus, Syria, 2005: The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world… it’s also known as the fourth holiest site in Islam… Canon EOS 55/17-35

Tuktuk

Bangkok, Thailand, 2000: The iconic Bangkok by tuk-tuk experience… Mamiya ZE/50mm 1.7

Damas2

Damascus, Syria, 2005: This dapper young man and his sidekick were quite okay to pose for a photo… Canon EOS D30/Sigma 17-35

HD Louvre

Paris, France, 1998: A street scene in central Paris… Mamiya ZE/Mamiya 50mm f1.7

Flag

Lebanese/Israeli border, South L,ebanon, 2005: A shredded but defiant Hezbollah flag flutters in the face of an Israeli border post. It was around this border region a few months later where the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese war kicked off… Canon EOS D30/Canon 28-135is

Black Widows

Jerusalem, Israel, 2005: Canon EOS 1N/Canon 28-135is