A man, two camels, and a boat…

Dahab, Sinai, Egypt, November 2005: You didn’t have go far from the coastal resort of Dahab to see the real Egypt. Bedouin, camels, sand, plastic bags and..boats…? Canon EOS 1N/28-135is

Koh Chang cock-fight

Koh Chang, Thailand, 2000: Came across this cock-fight in one of the villages on Koh Chang. The local gang weren’t happy when I started taking pictures… Mamiya ZE/Mamiya 50mm 1.7

The Knitting Man

Istanbul, Turkey, 2005: Caught this man knitting outside the Blue Mosque in Istanbul., an unusual sight. It took quite a lot of patient negotiating with him to allow me to take the photo- without paying baksheesh or purchasing one of his hats… Canon EOS 1N/Canon 28-135is

Underground

Angel, London, 1999: Down in the tube station (via escalator) at midnight. Olympus XA2

Yellow Danube

Belgrade, Serbia, 2002: A yellow house….on the blue Danube….? Canon EOS 5/Sigma 28-105

Sphinx of Zardar

Zardar, Croatia, 2002. Spotted this sphinx in the front yard of a neglected mansion. On closer inspection, it was obvious this sphinx had no Pharohs face and was definately not popular with the locals. Perhaps it’s supposed to be Marshall Tito’s face, or another hero of Yugoslavia? Or more likely, it’s just the vain previous […]

Cadaques Trees

Cadaques

Railman

Belgrade, Serbia, 2002. This railway man was literally, looking over his shoulder… it made me feel paranoid. Had I been followed? Probably, since I felt like- looked like- and possibly was the only tourist in town… Canon EOS 5/Sigma 28-105

Kep Man

Kep, Cambodia, 2001. Caught this man gazing out to sea at Kep’s ruined jetty on the south coast. Kep was formerly known as the “Cambodian Riviera” for the French colonial’s prior to the 1970’s- now the mansions were derelict, destroyed and uninhabitated. It was a ghost town and we were the only tourists (stupidly) in […]