dogma’n

Île de la Cité, Paris, France, 2004: Canon EOS 1N/28-135is/Kodak Tri X

Evzones

Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2005: The Presidental Guard or Evzones are an elite ceremonial unit that guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Hellenic Parliment etc… Canon EOS D30/Canon 28-135is

Feel.

Dublin, 2004. Got this random vignette on the XA after a long Dublin night and longer walk home … Olympus XA2/Kodak Tri-X

Death Railway

Cambodia, March 2001: At Phnom Penh’s derelict railway station, it took some persuasion to be allowed to purchase tickets south. The crowded train chugged along at a crawl- fast enough to feel like we were moving, but slow enough as to not have to stop if people wanted to get on… or off. Sensible travellers […]

Narguileh

Sidon, South Lebanon, 2005: A Narguileh goes by many names; Hookahs, Narghile, Shishas, Chillum, Argilah, Nargeela…bongs! … Its variations and use spread from India and Nepal, through to Persia and the Middle East; North Africa, Turkey, Greece, the Balkans; Spain.. the USA… Canon EOS D30/Sigma 17-35

Initiation

Jerusalem, Israel, 2005: In the mens section of the Western (or Wailing wall) initiations were taking place- of which there seemed to be some confusion… Canon EOS 1N/Canon EF 28-135is

Palermo notte

Palermo, Sicily, 2004: Even though the bad old days of Palermo had passed, it was still a pretty tense place in 2004. Struggled to find a place for a drink but eventually found what seemed to be the only sign of life in Palermo at night. Grabbed this shot with an Olympus XA2 set on […]

Sparrowman

Notre Dame, Paris, France, 2004: The Sparrowman of Notre Dame was quite popular with the birds… And no, he wasn’t covered in bread crumbs. Notre Dame means “our lady” in French and is commonly used in the names of Catholic churches in French speaking countries. Canon EOS 1N

Slightly out-of-focus

Pencarrow, Wellington, 2006: A double exposure shot on Wellington’s rugged East Harbour. It was along this coast on the 10th of April 1968, that the majority of the survivors of the “Wahine” ferry disaster made it to shore alive, or met their deaths. It is New Zealand’s worst modern maritime disaster, fifty-one people lost their […]