Dublin double-exposed

Dublin/Athens, Aug/Oct, 2005: In August 2005 I went to the semi-final of the All-Ireland hurling championship at Croke Park, Dublin. Against the odds, Galway claimed an upset win over firm favorites Kilkenny. At the time I took a few photos on my trusty Olympus XA2, loaded with Fuji Sensia slide film. I must have rewound […]

Rhodes

Rhodes, Greece, 2003: Red poppies line the massively fortified walls of Rhodes city. In spring 2003 I landed in Rhodes after being stranded on Crete for days due to heavy seas. A wild 12 hour ferry ride in still rough seas (you know it’s not normal when even the locals look worried) got me to […]

Kingdom Gone

Wellington, NZ, Oct 7th, 2010: More images from the doomed site of the proposed bibilic epic about Jesus’ early years- “Kingdom Come”. Although the set was out-of-bounds and supposedly monitored by a security firm, we were obviously far from the first non-official visitors. There was a lot damage to the polystyrene walls and pillars- not […]

On the set of “Kingdom Come”

Wellington, NZ, 7th Oct 2010: Canon EOS 30D/Pentacon 50mm 1.8/ Photoshop CS3 panoramic stitch of 10 images: In 2008 media releases about a proposed film about Jesus’ early years started to filter out. Work later started in Wellington on a set for old Jerusalem, whilst locations for other parts of ancient Israel were being built […]

red pier

Lake Ohrid, Macedonia, 2002: Placid Lake Ohrid in the south of Macedonia contrasted dramatically at the time with the in-house Albanian insurgency happening in the west- not to mention the situation next-door in Kosovo… Canon EOS 100/Canon EF 75-300 USM III

Calesh

Luxor, Egypt, 2005: One of the few real tourist things I did while in Egypt was take a horse drawn carriage (calesh) from Luxor center to Karnak (5-10 mins). And that was only cause this guy was cool and didn’t hassle us like the other calesh drivers- and because we had been doing so much […]

Tsoliades

Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2005: Evzoni are also known colloquially as Tsoliades… there is a minimum height requirement of 1.86 meters to join, and the soldier must serve at least 6 months with an operational Army unit before beginning Evzone training. Tsoliades is famous around the world for its unique traditional uniform, the kilts and […]

Melaka

Malacca, Malaysia, 2001: An array of sign posts line a colonial era wall. Malacca’s (or Melaka) strategic location changed hands many times. In the colonial era the Portuguese, Dutch and then British occupied it. The city centre was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. Canon EOS 100/Sigma 28-105

Sea Gypsy

Koh Lanta, Thailand, 2001: The original indigenous locals of Koh Lanta are “sea gypsys”. Got two shots of this fisherman…one worked … Canon EOS 100/Sigma 28-105