Bush

Dublin, Ireland, 2004: At an Anti-Bush rally in Dublin, anger and frustration was very evident across a broad section of Irish society, with Bush’s upcoming visit and the EU-US summit at Dromoland Castle. A lot of criticism was directed at the Irish government for allowing the US access to Shannon airport for the refueling of […]

Damascus

Damascus, Syria, November 2005: With the escalating crisis in Syria and it’s spiral into civil war, it’s about time I posted some more images from Syria in 2005… Of the seven countries I visited in my late 2005 Athens to Cairo overland trip- over half are now going through dramatic changes… Lebanon was once again […]

Twigland

Wellington, January 2012: “Twigland”garden centre no longer sells shrubs and perennials- the weeds have taken over… I’ve no idea how long this place has been abandoned, perhaps a year or two, maybe more… All credit goes to Simon Burrow for spotting this one. Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Hospitalized – part 2

Hawera, Taranaki, November 2011: These pictures are from the second foray into the derelict Hawera Hospital… Most of the interior shots were taken inside the reception area in the main building. Click here for part 1… Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Institute

Heretaunga, Wellington, NZ, January 2012: The former Central Institute of Technology campus is now virtually abandoned, it’s buildings in a state of decline… CIT amalgamated with Hutt Polytechnic in 2001 to become WelTec. The campus had beds for at least 500, the rooms looked like they were just vacated… I’m unsure of it’s current status, […]

Fire!

Wellington, New Zealand, today: Yesterday it was hail– today fire. The massive blaze broke out in a century old villa and brought the central city to a standstill. The building was abandoned and no one was injured, but the fire is being investigated and arson has not been ruled out. Canon SX30is

Border Country

Poipet, Cambodia, 2001: Crossing from Thailand into Cambodia was via an invisible line where the towns of Aranyaprathet (Thai) and Poipet (Cambodian) straddled the border. There was a visa scam at Cambodian passport control regarding whether you had particular vaccinations (yellow fever)- like it mattered… I managed to get through without paying a bribe by […]

Expo

Paris, France, 2004: An outdoor photo expo in Paris. This was probably the last year that the majority of press photographer’s were still shooting film… Canon EOS 1N/Canon 28-135is

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