Yaprakhisar

Yaprakhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey, 2003: Legend has it that this view in Cappadoccia inspired George Lucas for many scenes in “Star Wars”- Tattooine and the Sand People in particular… Of course this possibly completely false but it certainly looks the part…..

Barcelona Bubble

Barcelona, Spain, 2005: Park Guell is another incredibly surreal Antonio Gaudi masterpiece. In January 2005 it was also a popular place for wedding photographs, and a hang-out for anarcho-punks specialising in making huge bubbles… Canon EOS 1N / Canon 28-135is / Fuji Reala

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 […]

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

Bikers vs Police

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast, NZ 2006: After a fatal head-on car crash blocked the road north of Wellington, these bikers were getting impatient to move on… Zorki-2/Jupiter-8 50mm f2.0