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

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

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