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

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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 […]

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Kep Man

Kep, Cambodia, 2001. Caught this man gazing out to sea at Kep’s ruined jetty on the south coast. Kep was formerly known as the “Cambodian Riviera” for the French colonial’s prior to the 1970’s- now the mansions were derelict, destroyed and uninhabitated. It was a ghost town and we were the only tourists (stupidly) in […]

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