PDL Concorde

Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1998: Hanging around the Place de la Concorde like a tourist, I grabbed this shot of a tourist… opened up aperture to the max… Mamiya Ze/Mamiya 50mm f1.7

Border Country

South Lebanon, 2005: A local man on the Lebanese-Israeli border… I don’t know if he was Hezbollah, Amal or just a tourist like me… He was friendly, but reserved- cool enough to let me take his photo though…. It was nice and peaceful here at the time, but within a few months all hell was […]

Black Widows

Jerusalem, Israel, 2005: Canon EOS 1N/Canon 28-135is

Dahab

Dahab, Sinai, Egypt, 2005: Captured this boy minding the camels on the outskirts of Dahab. Dahab is a popular tourist destination on the east coast of the Sinai peninsular. It was targeted a few months after I’d visited by a series of suicide bombers- resulting in the deaths of 23 people. One of the three […]

Tahrir Square

Cairo, Egypt, 2005: Through the window of the budget hotel I could see some sheep grazing… and Tahrir Square beyond… I’m hoping Egypt can set an even greater precedent than Tunisia- showing the Arab world that democracy can work and a peaceful transition can be achieved… Viva la Egypt! Canon EOS 55/Sigma 17-35

The Old Pharmacy Pub

Zagreb, Croatia, 2002: While wandering the streets of Zagreb, I happened on “The Old Pharmacy Pub”… Canon EOS 100/Sigma 28-105

Blur St

Jerusalem, Israel, 2005: This was the fastest shutter speed I could get- I was hoping it would turn out someting like this… Canon EOS D30 / Canon 28-135is

Bait-ul-Muqaddas

Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, 2005: Pilgrims relax within the walls of the Temple Mount… was eventually asked to leave the mount as it was prayer time. The Israeli government enforces a ban on prayer by non-Muslim visitors, a wishful attempt to keep the status quo… Canon EOS 1N/Canon 28-135is

Wellington

Wellington, New Zealand, 2007: From the Wellington monument atop Mt Victoria, overlooking Evans bay to the airport. The Ricoh FF1 has a similar design as the famous “Minox”, the lens folds back into the camera when not in use. Its 35mm f2.8 Rikenon lens is damn sharp! Ricoh FF1