Evzones

Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2005: The Presidental Guard or Evzones are an elite ceremonial unit that guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Hellenic Parliment etc…       Canon EOS D30/Canon 28-135is

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Ramses II

Luxor (westbank) Egypt, 2005: On the bike back from the valley of the kings, stopped in to check out Ramses II temple…    Awesome, & less touristed…  the cop minding this quarter was from Alexandria, and hadn’t seen his wife & children for months…  He eventually agreed to a one off photo…      Canon EOS […]

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Bedouin woman

Petra, Jordan, 2005: I met this bedouin woman whilst walking the maze of paths around Petra.  She was selling hand made jewellery & after a bit convincing was nice enough to pose for a shot.       Canon EOS 55/Canon 28-105is

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Bayon

The Bayon, Angkor Thom, Cambodia 2001: This local guide posed  impassively,  but without the wry grin of the stone faces that make up the “Bayon” temple.  It was the hottest time of the year in Cambodia (april) and she was annoyed that  I wouldn’t pay her for a guided tour-  hey, I was a broke […]

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Feel.

Dublin, 2004. Got this random vignette on the XA after a long Dublin night and longer walk home …    Olympus XA2/Kodak Tri-X

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Melaka

Malacca, Malaysia, 2001: An array of sign posts line a colonial era wall. Malacca’s (or Melaka) strategic location changed hands many times. In the colonial era the Portuguese, Dutch and then British occupied it.  The city centre was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008.     Canon EOS 100/Sigma 28-105

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