Buddha Statue in Red_Bagan_Myanmar

 
The above image was made in Bagan, ancient capital of Myanmar (Burma). The Buddha statue was positioned in front of a mural depicting significant moments from the Buddha’s life. The original image was made with Kodak Ektachrome E100VS film. The ‘vs’ stands for vivid saturation and, with the films slight magenta/red color bias, flesh tones [...]

Re-Visiting the Familiar

 
I was born in 1962 in Hamilton a provincial town in Western Victoria, 285km west of Melbourne the state capital, where I currently reside. I remember as a child the population, marked on signs at several main entry points to the town, was 10,200. Back then that seemed like a whole lot of people.
As a [...]

Buddha Statue_Bagan_Myanmar

Myanmar (Burma) was a revelation for me. I loved it and can’t wait until I can re-visit this spectacular country.
I discovered the above scene while wandering around the ancient capital of Bagan. The strong side light emphasized the shape, texture and tonality of the Buddha statue and the brick platform on which it is situated. [...]

River Ice_Jiuzhaigou_China

Situated in the north of Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou is a national park of truly stunning beauty. Crystal clear turquoise lakes, steep, forested hillsides and clean, mountain air makes the park an outstanding natural beauty and one of the very best locations for landscape photography in China.
The above image was made in the middle of winter [...]

Pic of the Week_Salt and Sky_South Australia

In the arid north of South Australia I photographed this scene situated on the edge of a huge saltpan. I was attracted to the vivid sky and the textural similarities between the clouds and the salt encrusted ridge in the foreground. A narrow aperture (e.g. f16) produced the large depth of field (DOF) required to [...]

Old World Accommodations

The above image features an interior of the Boggy Creek pub in Victoria, Australia. It’s is a tiny pub with an old world atmosphere, situated inland from the Great Ocean Road. I made the image with the aid of warm, early morning light as it passed through the open door and windows across the dinning [...]

Detail_Seated Buddha Statue_Bagan_Myanmar

Myanmar (Burma) is a very special country, rich in history with a sublime natural beauty. The peaceful and deeply spiritual nature of the Bamar majority permeates everyday life. Their Buddhist beliefs have helped them cope with a range of difficulties over the years, including the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis that ravaged the country on [...]

Two Kids_New Year Celebrations_Lhasa_Tibet

This image was made during my second trip to Tibet in January 2000. I photographed these two kids in front of a professional photography studio where they’d just left after participating in a family portrait sitting. I made a couple of images of the kids and of the larger family group prior to being shoed [...]

Monk_Luang Prabang_Laos

I photographed this monk in Laos, in the small world heritage listed town of Luang Prabang. From memory there are around 33 temples in and around the town. I think I managed to visit around 30 of them.
I positioned the monk in front of a Buddha statue and utilized window light as my main (primary) [...]

Black and White Infrared

Here’s another image following on from a conversation with Michelle and Ellen, two participants in a course I’m currently teaching, regarding how to apply contemporary digital techniques to rediscover a number of products and processes from the old film-based days. The motivation for today’s image is to re-visit the appearance achieved KODAK Black and White [...]