Penglipuran Village... This small village in central Bali is renowned for maintaining its culture and traditions, plus being very well-kept. And a casual visit certainly does impress - but there is much more to the story than the superficial one of … [Read more...]
Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya
The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya has a very special place in the Buddhist religion. As it is believed to be where the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment. Which (as I understand it) is when a Buddhist overcomes the human tendency for … [Read more...]
Photographing Sea Lake and Lake Tyrell
Sea Lake Photography and Lake Tyrell... The big question is how did the first ones even know about Sea Lake? After all, north-west Victoria is known for grain farming, not tourism. And Sea Lake, some four hours north-west of Melbourne and five hours … [Read more...]
Photographing Larung Gar in Sêrtar
Photographing Larung Gar... I must be upfront and say that I really had no idea of what Larung Gar was, or how to get there. What I did have was an invite from my friend (still is) and colleague (no longer...) Jun Quan. Jun and I had worked … [Read more...]
Photographing the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Photographing the Golden Temple... India is a wonderful country for photography and offers a seemingly endless stream of photogenic subject matter with its people, its landscapes and its icons! One of the most incredible icons has to be Amritsar's … [Read more...]
Meet the BMW Beast!
The BMW Beast really was love at first site. I had long wanted a way to get to certain remote or distant places in Australia. Locations I had seen images of that filled me with both wonder and envy! But I did not want to go the "full monty" with a … [Read more...]
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