Have you stopped to think about the process involved in getting that tea from leaves on a bush into your mug or cup? Meet the tea pickers of Darjeeling…
Photography Blog Posts
Travel Shot | The Sunday Market in Kashgar
The Sunday Market in Kashgar is still very much a full on Uyghur affair. Trading in sheep seemed to be the most common activity at this busy animal market.
Cosplay Girls in the Taiwanese city of Tainan
At weekends, Tainan’s Koxinga Shrine becomes a meeting place for photographers and ornately dressed cosplay girls who come to pose for the cameras.
Travel Shot: A Romantic Moment on Wroclaw’s Stary Rynek in Poland
Today’s travel shot is a surreptitiously-snapped shot of a romantic moment on Wroclaw’s Stary Rynek – the Market Square in the Old Town.
Travel Shot: Black Dragon Pool in Lijiang, China
Black Dragon Pool is one of Lijiang’s (and Yunnan’s) most dramatic sites. It gets busy, so to avoid the crowds, late afternoon is the best time to visit.
St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta
Getting to view Valletta’s St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral from within the city itself is a tricky thing. It disappears from sight among the maze of backstreets.
Travel Shot | Expectant Faces at the Maha Kumbh Mela
Travel photography from India: a portrait of a woman and child taken at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad in 2013, the largest gathering on earth.
Travel Shot | View Across Warsaw | Poland
Photographs of Warsaw’s skyline: A fantastic view of the imposing Palace of Culture and Science as well as a beautiful sunrise over Warsaw, Poland.
Travel Shot | The Khargush Pass, Tajikistan
Linking the Pamir Highway with the Wakhan Valley, the Khargush Pass (4344m) in Tajikistan provides a tantalising first glimpse of Afghanistan and beyond.
Friday Flashback | Trekking in the Annapurnas – 10 days up, 1 hour down
This photo dates back to the first time Kirsty and I went trekking in the Annapurnas together and depicts the first time either of us flew in a helicopter.
Travel Shot | Mount Kailash Kora in Western Tibet
The circuit around Mount Kailash in Western Tibet is 52 kilometres in circumference. Physically fit Tibetans can complete this distance in one day.
Travel Shot | High Court Street Typists in Kolkata, India
The High Court Street Typists in Kolkata … And all the while, there is the tap, tap, tap of the city’s street typists who have been plying their trade.