Well then, I am extremely stoked to hear I’ve just won the Austrian Alpine Club Best Portrait/ People Image of 2019 and also come runner-up in their First Time Entrant category for my image of Tom and Bobby ascending the South West ridge of the Weissmies in Switzerland at dawn.
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People From the Road: The Last Cowboy
Don was the finest cowboy I ever met. One of the last. Bar fights, droughts, floods he's seen it all in his 30 years as a musterer.
I rarely saw him on two legs, he preferred four.
Kiana cattle station. The Northern Territory, Australia 2015.
People From the Road: The Tuk-Tuk Man
The tuk tuk man, stanchion of the Asian transport system.
He can usually be found half-heartedly looking for business or asleep in the back of his vehicle. Vigorous shaking maybe required.
On the Streets of Yogyakarta. Java, Indonesia 2015.
Photo Stories #3: The Venetian
Bob Dylan wrote: "the times they are a changing." No where could this be more apparent than Venice, whose streets resound to the tramp of over 20 million pairs of tourist feet a year.
I saw an old Venetian man surveying the crowds of a busy public square during the scrum of lunch hour. What do you think his expression says?
Venice, Italy 2016.
Photo Stories #1: On the Streets of Singapore
Many think of Singapore as a quick long haul stop over. But the city is a diverse mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and Arab people, all offering their own fantastic takes on traditional food. Well worth a visit for a couple of days.
I took a stroll one morning in The Arab Quarter, as the muezzin cried softly through the streets, rubbing shoulders with veiled strangers who glanced mysteriously from kohl rimmed eyes.
The Arab Quarter, Singapore 2013.
People From the Road #5: The Sister
After I returned from climbing in Nepal, who could’ve known that the grandmother of my friend whom I would meet, was the sister of George Lowe, Sir Edmund Hillary’s best friend and climbing partner on the first successful summit of Everest on May 29th, 1953.
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It's a little hut nestled on the white sands of Gili Meno, with a palm frond roof and bright red plastic stools for chairs. Luxurious spas and retreats stand either side. But Ketut and her daughter, Leyly, run the best food on the island.
Gili Meno, Indonesia 2015.
People From the Road #2: The Pilgrim
Baba, an Indian pilgrim, 70 years old and full of mischief, rests near Ghasa in the Western Annapurna, Nepal on his walk from New Delhi, India to the village of Muktinath and her holy Vishnu temple; sacred to Hindus and Buddhists alike.
The Annapurna, Nepal 2014.
People From the Road #1: The Guide
My humble and funny guide Kardi, who took me into the volcanic crater of Kawu Ijen, Eastern Java, Indonesia. The infamous site of blue fire.
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