Return to Rwanda, June 2010
This week I have the enormously good fortune to be going back to Rwanda in central Africa on a week-long assignment. Ever since I visited that enigmatic little country that nestles in the mountains between Tanzania and Kenya to the east, and the Congo to the west, I couldn’t get the sights, smells and memories [...]
Back to Guwahati May 2010
I’m back here in Guwahati, far NE India, to document the massive progress that Operation Smile is making in this one of the poorest parts of India. Almost 2,000 free cleft operations in under 2 years! The photo below shows a boy with a severe cleft lip and palate standing in an empty OR, for [...]
Wedding in Hoi An, Vietnam
Here’s a link to a Facebook album of highlights posted by the bride from last weekend’s wedding in Hoi An, between Matt Masson and Tiana Hoang. They booked me in months ago to cover their wedding, and it turned out to be a massively enjoyable day and night! I’m covering more and more weddings these [...]
Rwanda road-trip – Day 1
Day 1 of the Rwandan government-sponsored trip round the country today! I’ve joined a group of travel writers, bloggers and a photographer, from as far away as France, the UK and the US. Been having a blast sharing travel advice so far Today we were shown new developments in the capital, and views across the [...]
Colours of Rwanda – pics updated
I’ve been in the Rwandan capital of Kigali for a few days now, working on photographs for a new fund-raising campaign for Operation Smile. This is the first ever mission in this tiny East African country, so it’s a landmark occasion for the organisation, as well as a whole new world of experience for me, [...]
Homecoming assignment – Queensland, Australia
If there’s such a thing as coming full circle – this must be it. I left Australia 4 years ago for Vietnam, with a dream to get my travel photography career kickstarted in Southeast Asia. And 4 years later, I’m back here in Queensland to photograph scenery, landmarks, markets, and adventure sports for Insight Guides, [...]
Thai boxing in Bangkok
I’m totally hooked! This was a blast. Two guys going at it fists and feet and sweat flying and the sheer tension, the crowd yelling and ooh-ing and yeah-ing. A lot more fun than I expected. And as a photographer, I’m struggling to capture it all. There’s the fact that I have to keep my [...]
Last day in Thailand
All that’s left is kickboxing – tonight. It’s been a fun 3 months! Before this assignment for Insight Guides, I hadn’t spent much time in Thailand. When you grow up having to spend your holidays every summer on some of the world’s best beaches (i.e. Queensland, Australia) you reach adulthood not really wanting to pass [...]
Financial Times Seasonal Appeal for 2009 opens
Every year, the FT features the work of a charity organisation, carefully chosen because it brings enormous publicity and offers of funding. This year’s focus is on Room to Read, an organisation begun by ex-Microsoft exec John Woods, to help raise literacy rates in the developing world. My photos from Sayabouri province in Laos have [...]
Working in Thailand
Yesterday it was Chiang Rai, today I’m in Chiang Mai. In a day or two it’ll be Bangkok and then on and on. I’m currently working on photos for Insight Guides, the guidebook publisher from the UK. If you’re not familiar with the books, check out any major bookstore where you should find a rack [...]
Rwanda round-up, July 2010
This time round, I’m chasing down the children who received surgery in March courtesy of Operation Smile at their first ever surgical mission to Rwanda. I’m aiming to document the positive changes in their lives since their cleft lips were fixed. Those images are not for release yet, but here’s a few behind the scenes [...]
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