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 [...]
New Bangkok gallery
Just a quick update. There’s a new gallery on my website www.IndoChinaImages.com 293 highlights from around Bangkok, including: Wat Phra Kaew, or Temple of the Emerald Buddha The State Tower, and its restaurants and bars And loads of shopping, food and entertainment. See slideshow here: Bangkok & surrounds, Thailand – Images by Peter Stuckings
Rwanda road-trip – Day 2 – Gorillas & Warrior Dancers
It was hard to choose from the 100s of photos shot in the hour we were permitted to spend with the Gorilla family on the slopes of Mt Sanyibyo in north Rwanda, but here’s a brief set to give you some idea. And after that are some highlights from a traditional Rwanda dance show at [...]
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, [...]
Preah Vihear temple, Cambodia
A quick visit last week to the disputed Angkor-era temple on the border between Cambodia and Thailand. Officially (World Court ruling in 1962) and historically (built by ancestors of modern Cambodian people) the temple belongs to Cambodia, but happens to sit at a geographically inconvenient spot for handling the management of the temple complex. And [...]
Thai-lights
The slideshow below is some highlights from my recent 3 months around Bangkok and the north of Thailand for Insight Guides. The assignment was to give a fresh new look to the photos for their upcoming 2010 books. It’s interesting how quickly some photos age. Even if you’re not into the technicalities of what to [...]
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, [...]
Goldie plays Saigon
UK Drum&Bass legend Goldie rocked the Cage club in Saigon last night in what was definitely the best night out in Saigon all year – for me at least. My love for Goldie’s rockin beats goes back a long way. I still remember the night in 1994 when a radio show on Australia’s Triple J [...]
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 [...]
Death Railway, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
So I spent sunset and dusk yesterday rushing from the Allied War Cemetery in Kanchanaburi to the River Kwai Bridge. If you’re not among the many millions of tourists who have passed through this infamous place west of Bangkok, here’s a canned history. In 1942, after capturing SE Asia, the Japanese decided to build a [...]
Streets of Guwahati
This week I’m in Guwahati, India. This city is the capital of Assam state, in the very far NE of the country, nestled at the Himalayan foothills between Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh to the south. I’m doing photos for yet another Operation Smile mission, which includes doing stills for the crew of the [...]
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 [...]
China collection now online!
A few very productive and fun weeks around the farflung parts of China back in August yielded quite a few new images for my online library of Asia travel images at www.indochinaimages.com Here’s a selection from the 100s of new photos. The locations include Kashgar, Turpan, Xiahe, Dali and more. China holds a special allure [...]
Operation Smile mission, Haiphong, Vietnam
This week international children’s medical charity Operation Smile is carrying out 15 missions around Vietnam, to celebrate 20 years since they first began working in the country. As accredited photographer for the organisation, I’m covering the activities at the Haiphong Medical University Hospital, about 100km from Hanoi on the Gulf of Tonkin coast. 175 potential [...]
Lantern festival, Chiang Mai, 1-3 Nov
The Loi Krathong Festival kicked off in Chiang Mai tonight, with a procession featuring traditional costumes of historical characters, music, fireworks, and the release of many 100s of paper lanterns into the sky. The lanterns work much like a hot-air balloon, and once released, they drift up into the darkness, carried away on the wind. [...]
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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