Bangkok and Beyond

A Flower Offering — Leh, Ladakh, India 2000 One of the most enjoyable photo shoots I’ve ever had was with these Ladakhi women in the streets in Leh. Ladakh is the predominantly Buddhist part of the state of Jammu/Kashmir. Ringed by snow-capped Himalayan mountains, Leh, Ladakh’s capital is situated at a height of 3,500 metres. The people are delightful — and this is how the women dress every day.

Life is an ever-changing journey, and in spite of recent events in our troubled world we must continue on our way. We have to keep moving, experiencing new cultures, learning and broadening our horizons. This is what keeps us alive.

Looking and Seeing: Foreign Policy and Squeegee Kids

Looking and Seeing: Foreign Policy and Squeegee Kids

In the early 1980s as a junior political officer I was posted to Bangkok, Thailand. The Southeast Asian wars had ended less than a decade earlier, although the horrors of the Cambodian genocide were still vivid. Cold War geostrategists had imposed a…

Asian Postcards: A Personal Photo Journal

Asian Postcards: A Personal Photo Journal

Indeed, the multiplicity of subjects one can photograph is never-ending and I have found that photographing in Asia is the most intense and rewarding of experiences precisely because of its diversity. Waiting around every corner is a scene that longs to be…