Liam – aka ‘Salty’ – capturing one of the most amazing sunsets we had on our sail around Little Andaman Island, India. Not long before this photo was taken we had been caught in a ‘no go’ marine reserve by local authorities. Our punishment, it seemed, would either be the seizure of our yacht, or payment of a dodgy fine. After a few hours of heated negotiation we managed to leave without (further) incident. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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Lightning strikes dongas - accommodation for ‘fly in fly out’ workers on an iron ore mine site located in the far north west of Australia. Lightning storms run like clockwork in the later months of the year building up over the day and unleashing their fury as the sunsets. It’s not uncommon for the huge bolts of lightning to hit the conductive iron ore in the ground and shoot back up into the sky making dangerous conditions to aviation. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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The latest arrival to the Pillow Millow tribe Nicobar, India. Pulomilow or Pillow Millow islet is part of Little Nicobar group of Islands and is separated from the main island of Little Nicobar by a deep channel. Following the deadly Tsunami of 2004 the islands few remaining inhabitants are mostly made up of men as the weaker woman and children could not run to higher ground where survivors had sought refuge as the killer waves surged in. The Nicobar Islands are completely off limits to any outside visitors. We were lucky enough to be invited to set foot on this magical land as some of the first if not only tourists ever to do so by the tribes elder who had paddled a hollowed tree to our anchored vessel. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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Masses of people overflow a poorly built timber grandstand amongst the chaotic streets of Bali all waiting to gamble their money on what they think is the strongest roster in a traditional Balinese cock fighting ceremony. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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A Balinese man holds an adolescent fruit bat towards a light to help dry its wings after crash landing into a swimming pool. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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Outside a McDonalds deep in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, one inevitably finds ‘The Cat Man’, complete with half a dozen cats awkwardly positioned over his scooter. Wet towels protect the cats from the oppressive Malaysian heat. The monkey acts as dutiful bodyguard, aggressively showing her teeth at any who invade her and the felines’ collective comfort zone. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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A Balinese man shows off his winning cock… Cockfighting is an ancient tradition in Balinese Hinduism. The Batur Bang Inscriptions I (from the year 933) and the Batuan Inscription (dated 944 on the Balinese Caka calendar) disclose that the tabuh rah ritual has existed for centuries. In Bali, cockfights – known as tajen – are practiced in an ancient religious purification ritual to expel evil spirits. The ritualistic element of animal sacrifice is called tabuh rah (“pouring blood”). The purpose of tabuh rah is to provide an offering (the blood of the defeated chicken) to the evil spirits. Cockfighting is a religious obligation at every Balinese temple festival or religious ceremony. Cockfights without a religious purpose are considered gambling in Indonesia. Women are generally not involved in the tabuh rah process. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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Gamblers hustle for a prime viewing position as two roosters go head to head in a traditional Indonesian cockfight. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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A Kayan lady in Northern Thailand. Kayan girls first don the rings when they are around five years old. As the girls grow older the coils are replaced with larger ones, with more turns gradually added. The weight of the brass pushes the collarbone down and compresses the rib cage. The neck itself is not lengthened: the appearance of a stretched neck is instead created by the deformation of the clavicle. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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This man served in the British military for over 25 years. However, a simple flight to Chiang Mai, Thailand, would come to change his life forever. Vowing never to return home, he chose instead to dedicate his life to Buddhism. Sharing in my passion for photography, my new friend was more than happy for me to capture a few shots of his daily pigeon feeding. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING.
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Jarret – aka ‘The Rat’ – reflecting upon one of the most amazing sunsets we had on our sail around Little Andaman Island, India. Not long before this photo was taken we had been caught in a ‘no go’ marine reserve by local authorities. Our punishment, it seemed, would either be the seizure of our yacht, or payment of a dodgy fine. After a few hours of heated negotiation we managed to leave without (further) incident. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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Five young men from the Pulomilow or Pillow Millow tribe stand on what is left of their local police building, a reminder of the deadly 2004 tsunami. Home for the Pulomilow is an islet part of Little Nicobar Island, located between India and Thailand. The tribes elder showed us memorials for the lost souls of the over 100 family and friends who perished in the tsunami, and took us to the higher ground where survivors had sought refuge when the killer waves surged in. The houses the remaining tribespeople now reside in are more resemblant of tree huts then adequate buildings. They cope without power or running water, with none of the island’s damaged generators having yet been repaired – let alone replaced – by the Indian government. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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Introducing Sabang, a tiny kitten we stumbled across amongst a filthy Indonesian food market in the city of Sabang, located on Northern Sumatra’s picturesque Pulau Weh island. Gifted to us by a negligent owner, Sabang bravely boarded the yacht Rhombus to become part of our crew for the over 1000 nautical miles that remained of our sail. Completely flea ridden when we first took him in, we managed to succeed in ridding Sabang of every last bloodsucking insect the very day this photo was taken. Tragically, poor little Sabang ended up falling extremely sick and didn’t make the entire journey. This first photo is dedicated to our lost crewmember. RIP buddy. WATERMARK POSITION NECESSARY DUE TO UNAUTHORISED PHOTO SHARING
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