About this series
Human is a collection of images of people that I’ve encountered on my travels.
Stilt fishermen at Koggala, Sri Lanka.
A child looks up in a crowded train from Hatton to Ella in Sri Lanka.
A woman stops for a photo on my way to the Moray falls through various Ceylon tea plantations in Sri Lanka.
A woman picks Ceylon tea leaves in the small town of Mulgama, Sri Lanka.
Gowri, a Hindu bride, performs various ceremonies in a home in Sydney. The wedding was supposed to be in Sri Lanka, but due to COVID had to be held in Sydney with only a small number of guests.
A lady binds flowers together in a small lane in Mumbai, India.
A man sits outside his porch in Khajuraho, India.
Visitors leave one of the temples in Khajuraho, India.
A lady visits one of the temples in Khajuraho, India. The temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.
An Indian man sells bracelets and necklaces near the entrance of the Panna Tiger Reserve in India.
Four women light candles alongside the banks of the Gangies River in Varanasi, India. Varanasi is regarded as the spiritual capital of India.
Dancers perfrom inside the Brijrama Palace alongside the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
Priests perform a prayer ritual called "aarti" to the Ganges River at Dashashwamedf Ghat in Varanasi, India.
A Hindu priest's greeting alongside the Ganges River in Varanasi, India
A Hindu lady holds multiple drapes after washing them in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
Ankit and Olena exchange "mala", or flowers on a string to profess acceptance and union at their wedding in Kolkata, India.
A lady in traditional Chinese atire in Chengu, China.
黄全德 on a bamboo boat in Yangshuo, China
黄全德, or “White Beard”, poses for the camera in Yangshuo, China
A farmer amongst the rerraces in Longji, China.
A local farmer works on one of the rice terraces in Pǔgāo Lǎozhai, China.
A Hani farmer walks over the land when clouds are approaching fast in Pugao, china.
A local smokes a pipe amongst the rice terraces in Pǔgāo Lǎozhai, China.
A local guides ducks alongside the rice terraces in Pǔgāo Lǎozhai, China.
A Hani lady poses for the camera in the small village of Pugao in China.
A Hani lady knitting in front of her house in Pugao, China.
A Hani lady photographed in front of her house in Pugao, China.
A local Hani farmer levels a rice terrace in Pugao, China.
A Poe Karen lady in front of her house in Mae Ho, Thailand.
A Poe Karen lady filters rice in Mae Ho, Thailand.
A Poe Karen lady in front of her house in Mae Ho, Thailand.
A beauty pageant in the Yee Peng parade Chiang Mai, Thailand.
People with umbrella's taken from a walking bridge above in Xitou, Taiwan.
An Aeta girl inside one of the homes while we were interviewing her dad for Fair Photo in Zambales, the Philippines.
A local walks amongst the pambots near Momo beach in Bohol, The Philippines.
Burmese locals unload a boat at the Ayeyarwady River in Bagan, Myanmar.
A monk dries his maroon coloured robe after washing it in the Ayeyarwady River that runs through Bagan, Myanmar. The Ayeyarwady river originates from Tibetan springs and Himalayan glaciers and roughly translates to "river that brings blessings to the people".
A farmer in Inle Lake, Myanmar.
A young Burmese monk at the Shwedagon in Yangon, Myanmar.
A Burmase lady prays inside the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar.
A local decides to jump down head first at the sand dunes in Mui Ne, Vietnam.
The village vhief's "very old mother" in a village near Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines.
An Ifugao warrior looks out over the Bay Yo rice terraces in the Philippines. His environment has changed exponentially over the past decades.
Two Ifugao ladies pose for the camear in Banaue, the Philippines. The wraparound skirt that Ifugao women wear is called a tapis. There are five kinds and is worn depending on the occasion and/or her status. The men wear a g-string called wanno of which there a 6 kinds.
A farmer tends her rice terraces in Batad, the Philippines.
A Burmese monk poses for the camera near my hotel in Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar
A Burmese farmer in Inle Lake, Myanmar.
A Burmese lady poses for the camera in Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar.
A Burmese lady poses in front of her home in Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar.
Local fishermen try to catch nga hpein, a local carp, in lake Inle in Myanmar.
A Burmese fisherman in Inle Lake, Myanmar.
Taung Thu people in Puttu Pauk, Myanmar.
Local farmers return home in Puttu Pauk, Myanmar.
A Burmese man's welcoming greeting in Ya Kaung Tol, Myanmar.
The people of Myanmar often wear a yellowish paste on their faces, called Thanaka, to protect their skin from the sun. It is made from ground bark.
A child eating porridge in a small village in Myanmar.
Taung Yoe' people in Nlan Aw in Shan State in Myanmar.
A Burmese farmer smiles at the camera in a small village in Shan state in Myanmar.
Burmese farmers harvest wheat in Shan state in Myanmar.
A farmer rides a carabao in Shan state, rural Myanmar.
A farmer in Shan state, rural Myanmar.
The father of our tourguide in Pyin Thar, Myanmar.
Danu children playing in Myin Dike in Myanmar.
A portrait of a Danu man in Hin Ka Khone, Myanmar Inside the Shan state, the Danu people traditionally wear a "Gaung Baung", which used to be a display of rank. However, nowadays they just wear a towel for regular days.
A Danu lady prepares raw turmeric spice in small village in the Shan state in Myanmar.
A Danu lady at a school in Hin Ka Khone, Myanmar.
A local woman carries handmade sweeping brushes in Kalaw, Myanmar.
Children walking over the U bein bridge in Mandalay, Myanmar.
A Burmese monk passes the U bein bridge in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Shepherds guide cattle over the Bagan plains in Myanmar.
Nepalese locals working inside and in front of their home.
A Nepalese child waiting for water at the tap.
A Nepalese lady in one of the villages on our way to Annapurna base camp.
A man poses for the camera near Annapurna in Nepal.
A monk walks in front of temples within the walls of the Royal Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dancers perform in Luang Prabang, Laos.
A woman and three children walk along the road amongst rice fields in Dong Van, Vietnam.
A group of children walk along the road in Dong Van in the north of Vietnam.
A young boy sells floating candles alongside the Thu Bon River in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Visiting Hội An in Vietnam, various elderly locals are doing their best to take tourists for a short ride over the Thu Bồn river. Our captain didn't speak a word English, but had a huge smile on his face with thumbs up every time we looked at him. Only one teeth left, his smile was contagious and he gracefully paddled us over the water until we were ready to head back.
On my way to the Long Song Pagoda in Nha Trang in Vietnam (which is accompanied by a giant white buddha), a couple of elderly ladies called my attention next to the footpath. One lady was happy to be photographed but I clumsily had left the flash on without realising it. She nearly jumped up out of reflex and started yelling things I didn't quite understand. Luckily she managed to calm down and let me take this final shot.
A young Khmer boy sits inside of the doorway at one of the temples in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
