Wednesday 30 May 2012

Monday 28 May 2012

Tomb Of Akbar The Great


Akbar was the third and most ditinguished Moghul Emperor. The mausoleum is a majestic composition of deep-red sandstone and cool marble designed by the emperor himself and modified by his son after his death in 1605.


Sikandra, Agra (Uttar Pradesh), India
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Saturday 26 May 2012

Living On The Edge


Somewhere on the Caribbean Sea at southern Belize

Wednesday 23 May 2012

Follow The Leader


Wildebeest at Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Monday 21 May 2012

Mingun Bell


Mingun, Myanmar

At 90 tons, the Mingun Bell, built 1808-1810, reigned as the largest ringing bell in the world until 2000, when it was eclipsed by Chinese 116-ton Bell of Good Luck. 

Friday 18 May 2012

Emerald And Turquoise Waters



Koh Phi Phi Leh, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Monday 14 May 2012

Street Art


Brighton, England
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Friday 11 May 2012

Medievel Square



Guimarães (312 kms north of Lisbon), Portugal

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Cute Beach Thieves



White-faced Capuchin Monkey at Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

Monday 7 May 2012

Up In The Mountains (II)



Cemetery at San Juan Chamula (Chiapas), Mexico
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Friday 4 May 2012

Almost Futuristic





Mixco Viejo, Guatemala

Mixco Viejo was the capital of a Mayan kingdom and was founded on a defensive mountain-top location in the 12th century

Wednesday 2 May 2012

Inside A Manyatta


A manyatta is a hut made of mud and dung supported using branches from trees. 
The young mother is looking after her child on the sleeping area, which is covered with animal skins while her husband is showing me wooden headrests they use as pillows.


Samburu village, north central Kenya