Sunriser

Ocean Cottage, Kalametiya. September 2022.

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Why so Complicated?

A sign close to the Pidurangala Buddha warns visitors not to pose with their backs to the statue. This dog didn’t seem to care about signboards. Or Buddhas. Or even the steepness of the climb; following us all the way to the top of the 200m mountain. The Pidurangala Buddha is dated to the 9th century, and at 22.5m, one of the largest brick Buddha statues in the world. Shot for my story on “Sigiriya and Pidurangala”, which ran in the April 2018 issue of Serendib magazine.

Dune Riders, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

The saddle is a great place from which to explore the long windy dunes and beaches of Kalpitiya, on the west coast of Sri Lanka. Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines. My story, ‘Wind Riders‘, is featured in the September 2017 issue.

Paddy Fields During the Harvest, Mawanella, Sri Lanka #3

Shot on assignment for Serendib magazine. My photo story, ‘Eating Like a Farmer‘, ran in the May 2017 issue.

Morning Training #2

A horse and jockey wait for a turn on the Nuwara Eliya Race Course. Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines. My story, ‘The Nuwara Eliya Season in Spring‘, ran in the April 2017 issue.

Racing Down the Home Stretch

A pair of thoroughbreds at maximum attack during morning training at the Nuwara Eliya Race Course. Although horse racing had begun in Nuwara Eliya in the mid-19th century, when John Baker, brother of the famous Samuel Baker, imported his English thoroughbreds, the Nuwara Eliya Turf Club was built only in 1900. Several race days will be held this April. Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines. My story, ‘The Nuwara Eliya Season in Spring‘, runs in the April 2017 issue.

Poseurs in the Mist

A herdsman and his cows wait patiently to be shot by Swiss photographer Christian Hutter on the Horton Plains Road, Ohiya, in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.

The Horse Farm #2

A farmer with three-month-old May, named for the month she was born. Hunsrück Mountains, Germany. Summer 2016.

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Introductions

Horse farm in the Hunsrück, close to Simmern, Germany. Summer 2016.

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The Horse Farm

Named for the month she was born, May is three months old. Hunsrück, Germany, summer 2016.

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