Fish Monger, Negombo, Sri Lanka

The fish market at the Negombo Fisheries Harbour opens before dawn, with the arrival of the heavily laden multi-day trawlers. April 2024.

^{• 35mm • f/2.8 • 1/160 • ISO500 • Canon R6, with an RF35/1.8 courtesy Canon-Metropolitan}

Night Market #2

Dry fish store, Aliya Giya Mawatha, Kandy. January 2024.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/100 • ISO500 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

Drum Light

Even the name Ginthupitiya sounds like a Sri Lankan drum rhythm. Our Lady of Velankanni, Kathiresan Street, Ginthupitiya, Colombo. September 2023.

^{• 70mm • f/2.8 • 1/100 • ISO1600 • Canon R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}

Light in the Darkness

Mahasivaratri, amongst its many significances, is seen as a triumph of light over darkness and ignorance. Kaileswaram Temple, Captain’s Garden, Maradana. March 2024.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/60 • ISO800 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/60 • ISO4000 •}

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/60 • ISO2500 •}

Kottu Dinner

Colombo Street, Kandy. January 2024.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/100 • ISO640 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

Jumu’a

Sri Lankan Muslim men at Friday prayers, at the Dewatagaha Mosque, in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and Die Zeit, in June 2023.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/80 • ISO1600 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

Washing Out the Sin

A young Muslim performs the ritual act of wudu, or purification, before morning prayers. Katukele Mosque, Kandy. January 2024.

^{• 70mm • f/2.8 • 1/640 • ISO800 • Canon R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}

The Burial of a Muslim Woman

Maligawatte, Colombo, December 2023. Shot for the soon to be published Oddamavadi Project.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/100 • ISO1250 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

Do You Want Potatoes with That?

Naattamis at work on 4th Cross Street, Pettah. October 2023.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/400 • ISO125 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

The Hard Life

Maligawatta, Colombo. December 2023.

^{• 70mm • f/2.8 • 1/200 • ISO125 • Canon R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}