Bring Me Back the Thought of You

Wheat fields in the Hunsrück, Germany. Midsummer 2016.

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“You see the grain-fields down yonder? I do not eat bread. Wheat is of no use to me. The wheat fields have nothing to say to me. And that is sad. But you have hair that is the color of gold. Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me! The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you. And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat…”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince

Product Samples, Keyzer Street

A grain wholesaler in the Keyzer Street Market, Pettah, displays samples of his goods to prospective customers. Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 2018.

Maa Wee at Sunrise

The sun rises over a field of maa wee, a variant of historic Sri Lankan rice, famous for its distinctively tall stalks which can reach six feet in height. Shot in Chillaw, on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines. To find out how this rice is being reintroduced to the island after a century of absence, read my article, “Heirlooms Unforgotten“, in the March 2016 issue.

Dry Goods Wholesaler’s, Keyzer Street, Pettah

European imports such as macaroni and fusilli sit alongside local favourites like dhal and cow peas, in the old Pettah Market, Colombo, Sri Lanka. October 2017.

Blonde on Blonde

Mörsdorf, Germany. Summer 2016.

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Make Your Share of Bright Cornflower Blue Eyes and Golden Hair

Mörsdorf, in the Hunsrück Mountains, Germany. Summer 2016.

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Forget the Sun in His Jealous Sky

Wheat fields in the Hunsrück Mountains, Germany. Summer 2016.

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Fields of Gold

“And then look: you see the grain-fields down yonder? I do not eat bread. Wheat is of no use to me. The wheat fields have nothing to say to me. And that is sad. But you have hair that is the colour of gold. Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me! The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you. And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The Little Prince

A paddy field of maa wee, a variant of historic Sri Lankan rice, famous for its distinctively tall stalks which can reach six feet in height. Shot in Chillaw, on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of SriLankan Airlines. To find out how this rice is being reintroduced to the island after a century of absence, read my article, Heirlooms Unforgotten, in the March 2016 issue.

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Posted in conservation, explorations, issues, journalism, landscapes, tourism, UncategorizedTagged 18-200mm, 600D, agriculture, Chilaw, coconut trees, crops, gold, grain, heritage, history, jungle, magazine, morning, paddy fields, rice, Serendib, Sri Lanka, SriLankan Airlines, tourism, travel

German Buns for Breakfast

Simmern, summer 2013.

Pain

Depth of field demo with a Canon EF 50/1.8II wide open.