Two Colombos

Two of the many Colombos in the City of Colombo. Slave Island, April 2024.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/2000 • ISO100 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

“Amma said, ‘No!’”

Mayurapathi Sri Badrakali Kovil Ther festival. Pamankada, Colombo. July 2023.

^{• 70mm • f/2.8 • 1/500 • ISO100 • Canon R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}

Frenzy

An entranced devotee dances before the Dark Mother. Mayurapathi Sri Badrakali Kovil Ther festival. Havelock Town, Colombo. July 2023.

^{• 70mm • f/2.8 • 1/2000 • ISO100 • Canon R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}

Fish & Jack

Wekanda Road, Slave Island. April 2024.

^{• 25mm • f/4 • 1/400 • ISO200 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

The Working Man

Mayday is only sometimes called by its full title: International Labour Day, or Workers’ Day. And behind the political rallying and election campaigning that has hijacked this day, is the humble, yet steadfast, worker. Over the years I have spent walking through Colombo with my camera, the naattami has featured in my pictures too many times to count, and I don’t think any other job role has epitomised to me the image of the worker more. So here he is, on this day, on his cart, towering over the mud of 4th Cross Street, in the Pettah. Shot last year, a few days before Christmas.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/640 • ISO160 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

^{• 35mm • f/4 • 1/640 • ISO640 •}

Ther Beat Goes On

Mayurapathi Sri Badrakali Kovil Ther festival. Havelock Town, Colombo. July 2023.

^{• 70mm • f/2.8 • 1/1000 • ISO100 • Canon R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}

Waiting for Breakfast

A food cart fires up on Church Street, in Slave Island. April 2024.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/500 • ISO200 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

Charioteer of the Gods

Mayurapathi Sri Badrakali Kovil Ther festival. Havelock Town, Colombo. July 2023.

^{• 70mm • f/2.8 • 1/2000 • ISO100 • Canon R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}

Shadow City

Stewart Street, Slave Island. April 2024.

^{• 35mm • f/4 • 1/320 • ISO100 • Canon R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

Aunty Power

Female devotees line up to pull one of the heavy temple chariots at the Mayurapathi Sri Badrakali Kovil Ther festival. Havelock Town, Colombo. July 2023.

^{• 24mm • f/2.8 • 1/640 • ISO100 • Canon R6 & RF24-70/2.8L •}