Hatsune Miku cosplay, Tokyo

Some people just love to dress up.

Sunday weddings, Tokyo

Wedding procession. Beautiful bride and groom. Preparing for formal portraits.

Chilly morning, Puno

An old lady rugged up against the cold in the town of Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Peru.

Elderly Peruvian lady

She was waiting for the bus by the side of the road.  Unfortunately, Peru being heavily reliant on overseas tourism as it is, many people often ask for money in exchange for a photo.  Sometimes I agree, often I don’t.

A pair of Peruvian boys

Peruvian children in the Andes all seem to suffer from sunburn and wind-chapped cheeks.

Street hawkers, Cuzco

Sweet girl, Cuzco

Selling sweets on the streets of Cuzco, Peru.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens

An Evzone soldier stands guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece.  The Scots did not have a monopoly on going to war in skirts.  The ceremonial uniform of the Evzones is derived from that of the Greek bandits and guerillas that resisted Ottoman Turkish occupation prior to independence in the early… [Read more…]

Whirling dervishes, Istanbul

The Sufi dervishes of the Mevlevi order in Turkey are famous for their Sema, a ceremony in which they spin themselves into a trance-like state as a way of becoming closer to God.

Turkish schoolboys, Istanbul

I love their natty school uniforms – especially the collars.

Roman lovers

Street conversation, Cuzco

On one of Cuzco’s narrow cobblestone streets.  Peru.

Taquile man, Peru

This gentleman with the natty hat is a native of Taquile Island, an island on Lake Titicaca in southern Peru.  As his hat shows, they are quite the knitters.

Lollipop man, Peru

I’m pretty sure he was asleep.

Rural road, Bali

Typical countryside road.  Bali, Indonesia.