Image of The Week: Madagascar – House and The Afternoon Moon
An image of one of Madagascar’s beautiful mud brick houses, with an almost full moon rising in the background. The Image was taken at Andringitra Nation Park.
Image of The Week: Cuba – Havana’s Buildings in Decay
An image of a street scene from Havana, taken during my visit to Cuba in the late nineties. The city was virtually falling apart at the time, and unless some money has been spent on restorations in recent years, many great old buildings will be lost.
Image of The Week: Rwanda – Gorilla Mother and Baby
An image of a mother and baby Gorilla, taken at Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park back in 2003. Spending a solitary hour with these creatures is an unforgettable experience, and something thats hard to describe in words.
Image of The Week: Moscow – Four Vintage Lights
An image taken in the centre of Moscow, of four vintage light poles. The pattern they formed caught my eye, as we walked past them, on what was a very cold day.
Image of The Week: Cambodia – Royal Palace Cart Man
An image of a man pulling a cart, taken in front of Cambodia’s Royal Palace in the countries capital of Phnom Phen. The fresh yellow paint was beaming, as the morning light bounced off it.
Image of The Week: Pakistan – Lord of War (AK47 – Gun Dealer)
The Federally Administered Tribal Area’s of Pakistan can only be described as the wild west. Guns, Guns and more Guns. This image was taken in Sakhakot in 1996, after we obtained permits to visit the area.
Image of The Week: Helsinki – Iron Cross of the Hietaniemi Cemetery
Whilst exploring the streets of Helsinki, we happened to chance upon the Hietaniemi Cemetery, and went for a bit of a stroll through it. This was one of the many hundreds of Iron Crosses, that headed the graves.
Image of The Week: Finland – Shack in The Snow
We stopped off at the Arctic Circle coffee shop, and I went for a walk in the snow and spotted this shack on the other side of the highway. I made my way through the snow to get a little closer, and captured this shot.
Image of The Week: Borneo – Orangutan of Sepilok
This weeks image was taken at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation centre. Orangutans are exclusively found in Asia, and are the most intelligent species of all the worlds primates, and are also critically endangered.
Image of The Week: St Petersburg – Girl on The Bridge
This image was captured in the stunning city of St Petersburg in 2007. The diffused light through the clouds this afternoon was perfect. Liza happened to walk across the bridge in front, and stop in a perfect position.
Image of The Week: Mongolia – Colorful Religious Stone Ovoo
Whilst heading out on our four day adventure on the Mongolian Steppe, we passed this very colourful religious Ovoo on the side of the road. I had to stop and get a photo of it, as it was one of the largest we saw,
Image of The Week: Finland – Chairs and Tables of Helsinki
Whilst walking the street’s of Helsinki early one morning, I came across this set of chairs and tables that were all lined up, and ready for the morning trade. I love pattern’s and couldn’t resist taking this shot.
Image of The Week: New Caledonia – Net Casting Fisherman
An image I took in 2010 of a local fisherman, net casting for some fish on New Caledonia’s world famous and UNESCO listed lagoon. I watched this man stalk his catch for quite some time, before getting this shot.
Image of The Week: Vanuatu – Yachts and The Approaching Storm
An image I took in 2008, whilst Liza and I were in Vanuatu. We were having a bite to eat at one of the foreshore cafe’s when, the sky kept getting darker and darker. Pretty soon the wind would pick up and the heavens would begin to open.
Image of The Week: Tanzania – Lion of the Serengeti
This weeks image is of a young male lion on the lush plains of the world famous Serengeti national park of Tanzania. I took this shot back in 2001 when Liza and I travelled through east and central Africa.
Image of The Week: USA – Chicago River Bridge
An image of one of the many bridges that cross the Chicago River. I took this shot, late in the evening whilst Liza and I were walking home from a restaurant. It was a very cold and clear night and the streets were bare.
Image of The Week: Hong Kong – Now That’s a Light Show
The Symphony of Light show that takes place nightly in Hong Kong is truly spectacular. Many of the buildings across this amazing skyline are illuminated, and on some nights if your lucky there will be fireworks.
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Jason has traveled the world extensively during the last 20 years, with overland journeys on six continents and across over 90 countries.
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