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Album Published September 19, 2020

Rösle (1 new item)

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Extras (41 new items)

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Rich (1 new item)

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Harvey Nichols Sales (2 new items)

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Himalayas (1 new item)

I have been in love with this part of the globe before I was able to comprehend any world beyond that of my family. My then infant brain was uninterested in her name, I knew she was far away by her creatures and costumes. View full story.
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Album Published September 19, 2020

In praise of the Himalayas (1 new item)

I have been in love with this part of the globe before I was able to comprehend any world beyond that of my family. My then infant brain was uninterested in her name, I knew she was far away by her creatures and costumes. While my brothers were captivated by Everest I was enchanted by her curious cows called yaks. The Himalayas smiled at me way back then and waited restlessly to become an important part of my future life. The mountain range stretch for 1,500 miles and spread in an arc over five countries. Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan. Himalaya is her own space with its own people, squeezed uncomfortably between two global heavyweights itching to expand. Her people are independent, resourceful, devoted and totally enchanting. The passage of time in those ancient layers are a source of sheer joy. Silent prayers dissolve and are dispersed by the wind to fill all spaces. Her thin air takes a little time to adjust to, her roads can be terrifying, her weather extreme. This high altitude world evokes a bygone era of beaming smiles and genuine courtesy. Time expands to accommodate the gentle breeze of Buddhism as it permeates all spaces. A modest request to honour all life while accepting the wheel of karma as it filters through the universe. Ancient rituals and magnificent temples navigate her people to a smooth way of living. Devotion is a daily practice. Colour are saturated in an aura of fizzy light. Greasy reds, marigolds, saffrons and deep lacquer surfaces silently resting in prayer, adding credibility to the layers of shamanic stories of gods and demons. Traditional folkloric stories and high altitude dreams have a profound echo that ooze me back perennially.

Album Published September 19, 2020

Organics (9 new items)

A quiet eye.

Album Published September 19, 2020

A wave like no other (1 new item)

Like many people I watched the 2004 Tsunami unfold on the TV. Destruction and immeasurable suffering was served up blow by blow with every news bulletin throughout the day. In hours, life for many had swerved off course in an irrevocable direction of horror. I arrived four weeks later in a coastal region of Tamil Nadu, the area of south India hardest hit by the tsunami. It seemed absurd that just weeks earlier this had been a paradise destination, such was the extent of the damage. My first impression was a total lack of any sensation, a sort of blank space in my thoughts, as I tried to assimilate the unbelievable scale of the devastation. I had hired a small motorbike so I was able to go off road and explore the endless ruined coastline. The ‘wipeout’ extended to every horizon and went on for hours. I rode around in disbelief. The clear blue winter sky seemed to spread such profound sadness above the crushed landscape. I will never forget the quiet dignity, courage and kindness of all those displaced fishing people as they collected their lifetime belongings, often in a single plastic bag. I revisited this fishing community every three months for over a year and watched them rebuild their lives. Every story was truly inspiring and left a lasting impression of hope and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit. * I would sincerely like to thank the late Gerard Arnhold and my friends for their generosity.

Album Published September 19, 2020

Karena (2 new items)

"I can get obsessed by anything if I look at it long enough. That's the curse of being a photographer." — Irving Penn

Album Published September 19, 2020

The Big Blue (1 new item)

“Beyond the ocean lies everywhere.” — Albert Camus

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Raj (1 new item)

India is a country rich in fabulous history. Kings and kingdoms, mystics and followers, rebels and fighters, lovers and scandals have traversed the paths of its glorious past.Stories and legends bind her people and have shaped her culture and beliefs. In 1947 the territories of her princely states were politically integrated into the modern India we know today. Contemporary India represents a vibrant population consisting of thousands of ethnic groups, languages and regional dialects. Her people are shaped by regional history, geographic position and religious divides. What unequivocally binds them together is a love for family, music, food, art and an enthralling uninhibited use of colour. Colours sings under her extreme sunlight, blistering heat, torrential monsoon rains to create a vivid sensory experience like no other. "With colour one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft."Henri Matisse.

Album Published September 19, 2020

Sunday Times,Editorial (1 new item)