Lonely Planet Images 'Best of 2010 and 2011' winning photographs...
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Some of the 1444 intricately carved white marble pillars in the interior of the Adinatha Temple at Ranakpur, near Udaipur, in Rajasthan, India. As in Jain tradition, no two pillars are the same. The central shrine contains a chaumukha, a four-fold marble image of Adinatha. There are 66 subsidiary shrines, each with a spire. The gateways consist of triple-storey porches. The pillars, carved ceilings and arches are intricately decorated, often with images of Jain saints, friezes of scenes from their lives and holy sites - a superb example of western Indian temple style.
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This young guard dog was spotted tied to a painted fence in the village of Ghoom, not far from Darjeeling, in the state of West Bengal, India. The fence looked more as if it was an area where a decorator had been cleaning his brushes, but the colorful effect contrasted well with the brown and white of the dog, and made an attractive prize-winning photograph.
Ghoom is a popular stop on the Darjeeling Himalayan narrow-gauge steam railway, and at 2438 m is one of the highest railway stations in the world.
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Two fishing boats drawn up on the beach at Kovalam, in the state of Kerala, near the southernmost tip of India. Though now a popular tourist resort, Kovalam is still an important fishing centre, and much activity takes place from the beach. Typically, the nets will be taken to sea in boats such as these, then the end ropes will be brought back to the beach. The net will then be hauled in by willing helpers, and the catch divided amongst all who help. See more photos of beach fishing on this website by searching for Kovalam.
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Fishermen battle the waves as they struggle to launch their boat at Kovalam Beach, in the state of Kerala, near the southernmost tip of India. Though now a popular tourist resort, Kovalam is still an important fishing centre, and much activity takes place from the beach. Here we see a group of fishermen taking their nets to sea in their sturdy rowing boat. The net end-ropes will be brought back to the beach, the net hauled in by willing helpers, and the catch divided amongst all who help. See more photos of beach fishing on this website by searching for Kovalam.
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A group of Indian bathers, mainly young men, play in the surf during a cloudy and colorful sunset at Kovalam Beach, in the state of Kerala, near the southernmost tip of India. Just after the monsoon, Kerala has some astonishing sunsets, with colors that can surprise everyone. The sea can get quite rough at these times, and the lifeguards keep a careful watch as many locals are unused to swimming in the sea, and the currents can be strong and unpredictable. See more photos of Kovalam beach on this website by searching for Kovalam.
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The area around Susamyr, in the province of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, can be quite hilly, and the vegetation poor. This photograph shows two Kyrgyz horsemen riding at a canter over sparse grassland, as they journey home to their mountainous village of low corrugated-iron huts. The horses kick up dust as they gallop along, as there is little grass to bind the soil together. Not much cultivation is possible in these high regions of the Kyrgyg Altau range of mountains, and the locals live mainly by shepherding their flocks of sheep and goats.
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I found this Mongolian bird-handler with his eagle outside of the Erdene Zuu Khiid (Hundred Treasures Monastery) at Kharkhorin, in the Ovorkhangai province of Mongolia. The local men keep eagles for hunting purposes, and there is even a special eagle hunting festival held each October in the town of Olgii, when eagle hunting competitions take place using live foxes and wolves as bait. Eagle hunting is a tradition in this part of Mongolia that dates back 2000 years. Female eagles are usually used for hunting as they are a third heavier than the males, and far more aggresive.
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A heavy truck with a lone man riding on the roof drives along a rough and muddy jungle road near the town of Dolisie, in the Niari province of Congo. There is little public transport in this part of West Africa, so it is quite common to see both men and women riding on the roofs of the occasional long distance trucks that journey the few basic roads that drive through the dense rain forests and unspoilt jungles of the Congo.
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No matter where they happen to be in the world, a sign marking the Tropics, the Arctic Circle, or most especially the Equator is always a good excuse to stop and take a photograph. In many parts of the world elaborate monuments have been built, and a small tourist industry thrives on passing visitors. Here in the Moyen-Ogooue region of Gabon, near the town of Mevang, there is nothing but a simple road sign to mark the presence of the line of zero lattitude, peppered with a variety of stickers from Overland trucks and other hardy travellers to the area.
I am very proud to find out that 9 of my photographs have been selected for the Lonely Planet Images 'Best of 2010' and 'Best of 2011' Pictures collections. Competition is very intense, and with 400+ photographers all hoping for a place amongst those images, to have 9 of my photographs selected to form part of these collections is indeed a real honour.
Latest News - As of 1st August 2012, all the Lonely Planet photographers have transferred to Getty Images, and the Lonely Planet Images website has been closed down. To license any of my RM images, please visit the Getty Images website.
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