Another fantastic week of photos, and more people than ever voted in our wonderful community!! Every week we see great pictures added to our page, and every week I become more and more inspired to explore places I’d never considered before. p.s. I’ve created a selection of 18 of my...

I enjoy nothing more than going for a drive on a motorbike through the quiet, winding roads of the Indonesian countryside in search of interesting places. Rice paddies are abundant in Indonesia – they populate almost every patch of the countryside, and I love taking pictures of...

The news was showing violent protests against rising fuel prices. Students and police clashed, with petrol bombs and rocks the weapons of choice for the students. This wasn’t anything new. Protests have raged on over BBM (fuel) since we arrived. It was the first time, however, that it...

When staying in apartments in Paris, it is very easy to realize that the capital of France is one of the many cities in the world that has a special relationship with the river running through it. The Seine is the main reference point of the City of Light; it defines the street numbers, the...

Usually, my photo essays are an exercise in both photography and writing. But today, I’m going to let the photos do the talking. I won’t even mention the bat that almost hit me in the face, or the near death experiences we had on my first motorbike ride in Yogyakarta. All I will...

Around three years ago two friends of mine who had visited Italy were so impressed by its beauty that they started learning Italian hoping to settle there. They did. A few months ago I got an invitation from them; they were getting married. But it’s not about their marriage that I want to...

What an incredible selection of pictures in our facebook community this week. Quality shots keep getting posted day-in and day-out. Initially, we weren’t going to run this week’s favourite photos because we also have a Photomatix photo competition going on right now. But our...

Rocks and ash covered the barren, uninhabited land around us. A roof tile on the floor hinted at a darker story to this place. A smouldering killer, cloaked in clouds, stood in-wait. “Jimmy, you’re too rigid. Just relax!” “Okay Rio.” I replied. Driving a scooter...