A holy pilgrimage site, Adams Peak (or Sri Pada) in Sri Lanka is a sacred mountain. Atop this mountain is a small temple housing what many people believe to be the footprint of Buddha.
I saved the 5200 stair trek up the mountain for my last day in the country. Getting up in the darkness of the middle of the night, the slow, heart-pumping effort was worth it to see the sun rise over Sri Lanka.
For a short time, the sun pierces the top of the temple, creating this pyramid-like shadow across the cloud-covered forest and land below. I thought the prayer flags added a special element to the meaning of the photo.
One of the strange things I noticed after travelling through Africa was that I had hundreds of animal and landscape photos, but very few real-life images of what people do and where they live.
This was one photo I managed to take of a typical small village scene in Malawi. Simple wood and thatched roof construction for the buildings – no concrete, no sheet metal, no glass windows. While the shape of huts changes across Africa, the simplicity of rural village life remains the same.
It may seem strange to some people, but really, what more do you need than a roof over your head and some land to let the children play?
This photo was taken just before 1am on a calm night with a full moon. The cooling air temperature and nearby river created a foggy, moody atmosphere. The bridge and fog you see here were only lit by the bright glow from a full moon during a long exposure of about 6.5 minutes. Taken at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada.
