Travel Writing
Photographs On Sale

My website serves primarily as a blog for my books but is also a travelogue, documenting some of the interesting and exotic places I have had the good fortune to visit. I have received a lot of complimentary comments on the photographs, many of which can be purchased from Alamy, the world's largest stock photo collection. If […]

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The High Line, Manhattan April 2026

A selection of views from the High Line in Manhattan, walking northwards from the Whitney Museum. It's more enclosed by new buildings than when I last visited in 2024, but there are still enough surprising and attractive views of New York landmarks between the buildings. The planting has blossomed, making it more of an urban […]

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Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan April 2026

A collection of photos taken while walking across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan to Dumbo in April of this year. The late morning sun allowed clear images northwards, towards Manhattan. I had to tweak the photo of the guy with the box camera on the bridge to make him visible against the bright sky. I […]

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Setia Darma House of Masks and Puppets

The Setia Darma House of Masks and Puppets was founded by an Indonesian businessman and collector to preserve and share the culture and tradition. When I found this site online, I assumed the collection was small and housed in one or two buildings. I discovered that it includes approximately 1300 masks and 5700 puppets. There […]

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Three Temples in Bali

Bali is unique in Indonesia, with a Hindu population of 86.9%. One of the great pleasures of visiting Bali is touring the temples. Temples represent an important part of daily religious, social and cultural life and are meticulously maintained. On this trip, I visited three in the Ubud area, illustrated in the following photographs.1-3 Pura […]

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Christmas Window Display at Bergdorf Goodman, New York

The Christmas window display at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, was by far the best I have seen. Every window is a work of art. The images need no commentary.

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New York Christmas Lights 2021

A few photographs taken on Fifth Avenue, New York. The Christmas tree and skating rink at the Rockefeller Center.

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Underland and the Perils of Caves

My novel, Another Life, is a work of fiction with an invented story and characters, with just a few chapters based on personal experience, including a family visit to a cave system in the South of France. The tour was fully automated; we did not see a single person during the entire time, no doubt […]

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