View fullsize Rauðaskál (meaning red bowl) also known as Apple Crater, is a part of one of Iceland’s most active volcanoes, Hekla (seen at the back in the second photo). The last eruption was in 2000. In the third and fourth photos, the crinkly, c
View fullsize One of the main reasons that I went to Iceland when I did was to see these birdies. Iceland is home to the most Atlantic puffins in the world, about 10 million. They come to nest in April/May and leave for the winter in August/September. Every year t
View fullsize When the Vikings arrived in Iceland in 870, settling in 874, they promptly cut down most of the trees in the forests to use for housing, warmth / cooking, boats etc and to prepare the land for sheep to graze. BUT, due to the harsh nature of the envir
View fullsize Iceland incoming… Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon is a large glacial lake in the southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. As the glacier melts, icebergs break away in to the lake before being carried away by the
View fullsize Yesterday, on the streets of wild and woolly Reykjavik, Iceland.
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View fullsize In 1948 at the end of World War II, the Boy’s Day festival celebrated every May 5 in Japan was renamed Children’s Day (kodomo no hi) to honour the health and happiness of all children. So here’s a picture I took recently in America
View fullsize I heard that I’m still alive. Seattle, aka the Emerald City (hence this selection of photos),Washington State today, where I found myself wondering too many times whether the body on the pavement was alive or dead. I crossed the road often avo
View fullsize In the arms of America. As you’ll know from my stories, I am currently in America, Washington State, to be precise. I am surprised by how much, as a tourist, I like this country so far. Maybe it’s the cinematic aesthetic - rows of analo
View fullsize Today in the U.S. of A. Just like it’s a good idea for photographers to create books using collections or their photos, composers make CDs / DVDs of their compositions. The earliest collection of my music was called, The Yellow Bus Album&helli
View fullsize Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and Be my friend. Albert Camus If you are going to dip your toe into the madness that is Japan in the sakura season, one of the best
View fullsize Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be Close to you Burt Bacharach and Hal David Some of my favourite pictures so far of one of my favourite birds, the Mejiro, the warbling white-eye. 1. Flying Mejiro
View fullsize Yesterday I went to a friend’s birthday party - it’s a big zero year for her. We’ve known each other for over 20 years. When I was in Japan, the last time for 7 years, we didn’t keep in contact much - birthdays and catch-ups w
View fullsize This is Enmei Jizo, seen on the approach to Nagano’s Zenkoji Temple. He was built in 1722 to protect the temple from fires. This Jizo, according to the temple website, is more commonly known as Nurebutsu of the Greengrocer Oshichi, or simply
View fullsize When I broke up with my second first love, it was the eponymous debut album by Tracy Chapman that accompanied the sad me to the land of nod. Daytime was reserved for the angry me through songs by Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette and Metallica. Tr
View fullsize No, this isn’t a photo from yesterday’s super-duper, once-every-few-years snowfall in Tokyo and surrounding areas. This was 2 years ago on another super-duper snow day in the laneway outside Omoide Yokocho, the little alley way I posted a
View fullsize Dearest, darling, my universe… Could this be the best first line of a pop song ever? At the moment for me, it’s out of two songs. It’s either this song, Love Wins All, sung by the incredibly talented South Korean Queen, IU (@dlw
View fullsize An Australian post! Last weekend I was lucky to spend it in the Western District of Victoria. My farmer friends took me to see 1,000 kangaroos at dawn on the property but they were not interested in posing that morning. Though I did see a hare, Angu
View fullsize One more snowy photo. This time it’s from one of my most favourite areas in Japan, Gokayama. This large gassho zukuri house that the man is clearing the snow from WITHOUT ropes, was on the outskirts of the main area of Shirakawago. Here&rsquo
View fullsize There were (and hopefully will be again) a number of areas I always liked to return to in Japan. I drove (and walked a bit of) the Nakasendo many, many times. Other areas that I loved to journey along regularly were the roads from Kanazawa City or T