A Balinese Funeral: Roger Garwood
A Balinese funeral is a unique combination of the spirituality of Buddhist and Hindu rites which celebrate a person’s time on Earth and, importantly, their transition to a life after death. Various elements of the funeral ceremony are spaced out over seven days. At one point relatives of the deceased walk around the funeral pyre carrying… Continue reading A Balinese Funeral: Roger Garwood
Nothing Beats Lunch With a Few Mates: Roger Garwood
To prove the point I had lunch with a few professional photographers a couple of weeks back. During a rare quiet moment between drinks and tall stories among the shooters one colleague, Mike Wearne, gave me a copy of the French Photo magazine which he’d bought it in Canada. The magazine was a blast from… Continue reading Nothing Beats Lunch With a Few Mates: Roger Garwood
MESSING AROUND IN BOATS (AND LAUNDRY)
I’ve read The Wind in the Willows too many times and the net result is I love messing around in and on boats and water anywhere. Thus I wound up wandering around a small fishing village, Teluk Bahang, on the north west corner of Penang Island off the west coast of the Malay peninsula. I’d… Continue reading MESSING AROUND IN BOATS (AND LAUNDRY)