Dadong Jegeg Looking Towards Heaven

Here is Ibu Ayin who I call Dadong Jegeg which means beautiful grandmother. She is one of the people who tends the temples in our garden and here she is, captured immediately after prayer, literally looking towards heaven with the reflection of the temple in her eyes.

Sweet Older Lady

This was one of the first portraits I shot in the wild after moving to Central Bali. Another beautiful elder with a face which is evidence of a long life well lived.

Old Man in Our Village

This man has such an amazing patina to his skin that I was very happy that he permitted me to take his photo. Like many of his peers, I find staring into his eyes, even just on the photo, is an arresting, transformative experience, with an unfathomable depth.

Laughing Beggar Lady, Ubud

This lady usually sits close to Bali Buda in Ubud and asks people for their loose change. She seemed to think I was really funny! Unfortunately she seems to have a thyroid problem.

Market Stallholder, Marga

This lady has a stall in Marga’s traditional market selling a diverse range of products from shampoo to cooking oil and party decorations to pure rolling tobacco! I particularly love the colours surrounding her.

Flirty Girls at the Veg Stall, Marga Market

Fresh from a ceremony, these ladies were visiting my favourite vegetable supplier, and when I arrived they were very happy to flirt with the camera. Or me. Not sure which ;)

Happy Fan Seller with Balloon Animal - Ubud

I had taken my family to an event in Ubud where my wife was doing face painting. Next to her was a balloon twister who gave my son this pink dog. Shortly afterwards we went for a walk around the town and we met this young girl selling fans in an Ubud market street. Spontaneously, my son gave her his balloon and she was utterly overjoyed!

Handsome Market Man, Marga Market

When this portrait was delivered to him, this gentleman said, “Wow! I’m quite handsome!”

Beggar Lady and Son, Ubud

This lady usually sits close to Bali Buda in Ubud and asks people for their loose change. Here she is sharing her drink with her son. I love the sweetness of her expression which persists despite her circumstances.

Young Girl and a Baby

I met this pretty girl one evening as I was filling up with petrol. She was begging for money which I gave her after I shot her portrait. She seemed very young but she might have been in her twenties. The baby could be one of her siblings, they encourage to donor to make a larger contribution.

Smiling Lady Warung Owner

This lady had such a lovely smile that I had to shoot her portrait in front of her ‘Warung’ (small general store). Behind her are some of the staples of Balinese life including noodles, rice, clove cigarettes and Beng-Bengs – which are delicious caramel wafer biscuits!

Village Washerwomen

Here we see a couple of friends in a small village washing their family laundry in the waters of an irrigation channel which flow down from the mountains through the rice paddies. These rivers and streams a part of the Subak agricultural system which administers the flow of water to the farmers who need it throughout Bali.