India. Mr Ashok Jain in his office. Mumbai.

Mr. Ashok Jain was welcoming and hospitable. he sits, comfortably, looking out onto the glare of the street.

India. Mumbai. Porters at Crawford Market.

from Wikipedia..

Crawford Market is one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The Market was later named after Mahatma Jotirao Phule after a long struggle by the President of Mahatma Phule Smarak Samiti, Mukundraoji Bhujbal Patil. The market is situated opposite the Mumbai Police headquarters, just north of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station and west of the J.J. flyover at a busy intersection. The market houses a wholesale fruit, vegetable and poultry market. One end of the market is a pet store. Different varieties of dogs, cats, and birds can be found in this area.

Stay Well - eat well

MOBILE STREET FOOD

Messenger Street, Colombo.

The Terminator. Slave Island, Colombo.

Sebastian - down and out with flu.

Sri Lanka. Udappu festival - the fire walking on the last night ...

Along time ago in South Sulawesi...The Toraja.

It was many moons ago, 1989, working on a book, "Indonesia Voyage Through the Archipelago" with some truly great photographers. I think I was invited by mistake!

From overseas were

Abbas, Ping Amranand, Bruno Barbey, Ian Berry, Star Black, Rene Burri, Wendy Chan, Paul Chesley, Michael Freeman, Gerald Gay, George Gerster, Ara Guler, Bernard Hermann, Mike Hosken, Peter Hufgard, Richard Kalvar, Martin Kers, Leong Ka Tai, Leo Meier, Robin Moyer, Kal Muller, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Basil Pao, Eddy Posthuma de Boer, Raghu Rai, Guido Alberto Rossi, Dominic Sansoni, Mahendra Sinh, Hiroshi Suga, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Peter van der Velde, Steve Vilder, Mark Wexler, Mike Yamashita.

The Indonesian photographers were 

Back Tohir, Desi Harahap, Rio Helmi, Kartono Riyadi, Koes, Agus Leonardus, Andre Pribadi, Santoso Alimin, Fendi Siregar, Tara Sosrowardojo, and Andreas Darwis Triadi

My  assignment was to photograph the Toraja people of South Sulawesi. 

The publisher Didier Millet had kindly invited me to work on many publications... in Thailand, Brunei, Singapore and Malaysia.

I have had time today to dig a bit into my murky past, looking for pictures I thought had long disappeared. 

I found these this afternoon, on the eve of an anniversary I would rather forget.

India. Rajasthani Women

Priest's assistant. Norton Bridge. Sri Lanka.

Priest's assistant at a Hindu Temple near Castlereagh Dam during the Pongal festival.

Valentine Gunasekara - architect

May Day.. Kotahena, Colombo.

On May Day, away from the political rallies, near Sugathadasa Stadium, young kids waiting to play a game of cricket.

India. The tailor and the sign for a laundry.

India. Vizag beach....

High Noon, Vizag beach. 

India. Sunday afternoon, Bheemunipatnam. Andhra Pradesh

Bheemunipatnam, an old Dutch settlement on the East Coast of India. I have been digging amongst my old pictures, yes, that thing they called 'film'... It's been fun finding some pictures I had forgotten about. Bheemili Beach is in the distance.

Mauritius. Jockeys, owners and trainers at Champ de Mars racecourse. Port Louis.

Rodrigues. Interior of a bar & restaurant.

This charming island is literally miles away from much faster lifestyles. Cars are left unlocked, no traffic jams, a beautiful coast. This is where I stopped for lunch with my friends Vallan and Christ.

Fernando, Gabi and Brenda... my hosts in La Paz.

Mother & Child. La Paz. Bolivia.

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Bolivia. Street Life...Cafe Life. La Paz.