At the entrance to an otherwise all-white hotel, is this stunning splash of colour and art, visible only to those who look up.

Colour is often where you least expect it.

Someone told me this was Guadalajara's version of the Sydney Opera House. This is definitely the view that gives it the most similarity, although I'm still not convinced.  It's located atop a hill with a view over the city, and whilst it would make a great concert hall it's actually an unfinished church. If/when finished it should be pretty spectacular - so far it has one panel of stained glass windows, within a huge section that will be very impressive once full of the colourful panes.  Guadalajara.  January 2018.

Zunil, Guatemala.  2017

Some traditional items used in the Santería religion in Cuba.  Santiago de Cuba.  May 2017.

One of the typical cars (taxi colectivos) that does the tourist drive out to Cayo Jutías, from Viñales.  Each of the cars has three rows, to seat 8 passengers plus the driver (yes, one passenger sits in the middle up the front, next to the driver and almost on top of the gearstick). The drive should take 1 hour, however it typically takes 2 hours due to the road being so bad - in fact its so bad that much of the time is actually spent driving off the road along side it (obviously not this part).  Though they’re great to look at, the cars are so old and many of them are struggling.  During our trip we passed 3 other colectivos that had broken down on the way, and we stopped to pick up 2 extra passengers from one of them as it was unable to restart.  Although we often felt that ours would break down, it managed to survive both trips, there and back, quite likely thanks to an early stop during which the driver had his head in the bonnet for quite a while, only to emerge with oil or petrol dripping from his mouth. The Cuban ingenuity, perseverance, and belief in themselves and their ability to fix things is fantastic, and most of the time it pulls through successfully (often surprisingly).  Cayo Jutías, Cuba.  April 2017.

One of the typical cars (taxi colectivos) that does the tourist drive out to Cayo Jutías, from Viñales.  (Read more about this at the next image).  Cayo Jutías, Cuba.  April 2017.

Rolling Cuban cigars, known locally as "puros". These ones are artesanal cigars that have almost no nicotine in them due to the removal of the vein that contains 98% of the nicotine. Che Guevara enjoyed the cigars from this local producer.  Macondo Tobacco Farm, Viñales, Cuba.  April 2017.

Sunset at El Morro, Santiago de Cuba.  April 2017.

Sunset at El Morro in Santiago de Cuba.  April 2017.

Horse and cart in a typical, colourful Trinidad street.  March 2017.

Local son band playing in a square in Trinidad, Cuba.  March 2017. 

Melo, the cute little dog in our Casa Particular in Trinidad, Cuba,  March 2017.

A man rides down the cobblestone street on a horse, in Trinidad Cuba.  March 2017.

Typical old car in Trinidad, Cuba.  March 2017.

Beautiful Trinidad:  old cars on colourful, cobblestone streets.  March 2017.

On the streets of Habana Vieja (Old Havana), Cuba.  June 2017.

Typical street scene in Habana Vieja (Old Havana), Cuba.  June 2017.

Sunset fisherman at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba.  April 2017.

Dawn from the window of our casa particular, in Habana Vieja (Old Havana), Cuba.  March 2017.

Vibrant local markets in Habana Vieja (Old Havana), Cuba.  March 2017.

Looking over to the Hollywood sign from the Griffith Observatory.  Los Angeles, USA.  March 2017.

Grand Central Market, Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.  March 2017

Pelicans on the beach at sunrise.  Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.  June 2016.

Intense post-sunset scene: the sun went down uneventfully, and then these colours filled the sky looking like a volcano eruption from near Mt Warning.  Belongil, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.  June 2016.

Surfers walking from Main Beach to Clarkes Beach & the Pass. Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.  June 2016.

Washed up jellyfish on Tallow Beach, Bouddi National Park, New South Wales, Australia.  November 2016.

Box Head, Bouddi National Park, New South Wales, Australia.  November 2016.

Sunset while waiting for the penguins at Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.  February 2017.

Sunrise at Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.  February 2017.

Sunrise at Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.  February 2017.

Black swamp wallaby, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.  February 2017.

Leura, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.  February 2017.

Leura, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.  February 2017

Leura, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.  February 2017.

Ngwe Saung, Myanmar.  April 2016.

Wollongong lighthouse at sunset. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.  July 2015.

Laguna Grande, Cuyabeno Reserve, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador.  May 2014.

Laguna Grande, Cuyabeno Reserve, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador.  May 2014.

This image was captured at the end of a three-day trek in the Colca Canyon, near Arequipa, Peru, when the curious sheep in the foreground suddenly approached me, putting his face right in my lens as I was taking a photo of the other sheep.  April 2014.

Cultural art from the Kuna women, illustrating their dreams. Isla Senidup, San Blas, Panama.  November 2013.

Traditional Kuna dancing on Isla Senidup, San Blas, Panama.  November 2013.

This shot was taken from the car on route to San Rafael, near Mendoza, in Argentina.  October 2013.