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Learning from, appreciating, and contributing to the world. This is a space for sharing my experiences, thoughts, and visual expressions.

"Kia" has been my mum's nickname for me since I was a child, and "tía" is the Spanish word for Aunty (which I proudly became in late 2015).

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Tia Kia
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Repetition at its most tranquil. Ayutthaya, Thailand, 2018.

#Buddha #ayutthaya #thailand #buddhism #religion #ancient #ancientkingdom #ancientcapital #bangkok #unesco #unescoworldheritage #statues
Wat Samphran, 2018

#watsamphran #thailand #bangkok #buddha #buddhism #buddhist #temple #templo #buddhisttemple #tailandia #silhouette #religion #thailandtourism
A tree of wisdom, in Thailand’s ancient capital. 2018

#Buddha #ayutthaya #thailand #tree #buddhism #religion #religionmeetsnature #ancient #ancientkingdom #ancientcapital #bangkok #unesco #unescoworldheritage
Cactus island in the Bolivian salt flats 

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. 2014. 

#cactus #cactuslover #cactusgarden #saltflats #uyuni #uyunisaltflats #salardeuyuni #salt #bns_nature #bns_world #bns_landscape #bns_plants #bns_southamerica #southamerica #am
Natural geometric shapes, in the Bolivian salt flats 

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. 2014. 

#geometricart #geometricshapes #saltflats #uyuni #uyunisaltflats #salardeuyuni #salt #bns_nature #bns_world #bns_landscape #bns_southamerica #southamerica #americ
Vicuñas in the Bolivian salt flats 

They’re like cute mini wild llamas with super soft wool 🦙 

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. 2014. 

#vicuña #llama #alpaca #saltflats #uyuni #uyunisaltflats #salardeuyuni #salt #wildanimals #bns_nature #bns_worl
Morning birds in flight

Yellow Water, Kakadu, 2015. 

#sunrise #amanecer #yellowwatercruise #yellowwaterkakadu #kakadu #kakadunationalpark #northernterritory #northernterritoryaustralia #northernterritorytourism #topend #topendnt #tourismnt #austral
Dawn in Hsipaw, Myanmar/Burma 2016.

#streetphotography #birdsinflight #bns_nature #bns_birds #dawn #amanecer #burma #myanmar #myanmarstreetphotography #hsipaw #ig_street
Sunrise with the birds.

Yellow Water, Kakadu, 2015. 

#sunrise #amanecer #yellowwatercruise #yellowwaterkakadu #kakadu #kakadunationalpark #northernterritory #northernterritoryaustralia #northernterritorytourism #topend #topendnt #tourismnt #austral
Trapped by perspective. 

Freedom is not always what we perceive it to be; and ours is rarely what others believe it should be. In the quest for freedom, we often miss the point, ending up trapped instead; but when we find it, we know, and then we mu
This awesome guy in Cuba just whips up poems about different parts of the world and wherever the passers by are from - these are some of his pages about Australia - about the NT, Queensland, NSW and Victoria. 
Trinidad, Cuba, 2018.

#cuba #trinidadcu
Fisherman in Inle Lake, Myanmar. 2016.

These guys typically pose for photos, using their bodies to create artworks for the passing tourists. Those shots are cool, but also something posed and the same as what everyone has. I liked capturing between
Remembering the streets of Cuba. I think this taxi colectivo got the prime carpark for waiting for the tourists to finish at the beach. 2017.
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#taxi #cuba #cubataxi #cubataxis #cubantaxi #cayojutias #vinales #oldcars #vin
Remembering the streets of Cuba, and those oh-so-wonderful taxi colectivos. 2018.
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#taxi #cuba #cubataxi #cubataxis #cubantaxi #cayosantamaria #santaclara #oldcars #vintagecars #cubancars #taxicolectivo #taxicolectivocuba
Remembering the streets of Cuba. My way. On the highway. 2017 |
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#taxi #cuba #cubataxi #cubataxis #cubantaxi #cyclelife #bicycle #cayojutias #bikeordrive #bikelife #oldcars #vintagecars #cubancars #taxicolectivo #localtra
We often walk with our head down, looking at our phones, or just not looking ahead of us and not embracing the world. But sometimes even when you’re trying to ignore what’s around you, the universe puts it right where you’re about t
Stoked to have been shortlisted for the #worldwaterdayphotocontest 2020!
This image that I entered is from a submerged hotel in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, where water levels are changing every year. This is where it was at in late 2017. Edit: I’v
Flashbacks to Mexico. An old port in Mina. 2018 |
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#mexico #water #port #puerto #onthewater  #reflection #architecture #veracruz #veracruzmexico #minatitlan #worldwaterday
And sometimes the colour is right in front of you, walking down the street. This particular time was a procession towards a novitiation ceremony (when a young boy becomes a novice monk) in Burma. 2016
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#color #colorful
Colour is often where you least expect it. Find the gems in amongst the monotones. This gem was hidden up in the roof of a grand Thai hotel that was otherwise all white and neutral tones - I’m sure many people never notice it. 2018
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Repetition at its most tranquil. Ayutthaya, Thailand, 2018.

#Buddha #ayutthaya #thailand #buddhism #religion #ancient #ancientkingdom #ancientcapital #bangkok #unesco #unescoworldheritage #statues Wat Samphran, 2018

#watsamphran #thailand #bangkok #buddha #buddhism #buddhist #temple #templo #buddhisttemple #tailandia #silhouette #religion #thailandtourism A tree of wisdom, in Thailand’s ancient capital. 2018

#Buddha #ayutthaya #thailand #tree #buddhism #religion #religionmeetsnature #ancient #ancientkingdom #ancientcapital #bangkok #unesco #unescoworldheritage Cactus island in the Bolivian salt flats 

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. 2014. 

#cactus #cactuslover #cactusgarden #saltflats #uyuni #uyunisaltflats #salardeuyuni #salt #bns_nature #bns_world #bns_landscape #bns_plants #bns_southamerica #southamerica #am Natural geometric shapes, in the Bolivian salt flats 

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. 2014. 

#geometricart #geometricshapes #saltflats #uyuni #uyunisaltflats #salardeuyuni #salt #bns_nature #bns_world #bns_landscape #bns_southamerica #southamerica #americ Vicuñas in the Bolivian salt flats 

They’re like cute mini wild llamas with super soft wool 🦙 

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. 2014. 

#vicuña #llama #alpaca #saltflats #uyuni #uyunisaltflats #salardeuyuni #salt #wildanimals #bns_nature #bns_worl Morning birds in flight

Yellow Water, Kakadu, 2015. 

#sunrise #amanecer #yellowwatercruise #yellowwaterkakadu #kakadu #kakadunationalpark #northernterritory #northernterritoryaustralia #northernterritorytourism #topend #topendnt #tourismnt #austral Dawn in Hsipaw, Myanmar/Burma 2016.

#streetphotography #birdsinflight #bns_nature #bns_birds #dawn #amanecer #burma #myanmar #myanmarstreetphotography #hsipaw #ig_street Sunrise with the birds.

Yellow Water, Kakadu, 2015. 

#sunrise #amanecer #yellowwatercruise #yellowwaterkakadu #kakadu #kakadunationalpark #northernterritory #northernterritoryaustralia #northernterritorytourism #topend #topendnt #tourismnt #austral Trapped by perspective. 

Freedom is not always what we perceive it to be; and ours is rarely what others believe it should be. In the quest for freedom, we often miss the point, ending up trapped instead; but when we find it, we know, and then we mu This awesome guy in Cuba just whips up poems about different parts of the world and wherever the passers by are from - these are some of his pages about Australia - about the NT, Queensland, NSW and Victoria. 
Trinidad, Cuba, 2018.

#cuba #trinidadcu Fisherman in Inle Lake, Myanmar. 2016.

These guys typically pose for photos, using their bodies to create artworks for the passing tourists. Those shots are cool, but also something posed and the same as what everyone has. I liked capturing between Remembering the streets of Cuba. I think this taxi colectivo got the prime carpark for waiting for the tourists to finish at the beach. 2017.
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#taxi #cuba #cubataxi #cubataxis #cubantaxi #cayojutias #vinales #oldcars #vin Remembering the streets of Cuba, and those oh-so-wonderful taxi colectivos. 2018.
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#taxi #cuba #cubataxi #cubataxis #cubantaxi #cayosantamaria #santaclara #oldcars #vintagecars #cubancars #taxicolectivo #taxicolectivocuba Remembering the streets of Cuba. My way. On the highway. 2017 |
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#taxi #cuba #cubataxi #cubataxis #cubantaxi #cyclelife #bicycle #cayojutias #bikeordrive #bikelife #oldcars #vintagecars #cubancars #taxicolectivo #localtra We often walk with our head down, looking at our phones, or just not looking ahead of us and not embracing the world. But sometimes even when you’re trying to ignore what’s around you, the universe puts it right where you’re about t Stoked to have been shortlisted for the #worldwaterdayphotocontest 2020!
This image that I entered is from a submerged hotel in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, where water levels are changing every year. This is where it was at in late 2017. Edit: I’v Flashbacks to Mexico. An old port in Mina. 2018 |
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#mexico #water #port #puerto #onthewater  #reflection #architecture #veracruz #veracruzmexico #minatitlan #worldwaterday And sometimes the colour is right in front of you, walking down the street. This particular time was a procession towards a novitiation ceremony (when a young boy becomes a novice monk) in Burma. 2016
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#color #colorful Colour is often where you least expect it. Find the gems in amongst the monotones. This gem was hidden up in the roof of a grand Thai hotel that was otherwise all white and neutral tones - I’m sure many people never notice it. 2018
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A colourful Thai hotel ceiling
The unfinished Santuario De Los Martires De Cristo, Cerro del Tesoro, Guadalajara
Sunset with the Guatemalan volcanoes
Traditional Santería items
Cuban car trips to Cayo Jutías
Cuban car at Cayo Jutías
Rolling Cuban Cigars
Cuban Sunsets
Cuban sunsets
The streets of Trinidad
Trinidad Music
Melo
Man on horse in Trinidad
Red car in Trinidad
Trinidad streets
Havana Streets
Havana transport
Sunset fishing in Havana
Dawn in Havana
Havana Markets
Hollywood sign
Grand Central Market, Downtown LA
Pelicans at sunrise
Post-sunset at Byron Bay
Byron Bay Surfers
Washed up jellyfish
Box Head flowers
Phillip Island sunset
Phillip Island sunrise
Phillip Island sunrise
Black swamp wallaby, Phillip Island
Leura flowers
Misty Leura
Spiderwebs in Leura
Fire twirler
Wollongong lighthouse
Amazon sunsets
Serenity in the Amazon
Sheepishly curious
Kuna woman, San Blas
San Blas Dancers
Mendoza driving
A colourful Thai hotel ceiling The unfinished Santuario De Los Martires De Cristo, Cerro del Tesoro, Guadalajara Sunset with the Guatemalan volcanoes Traditional Santería items Cuban car trips to Cayo Jutías Cuban car at Cayo Jutías Rolling Cuban Cigars Cuban Sunsets Cuban sunsets The streets of Trinidad Trinidad Music Melo Man on horse in Trinidad Red car in Trinidad Trinidad streets Havana Streets Havana transport Sunset fishing in Havana Dawn in Havana Havana Markets Hollywood sign Grand Central Market, Downtown LA Pelicans at sunrise Post-sunset at Byron Bay Byron Bay Surfers Washed up jellyfish Box Head flowers Phillip Island sunset Phillip Island sunrise Phillip Island sunrise Black swamp wallaby, Phillip Island Leura flowers Misty Leura Spiderwebs in Leura Fire twirler Wollongong lighthouse Amazon sunsets Serenity in the Amazon Sheepishly curious Kuna woman, San Blas San Blas Dancers Mendoza driving

 

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