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  • A high Andean chacra (farm) often the primary crops are maize or coca for cocaine production. There is concern that as travel on the Interoceanic highway becomes easier a growing corridor of deforestation on either side of the highway will occur.
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  • From the series Greenland: Light & Ice based on an expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland. Winner Travel Photographer of the Year Portfolio, 2010. Signed and editioned prints available at 59x42cm, 110x80cm & 155x110cm.
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  • From the series Greenland: Light & Ice based on an expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland. Winner Travel Photographer of the Year Portfolio, 2010. Signed and editioned prints available at 59x42cm, 110x80cm & 155x110cm.
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  • From the series Greenland: Light & Ice based on an expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland. Winner Travel Photographer of the Year Portfolio, 2010. Signed and editioned prints available at 59x42cm, 110x80cm & 155x110cm.
    Greenland-11-Edit.jpg
  • From the series Greenland: Light & Ice based on an expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland. Winner Travel Photographer of the Year Portfolio, 2010. Signed and editioned prints available at 59x42cm, 110x80cm & 155x110cm.
    Greenland-13.jpg
  • From the series Greenland: Light & Ice based on an expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland. Winner Travel Photographer of the Year Portfolio, 2010. Signed and editioned prints available at 59x42cm, 110x80cm & 155x110cm.
    Greenland-01.jpg
  • Travelling across the ice cap during a British mountaineering expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland, Arctic, 2006.
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  • A disused caravanserai on the road from Yazd to Isfahan. The buildings served as a roadside inn for travellers. They provided security and each merchant stayed in one of the identical bays with the square used for animals. Iran, 2008
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  • Burial Chambers inside Tower of Elahbel, burial tower, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-14.jpg
  • Mirrored muqarnas (decorative corbel) in the Hall of Diamonds (Talar-e Almas) in the Golestan Palace, Tehran. It is called Hall of Diamonds because of the exceptional mirror work inside the building.  The construction of this hall dates to the time of Fath Ali Shah (circa1806). Tehran, Iran
    Golestan-Palace-14.jpg
  • The Mirror Hal, Golestan Palace designed by Haj Abd ol Hossein Memar Bashi(Sanie ol Molk), Tehran, Iran.
    Golestan-Palace-12.jpg
  • Golestan Place polychromatic tiled exterior, Tehran, Iran.
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  • From the series Iranian Symmetry, 2008, inspired by the exquisite geometry of traditional Iranian architecture. Signed and editioned prints available at 59x42cm, 110x80cm & 155x110cm.
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  • Mirrored Muqarnas (decorative corbel), Chehel Sotun, Isfahan, Iran
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  • Mirrored Ceiling detail, Chehel Sotun, Isfahan, Iran
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  • Abd-al-Samad-tomb-QJEL-04.jpg
  • Muqarnas (decorative corbel) Jameh mosque in Nain, Iran
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  • Jameh-mosque-Nain-02.jpg
  • Wind towers (Badgir) next to a building which acts as a refrigerator to store food and Zoroastrian Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh). Yazd, Iran 2007
    Zoroastrian-Tower-Yazd-QJEL-01.jpg
  • Concrete table tennis table outside a badgir, the Iranian term for wind tower. These chimney-like structures, which project above the roof, expel warm air during the day and trap cooler breezes at night. Yazd, Iran, 2008
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  • Varzesh-e Pahlavani session with a pair of wooden clubs (mil)  in a Zurkhaneh (house of strength) Yazd, Iran
    Zurkhaneh-Yazd-QJEL-04.jpg
  • A Varzesh-e Pahlavani practitioner exercises with shields (sang) in a Zurkhaneh (house of strength), Yazd, Iran
    Zurkhaneh-Yazd-QJEL-02.jpg
  • His and hers door knockers, Yazd, Iran. The masculine door knocker is rigid and heavy that makes a strong sound. People inside the house wil be informed that a man is behind the door. The feminine door knocker is curly and ring like and makes a lighter sound. It informs the people inside the house that a woman is behind the door. This system is in place due to the Islamic custom that women should be private from men except their intimate ones.
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  • A woman wearing a chador walks past the blue tile work of the the J?meh Mosque of Yazd, Iran
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  • Tomb of Darius II. Achaemenid Tombs at Naqsh-e Rustam, Fars, Iran
    Naqsh-e-Rustam-Tombs-QJEL-02.jpg
  • Bearded Persian Soldier Bas reliefs in Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire (550-330 BC) during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis, Iran
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  • Bearded Persian Soldier Bas reliefs in Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire (550-330 BC) during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis, Iran
    Persepolis-Iran-QJEL-08.jpg
  • Detail of bearded Persian Soldier Bas reliefs in Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire (550-330 BC) during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis, Iran
    Persepolis-Iran-QJEL-04.jpg
  • Iranian tourists  amongst the Colums of Apadana Palace, Persepolis during Nowr?z 2008 (the Persian New Year)
    Persepolis-Iran-QJEL-01.jpg
  • Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam), is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran standing in south side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square. Built 1611 - 1629. Architect: Shaykh Bahai
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  • Dome of the main sanctuary. Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam), is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran standing in south side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square. Built 1611 - 1629. Architect: Shaykh Bahai
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  • South-side Iwan seen from North-side arch. Jameh Mosque aka The Congregational Mosque of Isfahan built from 771 to the end of the 20th century. Isfahan, Iran
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  • Ceramic tiles ceiling decorating a vault at Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, (aka the Pink Mosque) Shiraz, Iran. Built 1876 -1888. Architects: Muhammad Hasan-e-Memar and Muhammad Reza Kashi Paz-e-Shirazi.
    Nasir-al-Mulk-Mosque-Shiraz-QJEL-05.jpg
  • Courtyard at Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, (aka the Pink Mosque) Shiraz, Iran. Built 1876 -1888. Architects: Muhammad Hasan-e-Memar and Muhammad Reza Kashi Paz-e-Shirazi.
    Nasir-al-Mulk-Mosque-Shiraz-QJEL-02.jpg
  • Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Overiew of Palmyra showing Great Colonnade and the Temple of Bel at rear, Syria at sunset from Muslim Castle.
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  • Overiew of Palmyra showing Great Colonnade running from the Funerey Temple in foreground to the Temple of Bel at rear, Syria at sunset from Muslim Castle.
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  • Interior of Cella or Inner Temple  of the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Cella or Inner Temple  of the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Corinthian capital of the walled courtyard, or temenos of the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Corinthian capital of the walled courtyard, or temenos of the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Recently excavated temple. Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Funerary Temple at Diocletian's Camp. Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-063.jpg
  • The Praetorium (The Temple of the Signa) Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-054.jpg
  • Theatre, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-040.jpg
  • Nabo Temple, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-039.jpg
  • Monumental Arch & Great Colonnade, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-036.jpg
  • Ruins at Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-031.jpg
  • Great Colonnade, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Great Colonnade, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-021.jpg
  • Detail of Monumental Arch, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Monumental Arch, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-006.jpg
  • Monumental Arch, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-Syria-002.jpg
  • Portrait of a young Iranian man Shiraz, Iran
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  • Stepped Throne of the Incas cut into the Rodadero, a giant diorite rock hill, exactly opposite Sacsayhuamán, an Inca walled complex built in the 15th century near the old city of Cuzco, at an altitude of 3,701m. Its function prior to the conquest remains a mystery. But if the outcrop represents the back of a snake, as has been suggested, the throne is riding on its back. The throne faces east towards the rising sun, which was of the greatest importance to the Inca. Cuzco, Peru, 2008
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  • Temporary football pitch for the road builders of the Interoceanic Highway next to a recently completed stretch of road. In the Andes near Cuzco, Peru, 2008
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  • Rooflight in the dome of a bazaar. Yazd, Iran, 2008
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  • Rolling mountains on the Greenland ice cap during a British mountaineering expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland, Arctic, 2006.
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  • Wind blown ice (Sastrugi) on the Greenland ice cap during a British mountaineering expedition to Knud Rasmussens Land, East Greenland, Arctic, 2006.
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  • Epidendrum sp. an orchid near the Interoceanic highway in Peru
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  • Epidendrum calanthum, an orchid near the Interoceanic highway in Peru
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  • Rosa Maria Roman-Cuesta hacks her way through the jungle searching for orchids
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  • William Nauray and David Reuger guide the telescopic pruner to collect an orchid sample watched by Wilbert adjacent to the Interoceanic Highway
    IOH_Expedition_QL-23.tif
  • There is debate as to the effect of the dust on the ecology adjacent to the Interoceanic Highway
    IOH_Expedition_QL-17.tif
  • Rosa Maria Roman-Cuesta and Norma Salinas with four Epidendrum orchids they just collected near the Interoceanic Highway
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  • Previous orchid habitat destroyed as part of the construction of the Interoceanic Highway
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  • A hairpin bend on the Interoceanic Highway below Ollachea
    IOH_Document_QL-44.tif
  • A burial site below a cliff high above Ollachea a town on the Interoceanic Highway in the Andes
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  • The Interoceanic Highway approaching Quincemil at the edge of the Amazon
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  • Road workers testing the bedrock density while truck drivers watch for the road to be reopened on the Interoceanic  Highway near San Gaban
    IOH_Document_QL-07.tif
  • A completed Section of the Interoceanic Highway near Cusco that runs from Brazil to Peru though the Amazon and over the Andes
    IOH_Document_QL-01.tif
  • Succulent plant growing on an outcrop high above Ollachea, Puno in the Peuvian Andes
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  • Puya Raimondi (Puya raimondii) is an endemic species of the altoandina zone of Peru seen here in the Puna at approximately 4000m. The species is the largest bromelaid and an endangered species. This plant has a gigantic inflorescence that is unique all over the world. It reaches up to 10 m height, with more than three thousand flowers and six million seeds in each plant. Its biological cycle is approximately 40 years. The base of the plant shows charring from fire that spreads so rapidly in these regions contributing to their scarcity.
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  • Flower bud above a stream in the cloud forest of the Peruvian Andes
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  • Hummingbird's nest made from plant fibers and camouflaged with lichen shingles near the Interoceanic Highway in the Peruvian Andes
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  • The procession departs amongst the Inca ruins at Sacsayhuamán. Inti Raymi "Festival of the Sun", Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Peru.
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  • The Turpuntay, or priest in charge of the cutting with the sacred knife called Tumi. Inti Raymi "Festival of the Sun", Plaza de Armas, Cusco, Peru.
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  • Inca soldier. Inti Raymi "Festival of the Sun", Plaza de Armas, Cusco, Peru.
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  • A Virgin of the Sun in profile. Inti Raymi "Festival of the Sun", Plaza de Armas, Cusco, Peru.
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  • Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-25.jpg
  • Detail of ornamentation Tower of Elahbel, burial tower, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-20.jpg
  • Towers of Yemliko, Valley of the tombs, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-21.jpg
  • Carved Inscription on the Tower of Elahbel, burial tower, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
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  • Tower of Elahbel, burial tower, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-18.jpg
  • Burial Chambers inside Tower of Elahbel, burial tower, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-15.jpg
  • Tower of Elahbel, burial tower, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-13.jpg
  • Tower of Elahbel, burial tower, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-10.jpg
  • The Japanese Tomb, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-08.jpg
  • Burial towers of the South Eastern necropolis, Palmyra, Syria. Ancient city in the desert that fell into disuse after the 16th century.
    Palmyra-tombs-05.jpg
  • Throne Room (mirror detail) Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran.
    Golestan-Palace-17.jpg
  • Mirrored muqarnas (decorative corbel) in the Hall of Diamonds (Talar-e Almas) in the Golestan Palace, Tehran. It is called Hall of Diamonds because of the exceptional mirror work inside the building.  The construction of this hall dates to the time of Fath Ali Shah (circa1806). Tehran, Iran
    Golestan-Palace-15.jpg
  • Haft-Seen (Haft Sīn) an arrangement of seven symbolic items traditionally displayed at Nowruz, the Persian new year, on the Marble Throne, a 250-year-old royal throne in Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran.
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  • Mirrored muqarnas (decorative corbel) in the Hall of Diamonds (Talar-e Almas) in the Golestan Palace, Tehran. It is called Hall of Diamonds because of the exceptional mirror work inside the building.  The construction of this hall dates to the time of Fath Ali Shah (circa1806). Tehran, Iran
    Golestan-Palace-13.jpg
  • The Mirror Hal, Golestan Palace designed by Haj Abd ol Hossein Memar Bashi(Sanie ol Molk), Tehran, Iran.
    Golestan-Palace-11.jpg
  • Shams-Al Emarat, Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran.
    Golestan-Palace-09.jpg
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