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Photo of the Week: Gobi region, Mongolia – July 2013

Topping up. Wells were located on our old Soviet maps with details on recharge rate (L/Hr). However only about 1 in 5 were still operational

A great moment in the desert a long way from civilisation. A clean water well with water actually in it. We became fairly reliant on water wells during our 2 week traverse of the Gobi Desert region in the south of Mongolia. Even though it wasn’t that hot we were still using water for drinking, cooked, washing etc. Most of the time we got by with the 50L water tank but when we needed a shower we filled the 20L jerry can also. These wells literally made the trip.

Posted by Griff | 11/04/2014 | Categories: Photo of The Week | Tags: Gobi Desert, Mongolia, water, Water Well | Leave a comment

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Photo of the Week: Alesund, Norway – January 2013

Alesund, an ‘out there’ port town in the Fjord region of Norway. It took us a fair while to reach this place, catching a multitude of ferries and crossing many icy mountain passes. It was worth it though, the air temperature rose to about -4c so it was a little warmer than the previous week. I had to climb around 300 icy covered steps to get this photo and there wasn’t a handrail at all times. It was pretty tricky as the sun was setting and our parking ticket was expiring. Worth it though as I am sure you will agree.

Posted by Griff | 04/04/2014 | Categories: Photo of The Week | Tags: Alesund, Norway, Photo, snow, town, winter | Leave a comment

April 2014 Calendar

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Posted by Griff | 31/03/2014 | Categories: Desktop Calendar | Tags: 2014, April, Boat, Calendar, Desktop, Indonesia, sunrise | Leave a comment

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Photo of the Week: West African Forest Elephants

My recent move to Lightroom 5 has opened up opportunities to improve on previous photos shot with outdated technology. This trio of shots was taken in Burkina Faso whilst mapping National Parks for the MAPA Project. We stumbled upon this group of elephants at a watering hole and I had to work quick to get these shots. It was my first encounter with elephants and the second photo clearly shows that this elephant wasn’t happy about my close proximity. I moved back into the bush as the group slowly left the watering hole and disappeared into the forest.

Posted by Griff | 28/03/2014 | Categories: Photo of The Week | Tags: Burkina Faso, Conservation, Elephant, MAPA, National Park, Photography, West Africa | Leave a comment

Griff’s Photo Shop – 2014 Relaunch

It has been 10 months since the initial launch of the photo shop on our website. At the time there were only a select few photos on display and as we were on the road we didn’t have much control over what we could offer. The best we could do was to email a high resolution copy for you to sort out yourselves. For the tech savvy this wasn’t a problem, maybe only a minor inconvenience. Now that we are in Australia and I have finally sorted out 95% of the photos we have taken over 2013 (from over 7000 images) we can finally get some control back…

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Posted by Griff | 24/03/2014 | Categories: Photography | Tags: art, canvas, Central Asia, DSLR, Europe, fine art, for sale, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, lightroom, Mongolia, online store, Photography, photos, photoshop, prints, Russia, shop, Siberia, Turkey | Leave a comment

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Photo of the Week: Nordkapp, Norway – January 2013

Probably the first big milestone of the trip, something I am very proud of. Reaching Nordkapp in northern Norway. At 71 degrees North, Nordkapp sits as the most northerly point in mainland Europe a 1000km drive within the Arctic Circle. Days spent driving in short daylight hours and nights spent camping at minus 20 degrees C. It was bitterly cold the day we arrived and the wind was howling as we stood on the precipice looking out over the Arctic ocean into nothingness. Nothing between us and the North Pole. A beautiful day.

Posted by Griff | 21/03/2014 | Categories: Photo of The Week | Tags: Arctic, Arctic Circle, Nordkapp, Norway, snow, winter | Leave a comment

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Photo of the Week: Brechfa Forest – Wales

James guides the 90 down a muddy descent

Some of my favourite green lanes in Wales are down in Brechfa Forest and around that area. Generally heavily forested, muddy, challenging, tight and sometimes impassable. Not many people know these are here either, so your often alone in the ancient woodland which all adds to the ‘out there’ experience.

I shot this as James helps guide Alex’s 90 down a muddy slope at the end of one lane. Alex was running a rather large waterproof box in front of his roof tent. After this trip he quickly remedied that!

Posted by Griff | 14/03/2014 | Categories: Photo of The Week | Tags: 90, Brechfa, greenlane, Land Rover, Wales | 1 Comment

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The Temple, Borodudur – Java, Indo

Last year we realised we were clocking up a fair number of UNESCO World Heritage sites, as they are usually worth checking out and in some countries were the highlight of our visit. It’s surprising how quickly they add up too. So here is a round-up of the sites we have visited over the years. We will continue to add to this list, starting with Australia’s wonders. But in the meantime check out whc.unesco.org for the complete list and interactive world map to see how many you have been to! We would be interested to hear your thoughts and where you have been that impressed you most. Let us know in the Poll and in the comments. Read the rest of this page »