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I'm a monk!

--- “In and of itself, there's nothing special about being a monk. Rather it's what you chose to do...

Uploaded on Apr 7, 2011

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Last photo ever taken of me

I got a letter the other day from two of my best friends back home that caught me by...

Uploaded on Oct 12, 2009

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Walking without a purpose

Whenever I see this photo I feel calm and soothed. A lone monk walking on an empty beach without any...

Uploaded on Oct 11, 2009

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In memory of a friends suicide

One of my friends decided that he didn’t want to live anymore last weekend. I’m not sure exactly why...

Uploaded on Oct 7, 2009

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All along the watchtower

Explored# 435 All along these small “piers” people would sit and meditate or simply watch...

Uploaded on Oct 3, 2009

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I got a tattoo!

I never thought I’d actually get a tattoo, but then I found this design : ) I’ve always liked...

Uploaded on Oct 2, 2009

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Meditation on the beach

Explored 313 : ) Last week I was going with my teacher and monk Dhammagaveshi to Matara. I had...

Uploaded on Sep 30, 2009

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Young monks on field trip

The young monks on this photo were on a trip to see a big ceremony in Colombo that we were also...

Uploaded on Sep 16, 2009

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Finding peace

Explored# 345 : ) Most people find the idea of peace and tranquility appealing and believe that if...

Uploaded on Sep 16, 2009

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Chutie Babba

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the kids over here are so incredibly cute you...

Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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My second birthday : )

Exactly two years ago today I was swimming with my two best friends in Halmstad. We’d been playing...

Uploaded on Aug 31, 2009

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Simple things

Words are such simple things. It is incredible how something as simple as a word can cause so much...

Uploaded on Aug 7, 2009

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First light

The most amazing thing I have ever experienced! On July the 22’nd I was on a small boat out on the...

Uploaded on Jul 27, 2009

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No need to fight over me boys...

This is a shot from the photo session in Brisbane where German model Stephanie was the object of...

Uploaded on Jul 3, 2009

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Next generation photographer

This is a portrait of my Cousin Chetike here in Sri Lanka. He can be quite rowdy at times, and he...

Uploaded on Jul 1, 2009

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Mirror lake

The Lord of The Rings was recorded solely in New Zealand not only for financial reasons but because...

Uploaded on Jun 22, 2009

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Bedtime reading

I was doing a photosession for a friend of mine who just built a new house here in Sri Lanka....

Uploaded on Jun 19, 2009

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On the set of The Shire

As most know, New Zealand was the set for the Lord of The Rings trilogy done by Peter Jackson a...

Uploaded on Jun 8, 2009

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