TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographs from Malaysia and all across Asia. Not a highlights reel — a record of what it actually looked like to be there. Some of these places became single images. Others became something longer.

Lake Shoji, Japan — Fuji reveals itself through a break in the autumn maples, snow-capped and composed. Japan's most photographed mountain, made new again by the season.
Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo, Japan — A single duck, a maple canopy, and a few weeks of autumn colour that won't come back the same way twice.
Osaka Castle, Japan — Wooden boats drift across the moat as autumn turns the trees gold above four centuries of stone. The boats still run.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Japan — The Genbaku Dome stands as it has since 1945 — preserved deliberately in its ruined state.
Hozugawa River, Arashiyama, Kyoto — The river curves through the gorge under low cloud and mist, autumn colour bleeding into the hillsides.
Masjidil Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia — Thousands in white, moving in circles around the Kaabah.
Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia — Birds scatter above the ancient cemetery as the green dome of Masjid Nabawi rises behind.
Masjidil Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia — The minarets rise into a clear blue sky at golden hour. Even the approach feels like arrival.
Masjidil Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia — The Kaabah through the arch, surrounded by thousands. The scale only becomes real when you stop and look properly.
Jeongbang Falls, Jeju Island, South Korea — One of the few waterfalls in Asia that drops directly into the sea. The rocks hold their ground.
Jeju Island, South Korea — A squid fishing boat heads out past the lighthouse and the tetrapods. The sea is grey, the sky is grey, the boat is going anyway.
Jeju Island, South Korea — Two figures at the edge of a volcanic cliff, lines cast into the sea below. The sea doesn't notice them. They don't seem to mind.
Gamcheon Culture Village, Busan, South Korea — A hillside of a thousand colours, built by refugees and claimed by artists. Every rooftop a different shade of blue.
Sungai Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia — A river cruise winds past a row of colourful heritage shophouses, the old city stacking up behind in layers of terracotta and history.

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