Category: People


Apr
14
2020
Welcome to the Elephit House Richard Pendavingh 14.04.20

I knew it was going to be bad. I'd read all the one and two star reviews and looked at the pictures of weird murals and overgrown gardens but I kept circling back to the listing every time I looked for accommodation on Kauai.

Jan
18
2017
The Women of Rojava Richard Pendavingh 18.01.17

Photos by Asmaa Waguih and Joey Lawrence of Kurdish fighters provide a face for a revolution that is quietly taking place behind the front lines of the war with ISIS.

Sep
01
2016
Sri Lankan cricket fans at the Australia v Sri Lankan one-day international at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
Riding the Whitewash Richard Pendavingh 01.09.16

It's hard to know when to visit Sri Lanka. December to April is officially the dry season but the weather conditions are somewhat complex with various monsoon seasons affecting different parts of the island at different times.

Apr
21
2015
Osaka and the Dekasegi Richard Pendavingh 21.04.15

I met my first talkative local wandering Osaka looking for the famous Umeda Sky building.

Jun
02
2013
Taksim Square Protests, Part II Richard Pendavingh 02.06.13

The previous set of photos was taken on Istiklal avenue approaching Taksim Square.

Jun
02
2013
Retaking Gezi Park Richard Pendavingh 02.06.13

Photos I took of today's anti-government demonstrations in Istanbul.

Mar
29
2013
Street Photography, NYC Part II Richard Pendavingh 29.03.13

Returning now to the far less dramatic streets of New York back in April I have another batch of photographs.

Mar
28
2013
NYPD Squad Cars
Street Photography, New York City Richard Pendavingh 28.03.13

Some street photography from a week or so in NYC back in March.

Mar
28
2013
Katz's Delicatessen a restaurant in the Lower East Side in Manhattan.
Katz’s Delicatessen, NYC Richard Pendavingh 28.03.13

There was a big deli at the bottom of the street I stayed on that's apparently famous for its roast beef sandwiches. I figured millions of New Yorkers Can't be wrong.

Mar
24
2013
Le Nain Rouge Richard Pendavingh 24.03.13

Chicago had green people. Detroit turns out in red.

Mar
23
2013
Detroit Youth Demonstration Richard Pendavingh 23.03.13

Some photos from a youth Demonstration in Detroit.

Mar
16
2013
Chicago’s St Patrick’s Day 2013 Richard Pendavingh 16.03.13

Apparently way back in the 1830s about 20 per cent of Chicago's population were Irish.

Mar
13
2013
Rite Liquors Cocktail Lounge Richard Pendavingh 13.03.13

So Chicago has these dive bars that double as liquor stores during the day and they're a sort of throwback to an age where drinking was something you did to get drunk. . .

Mar
09
2013
Seattle Richard Pendavingh 09.03.13

Some images from a few rainy days in Seattle.

Feb
05
2013
Shanghai Morning Richard Pendavingh 05.02.13

After a frigid night in Shanghai we watched the city wake up.

Oct
05
2009
Timor-Leste; Companions Richard Pendavingh 05.10.09

Last week I got back from the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Here are some of my traveling companions.

Aug
12
2008
East Timor: Part 3 Richard Pendavingh 12.08.08

In the evening I'm starting to feel like I have a monumental hangover. Which is a marked improvement over what I was feeling at the start of the day.