The entry point for my brief tour of China was the southern Province of Sichuan-famed for its incredibly spicy food and baffling theatrical performances. I flew into the capital Chengdu at the start of October and explored the city between bouts of rain before venturing out into the nearby mountains.
When I first decided to visit Ton Sai ten or so years ago I discovered getting there was a little tricky.
On South Africa's western cape we visited the coastal towns of Kalkbaai, Hermanus and Gaansbai.
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Africa’s Charismatic Megafauna
Richard Pendavingh
02.12.13
In South Africa, the saying goes, 'wildlife must pay its way'. It's not enough to be endangered you have to generate revenue to be conserved.
Ceres Valley, South Africa
Richard Pendavingh
27.11.13
Another bleary-eyed morning spent rock-hopping in the pre-dawn light to get to a vantage point before sunrise.
Sani Pass, Lesotho
Richard Pendavingh
18.11.13
Sani Pass is a stretch of road on the border of South Africa and Lesotho. The stretch of road between the South African border post and the summit is one of the most treacherous roads I've ever come across.
Drakensburg, SA
Richard Pendavingh
12.11.13
Between Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth we spent a few days exploring the great Drakensburg Escarpment that cleaves its way way along the eastern cape and forms the border of South Africa and Lesotho.
Byzantine Bunkers
Richard Pendavingh
08.11.13
Across Europe and Russia you can find the remains of bunkers and air-raid shelters- a legacy of the Second World War and the Cold War that followed. In Cappadocia, in central Turkey, you can find much older and much more extensive underground shelters.
Iconoclasm & the Burger King
Richard Pendavingh
04.11.13
In the valleys of Cappadocia are hundreds of cave churches from the early years of Christianity.
The Refugees of Çavuşin
Richard Pendavingh
31.10.13
On a cliff overlooking the small town of Cavusin a Turkish flag flies amidst the ruins of a village.
Part 2: The fall of Trebizond
Richard Pendavingh
20.10.13
After the fall of Constantinople the two remaining Byzantine states- the Despotate of Morea and the Empire of Trebizond- came under renewed pressure.
Part 1: The Fall of Constantinople
Richard Pendavingh
03.10.13
In the mountains around Trabzon you can find fragments of an empire that traces its origins back to ancient Rome.
Istanbul
Richard Pendavingh
30.09.13
Photos of the streets and waterways around the old Turkish capital.
Taksim Square Protests, Part II
Richard Pendavingh
02.06.13
The previous set of photos was taken on Istiklal avenue approaching Taksim Square.
Retaking Gezi Park
Richard Pendavingh
02.06.13
Photos I took of today's anti-government demonstrations in Istanbul.
ICC Berlin
Richard Pendavingh
13.05.13
Some images of Berlin's International Congress Centre designed by Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte in 1979.
Spreepark, Berlin
Richard Pendavingh
13.05.13
A series of images of the abandoned East German 'Spreepark' taken in May this year.
Teufelsberg, Berlin
Richard Pendavingh
11.05.13
There's something grimly poetic about Teufelsberg- the Devil's Mountain.
Pergamon Museum, Berlin
Richard Pendavingh
06.05.13
Some images of Berlin's controversial museum of near-eastern antiquities including the massive Pergamon Altar.
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Richard Pendavingh
30.04.13
Photos taken at Berlin's Olympic Stadium- site of the infamous Nazi games of 1936.
Memorials of Berlin
Richard Pendavingh
28.04.13
No other place is so heavily freighted with history than the city of Berlin.