Frans & Claire’s favorites

Camel Beauty

Photo by Joe Scarangella, 5 July 2008

All dressed up and ready for sale. A camel is adored with a flower to try to attract buyers at the Pushkar camel fair, India

Herald

Photo by Chien-Pai Lin, 9 November 2007

Great spot to take some sunset photos.

Chinese Fishing Net

Photo by David Lazar, 12 November 2007

Giant Chinese fishing nets looking like huge preying mantis' line the beach of Fort Cochin. They are operated during certain hours of the day by three or four men who do strenuous work - lowering and raising the nets into the water by rope and pulley systems.

Angkor Wat

Photo by David Lazar, 12 November 2007

You must take a ride out of the town of Siem Reap (about 20 mins) to get to this attraction. Leaving while it's dark, you will find that you're not the only one with this incredible idea to photograph the temple as the sun rises behind it.

Barber, India

Photo by Doug Bruns, 29 April 2008

Another in my series of black and white portraits of working people around the world. This man is a barber.

Top of the North Tower, Golden Gate Bridge

Photo by Brian Hunziker, 1 November 2007

Despite the picture-perfect weather, it was actually blisteringly cold at the top of the bridge, where the wind-chill factor is much more pronounced than at sea-level. But the cold didn't spoil the fun one bit.

On the Prowl

Photo by Stephanie Boettcher, 18 June 2008

A snack bar man stakes out his prey on a popular street in Umeda. Suited men outside windowless buildings are a sure sign of the hostess and host bars that line the streets.

Flowers in Pho Ma May

Photo by mattia vacca, 16 June 2008

The Old Quarter is a maze of narrow, tree-lined streets with shops and stalls selling everything from ironwork to coffins, and fruit and vegetables to textiles and crafts...

India Color 3

Photo by Adam Rose, 21 May 2008

A man with his cane stands for a portrait in front of his home in Pushkar, India.

Bryce

Photo by Lizzie Morrison, 8 May 2008