ADVICE John Birch ADVICE John Birch

Photography in the Tropics

…many of the key target species are few in number and notoriously shy. Others only appear at night and will disappear at the first sign of human activity. Even in the daytime, the jungle canopy can often restrict the amount of available light for photography.

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PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE John Birch PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE John Birch

Life at the Neck

There was no Internet access, no cellphone signal and no landline in the old military portacabin that was to be my home for the next few days. There was a two-way radio but I had been advised that it would only be monitored in the evening.

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GENERAL INTEREST John Birch GENERAL INTEREST John Birch

Climbing Elbrus

The cable cars had broken windows and doors that didn’t shut properly. The chairlifts were antiquated, rusty and in most cases the seat bars didn’t work or had dropped off.

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GENERAL INTEREST John Birch GENERAL INTEREST John Birch

Return to Hong Kong

The once-bustling streets of seedy Wanchai, made famous by the film, The World of Suzie Wong, were much quieter than I remembered, again hinting at the passage of time and departure of British servicemen from the girlie bars and brothels of the area.

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