Freelance photography and film based in England
Freelance photography and film based in England
Every year, during November's full moon, the Sonepur Mela takes place where the Ganges and Gandak rivers meet. The mela is many things; a religious festival, Asia's largest livestock market and a vast funfair. Hundreds of thousands of visitors and traders from all over India travel to the fair which lasts around a month.

Sonepur Mela Asia

In December 2015, I spent seven days in Kolkata, walking around the city and photographing what I saw.

Seven days in Kolkata Asia

Photography from the Esala Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Esala Perahera Asia

Images from India's colourful Holi Festival.

Holi Festival Asia

Travel photography from Malaysia.

Malaysia Asia

Images from a very short visit to Gaziantep and Urfa (Şanlıurfa) in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria.

Gaziantep and Urfa Asia

Images from an unforgettable day I spent in Göreme in Cappadocia which is part of Turkey. I arrived in Cappadocia in a blizzard, but luckily the next day the sky cleared for long enough to allow me to capture these pictures. The next day the bad weather returned.

Winter in Cappadocia Asia

In March 2011, I visited Leh in Ladakh, India with my friend Toby. The trip was a gamble: bad weather was a real possibility, but we were lucky and the sun was shining. We hired a couple of motorcycles and rode around taking pictures. A few days later we left the mountains to fly south in time for Holi Festival in Mathura. But that's another story...

Ladakh Asia

Travel photography from India.

India Asia

Travel photography from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Asia

Images from Cai Rang Floating Market in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

Cai Rang Floating Market Asia

Street photography from Pettah in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Pettah Asia

Travel photography from Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

Angkor Wat Asia

© James Shannon 2017