Hi there! I’m James.

These pictures were taken in and around Volunteer Park, in Seattle Washington. This park opened in 1901 and was designed by the Olmstead brothers, who believed that the park would be a serene place for nearby residents to enjoy. The surrounding neighbourhood used to be called “Millionaire’s Row” due to the opulent mansions and estates nearby.

The Purple-striped Jelly has a painful, but not deadly sting. Its limited range is off the coast of California. This specimen was photographed in the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

After an unseasonably warm day, a hailstorm hit at the Cougar Mountain lookout.

The December 20 2022 snowfall delayed Vancouver’s buses and led to the cancellation of UBC’s exams for the day. My final Computer Science exam was impacted, rescheduled for some other time in the new year. So, what better way to spend the afternoon than to walk along Jericho beach? A thick layer of snow is a rarity in Vancouver.

In the late Fall, the air is sharp. The colour in Vancouver’s foliage holds on for another month, some of the greens even make it to the Spring. When there’s light outside, it’s nearly a constant sunrise or sunset, drawing long shadows here and there.

The Old Dhaka District of is known for its late night street food. Some local favorites include lamb skewers, claypot chai (Motka) and flaming paan leaves (fire paan). Street food vendors have the tough job of getting attention while competing with honking cars, rickshaws and other salespeople.

These pictures are Balinese long-tailed macaques in a monkey sanctuary in Ubud, Indonesia.

On a trip to Sylhet in Bangladesh, I spent an afternoon touring the Surma river in a Sampan-style boat. Along the river, there were teams of labourers using buckets and shovels to transfer sand from the riverbed into boats, then down the riverbank into piles. According to our driver, these labourers are paid about 80 Taka (~1 CAD) per cubic foot of sand delivered to the riverbank.

The Galata bridge in Istanbul is a popular fishing spot for locals. It links the oldest part of Istanbul, hosting the Ottoman imperial palace and religious landmarks to the newer, more secular part of the city. Here, fishermen of stand close to one another, landing palamut (Atlantic bonito) and cinekop (bluefish). The first photo looks South, facing Eminönü district, with Nuruosmaniye Mosque visible across the river. Istanbul happens to lie European-Asian continental border....

Taken during the Winter of 2018 these pictures give a sense of Winter near the Great Lakes in Ontario. Plants and wildlife are quiet while water flows, falls and freezes.