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Hewisi Pooja, Temple of the Tooth, Kandy #4

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A thammettama drummer plays during a musical ceremony on the lower floor of the temple’s main shrine. The twin thammettama are traditional Sri Lankan drums, played with curved sticks called kadippuwa, in Sinhalese. Hewisi is a form of religious music once reserved for use by Kandyan royal decree. Today, hewisi is still used almost exclusively in Buddhist ceremonies, and is seen as an offering in itself. Shot on assignment for The New York Times in December 2018.

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Peacock Dancer, Mt Lavinia Beach #25

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Rusini Gunawardena of ‘Thiwarna’, shot for Canon/Metropolitan Sri Lanka‘s launch of the R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras in August 2020.

Devil Dancer, Mt Lavinia Beach #5

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Devil Dancer, Mt Lavinia Beach #5
Janinda Gunawardena of ‘Thiwarna‘, in the costume of a ‘Naga Raksha’ or Cobra Demon, complete with heavy wooden mask; the centrepiece of a traditional Sri Lankan ‘Raksha Kolam’ (a sort of demonic satire set to dance). Shot in August 2020, for Canon/Metropolitan‘s launch of the R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras.

Peacock Dancer, Mt Lavinia Beach #13

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A Peacock Dancer, on Mt Lavinia Beach #13
Rusini Gunawardena of ‘Thiwarna‘; shot in August 2020, for Canon/Metropolitan.

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The Dance Class #7: women's classical dance class.
Classical dance class, Kandy, Sri Lanka. November 2018. Shot on assignment for Smart Media and Gateway College.

Portrait of a Dancer #2

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Dancer at the IDW Dance Championship, Colombo, Sri Lanka. February 2020.
IDW Dance Championship, Colombo, Sri Lanka. February 2020.

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Peacock Dancer, Mt Lavina Beach #23

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Rusini Gunawardena of ‘Thiwarna’.
Rusini Gunawardena of ‘Thiwarna’, shot for Canon/Metropolitan Sri Lanka in August 2020.

Peacock Dancer, Mt Lavinia Beach #16

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Rusini Gunawardena of ‘Thiwarna‘; shot in August 2020, for Canon/Metropolitan.
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Kandyan Dancer, Mt Lavinia Beach #6

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Kandyan Dancer #6
Pulinda Gunawardena of Thiwarna, shot on Mt Lavinia Beach, for Canon/Metropolitan, in August 2020.
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