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Behind the Beach #4

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Blood samples collected at clinics in the area await testing at the Mahamodara Hospital, Galle. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.

• 90mm • f/4 • 1/80 • ISO3200 • 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L courtesy Canon/Metropolitan

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Behind the Beach #2

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Dr Dharshani Wijewickrama, head of the STD Clinic, Mahamodara Hospital, Galle. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.

• 24mm • f/4 • 1/80 • ISO800 • 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L courtesy Canon/Metropolitan

COVID wasn’t the Only Disease

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A patient thrusts his arm through an anti-COVID screen for a blood test. STD Clinic, Mahamodara Hospital, Galle. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.

• 24mm • f/4 • 1/80 • ISO1600 • Canon 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan

Women on the Wall

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The Flagrock Bastion, Rampart Street, Galle Fort. In the distance is Point Utrecht, with the lighthouse built by the British in 1939 and, below it, the Meeran Jumma Masjid, a mosque built in 1904, in the distinct style of a Portuguese baroque cathedral. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund, in January 2022.*

*shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.

International Relations

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Galle Fort, Sri Lanka. January 2022. Shot on assignment for Panos Pictures and The Global Fund.

*shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.

Twilight on the Wall #2

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The southwestern ramparts of the Galle Fort, from the Flagrock Bastion. The unsightly block on the horizon, beyond the Triton Bastion, is the new Oceanfront Condominiums building at Dadalla which, along with the Araliya Resort on Rumassala, blights the view both up and down the coast. Sri Lanka, January 2022.*

*Shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.

Twilight on the Wall

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The southwestern ramparts of the Galle Fort, from the Flagrock Bastion. The unsightly block on the horizon, beyond the Triton Bastion, is the new Oceanfront Condominiums building at Dadalla which, along with the Araliya Resort on Rumassala, blights the view both up and down the coast. Sri Lanka, January 2022.

*Shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.

The True God

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The Galle Fort’s Triton Bastion was completed by 1790, with a windmill to draw seawater to wash the streets of the Dutch town behind the walls. More recently built stairs now provide access to a tiny triangle of sheltered beach. Sri Lanka, January 2022.

*Shot on a Canon EOS 5DMkIV & EF 24-105/f4L, courtesy Canon/Metropolitan.

Morning Dip, Galle Bay

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The calm waters between the ramparts of man and nature provide the perfect spot for a morning splash. Shot from the Point Utrecht Bastion of the Galle Fort in May 2015.

Sunrise over Galle Bay, Sri Lanka #6

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Sunrise over Galle Bay, Sri Lanka #6
Shot from the Aurora Bastion of the Galle Fort. April 2017. Appropriately named after the Roman goddess of the dawn, this strongpoint is the best place from which to watch the sun rise over the bay.