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  • This old bull elephant is used to humans but is still half wild and quite dangerous.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Diver and Glasseye schooling on the reef, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Soft coral on reef in the crystal clear waters of Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Two illuminated wall corals on a sheer wall that drops off into open water, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Man hanging out the washing with the wallahs working on the banks of the Ganges in the background.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A pilgrim watches life along the holy river Ganges, an important pilgrimage site for Hindus, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A splash of color amid the deep darkness of the backstreets of Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Selling-Flowers-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Unusual coral Growth, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A single shot taken from the smoke blackened balcony above the burning ghat where hundred of bodies are cremated every day.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Burning-Ghat-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Shaving the head on visiting the Ganges is thought to bring spiritual purification.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Tropical beach scene with palm trees, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Large school of fish and a Feather Star (Crinoid) on a very long piece of wire coral, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Schooling-Fish--Palau-2.JPG
  • A chef hard at work in the backstreets of Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Father-and-Daughter-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Ascetic with tilak on his forehead is sitting on the bank of River Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Scene of boatman with pilgrims heading for river trip while laundryman is drying clothes on the bank of river Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Ganges-River-Scene-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Boats packed with early morning pilgrims make their way through the mist and smoke along the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Old man holding walking stick and a black dog behind him on a ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Dawn light filtered through smoke and mist gradually illuminates the ancient spires on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Woman buying food from a street shop where shopkeeper is  cooking.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Red coral against the deep blue of the open water, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Barber shaving beard of old man on the ghats of River Ganges in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The strong contrast enhances the intense concentration evident in this ageless composition of life on the ghats of Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Man airing orange robes after a ritual dip in the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Boy in workshop in the Muslim Quarter designing a pattern for weaving.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Craftsman weaving fabric  on loom in the Muslim Quarter of Varanasi in India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Loom-and-Weaver--India.jpg
  • Barber shaving beard of old man on the ghats of River Ganges in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Shaving-on-Ghats-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • The water of the Ganges is considered sacred and is believed by the devout to be a god.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The devout hold the Ganges and the water of the Ganges in great reverence.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Chai wallah preparing  tea for  customers at  his small shop in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • After taking holy bath in river Ganges, pilgrims are drying their clothes on the ghats.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A woman walks past white sheets drying in the sun.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Ageless boats and inscrutable ferry men carry people up and down the Ganges as they have done for thousands of years,  Varanasi India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Blue Holes is one of the best dives in Palau. The light creates a cathedral like atmosphere, giving the diver a sense of vast the volume of the cave Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • During the day hundreds of kites can be seen flying over Varanasi.  At night the kite seller minds his stall in the semi darkness fixing and making kites ready for sale.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Kite flying is extremely popular.  In this one small area, many kites can be seen against the orange sky. On this afternoon there were thousands of kites flying over Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Cook rolling out dough to make chapattis - a kind of whole wheat flat bread.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • There is something timeless about this turbaned vegetable vendor in the backstreets of Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The wallahs wash and beat the clothes on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Dhobi-Wallahs-at-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Man exercising on the ghats on River Ganga. He is practicing baddha padmasana posture of yoga, sitting with legs crossed, hands behind back and bending forward to touch knees.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Man emerging from his daily dip in the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • When the water is rich in plankton and other life it takes on a green hue.  It is at these times that the manta rays will loop through the water in loose formation. Sometimes the mantas will repeatedly loop around the diver, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Over 500 bodies are burnt every day on the ghats, requiring many tons of wood.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The marigolds are a flash of color amid the grim smokey business of cremation that continues day and night on the ghats in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Shoppers and Vendors in the street market of Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The wallahs wash and beat the clothes on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Dhobi-Wallahs-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • A few boats moored on ghats waiting for tourists while another boatman takes pilgrims on a tour of  Ganges River on a misty morning.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Wet clothes dyed in bright colors are spread out on the ground to dry after being washed in the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Tourists enjoying a boat ride and feeding a flock of birds in misty morning on the river Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Feedng-the-Birds-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • The early morning light illuminates the calm waters of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • India has some of the most famous teas in the world.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Many people in India carry on much of their normal life outside.  At night there is very little light and as you walk around people suddenly emerge out of the darkness as they live out quiet scenes like this one.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • It is wonderful to wander deep into the dark backstreets of Varanasi and to discover these  dimly lit stalls, emerging like beacons from night. I could imagine that these stalls may have well been carrying on the same business wilh only minor changes for thousands of years.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Beetle-Nut-Vendor-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Ferry boats and their reflection in the dark waters of a quiet Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Umbrellas mark out the places where senior religious leaders perform public puja (prayer).<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A bizarre coral formation with fantastic little spires, with divers in the background, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Looking up at divers and the sky through one of the entrances to Blue Holes, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Puffer fish with an amazing stripe pattern. The puffer fish is poisonous but is sometimes prepared as soup or sashimi (fugu) by specially trained chefs in Japan and Korea, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Manta ray flying down to a cleaning station. Manta rays can be uniquely identified by the pattern of spots on their white belly, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Manta-Ray-Diving--Palau.JPG
  • The urns are used to collect the unburnt remains of people cremated on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • On the sandy banks opposite the burning funerary ghats, children play while families stroll and talk.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Wish fulfilling divine tree growing on wall in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A washerman (dhobi wallah) washing clothes on the bank of River Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Laundryman  drying clothes on the bank of River Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Trousers-Drying-in-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • The wallahs wash and beat the clothes on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Scribbled Filefish, Palau Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The jack fish often keep their distance but if there is a predator nearby they seem to move closer to divers, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Sunburst behind fragile fan coral, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Incredible-Fan-Coral-on-Wall--Palau.JPG
  • Soft coral resembling an oversized cauliflower, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Cauliflower-Soft-Coral--Palau.JPG
  • Colorful glass beads arranged in boxes and displayed for sale on the ghats in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Holy offerings of flowers with diyas float on the surface of the river Ganga.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Floating-Offerings-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Asian elephants in Sri Lanka wander freely around some parts of the country with few constraints.  These elephants are quite used to humans but are nevertheless still wild and potentially dangerous.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Wave Breaking on Coral, Palau Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Wave-Breaking-on-Coral--Palau.JPG
  • Sun burst through jellyfish from deep below the surface, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Sun-Burst-Through-Jellies--Palau.JPG
  • Large convoluted soft leather coral (filter feeder) sways gently in the current, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Soft-Folds-of-Coral--Palau.JPG
  • This large soft fleshy leather coral sways gently in the current, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Soft-Fleshy-Leather-Coral--Palau.JPG
  • The Rock Islands of Palau are coral miracles. The sea and rain have eroded the coral, undercutting the borders of the islands, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Rock-Islands--Palau-2.JPG
  • The slow moving Puffer fish has good eyesight. The puffer fish is poisonous but is sometimes prepared as soup or sashimi (fugu) by specially trained chefs in Japan and Korea, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Puffer-Fish-Eye--Palau.JPG
  • Looking up it is possible to see the blue of the sky through the interconnected branches of the coral, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Hard-Coral-with-Sky--Palau.JPG
  • Wet shiny fabrics dyed in bright colours are spread out on the ground to dry along the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Drying-Bright-Fabrics-Varanasi--Indi...jpg
  • Women taking a walk along the ramparts and enjoying the sunset.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A stingless jellyfish  suspended in space.  The surrounding trees are visible through the water. The stingless jellyfish evolved over millions of years inside the protected lake, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Cradle-of-Life-Jellyfish-Lake--Palau.JPG
  • This jellyfish is a different variety to the non-stinging jellies in Palau Micronesia.   This one "hunts" outside of the enclosed lake systems. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Jellyfish-From-Above--Palau.JPG
  • Feather Star (crinoid) with a yellow heart and delicate amber tipped black fern-like tendrils against a blue that you only find in the clearest water, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Soft coral with sunbeams, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Soft-Coral--Palau.JPG
  • Abstract impressionistic image of gulping open mouthed school of fish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Schooling-Open-Mouthed-Fish--Palau.JPG
  • The Pyjama Cardinal fish usually hovers amongst the coral in quiet areas on the reef, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Pyjama-Cardinal-Fish--Palau.JPG
  • Nautilus illuminated against a background of sunbeams, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Colorful glass beads arranged in boxes and displayed for sale on the ghats in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Glass-Beads-on-the-Ghats-at-Varanasi...jpg
  • Colorful glass beads arranged in boxes and displayed for sale on the bank of Ganga River in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Glass-Beads-on-the-Banks-of-the-Gang...jpg
  • Cow dung drying on a wall to be used as a fuel for cooking.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Cow-Pats-Drying-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Boats moored on the bank of river, waiting for tourists.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Ghats-in-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Umbrellas mark out the places where senior religious leaders perform public puja (prayer).<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Puja-on-the-Ghats-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • The famous Ulong Channel with plate coral and Glasseyes taking shelter from the current.  It is great fun to do a fast drift dive down Ulong past  all the abundant life on the reef, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Ideal tropical beach with palm trees, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Tropical-Beach--Palau.JPG
  • Magnificently camouflaged poisonous stonefish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Stone-Fish--Palau.JPG
  • Large convoluted soft leather coral (filter feeder) sways gently in the current, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Soft-Folds-of-Coral--Palau-3.JPG
  • Beautiful soft floral-like coral filter feeding in the current, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Soft-Coral-Flowerlike--Palau.JPG
  • Small fish schooling over colorful reef scene, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Small-Fish-Schooling-over-Coral--Pal...JPG
  • Male and female Manadarin fish move out of the coral ready to start the mating dance. The male is the small one, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Pair-of-Mandarin-Fish-in-Coral--Pala.JPG
  • The Nautilus species has been in existence for around 550 million years and so is one of the longest surviving species on earth, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Nautilus-Swimming--Palau.JPG
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