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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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  • Unusual coral Growth, 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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  • Tropical beach scene with palm trees, 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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  • 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)
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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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  • Red coral against the deep blue of the open water, Palau Micronesia. (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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  • Large convoluted soft leather coral (filter feeder) sways gently in the current, 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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  • Wave Breaking on Coral, 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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  • 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)
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  • Sun burst through jellyfish from deep below the surface, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This large soft fleshy leather coral sways gently in the current, Palau Micronesia. (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 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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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  • Ideal tropical beach with palm trees, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Magnificently camouflaged poisonous stonefish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Beautiful soft floral-like coral filter feeding in the current, 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)
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  • Abstract impressionistic image of gulping open mouthed school of fish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • 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)
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  • Just one is different in this abstract macro world of anemone tentacles, Palau Micronesia. (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)
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  • Large convoluted soft leather coral (filter feeder) sways gently in the current, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Small fish schooling over colorful reef scene, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • 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)
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  • This image is an abstract impressionist interpretation of the open mouthed school of fish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • 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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  • Fantastic but fragile fan coral on wall, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Sun, water and elephants.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The giant feet of the Buddha.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The tropical storm is a spectacle underlined by the bright aqua blue of the shallow tropical water, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The rolling hills of tea create a luminous landscape.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Called a Stone Book, this massive 11th century slab sings praises to King Nissanka Malla.  The writing on the stone is really an ancient piece of royal propaganda.  The stone was dragged over 100 km, before resting here for a millenium.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Tea picker with a handful of tea leaves on the slopes of the plantation.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • 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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  • Elephants stampede through the middle of the village as they run towards the river for their daily bath.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A tropical tableau of water loving animals.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Half way up the face of a sheer cliff the monks painted colorful frescoes of women.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Monks painted angelic women half way up the face of a sheer cliff face fifteen hundred years ago.  The overhanging cliff face has protected them from the elements.<br />
(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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  • Wish fulfilling divine tree growing on wall in Varanasi.<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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Picking tea in the clean clear air of the highlands of Sri Lanka.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A spectacular bird mask, with a cobra in the beak.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Colorful Buddhas located inside a cave temple.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Light and shadow on the inside of hand carved canoe.  I talked to some Yap men who sailed these hand carved canoes over many hundreds of miles using only the stars and the angle of waves. Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The unusual texture of this relief and the simple play of light and shadow is eye catching.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A serene Buddha amongst the ruins of the old city.<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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  • 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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  • 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)
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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)
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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)
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  • Silhouette of doorman in traditional costume with parasol at the Taj Lake Palace.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • 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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  • 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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  • Woman buying food from a street shop where shopkeeper is  cooking.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • 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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  • The  tea, the high altitude blue sky and the well dressed tea pickers on a steep slope are all elemental Sri Lanka.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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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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  • Amongst the ruins of an old city lies this ancient pool, thought to be reserved for royalty.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Ancient lovers forever entwined in the ruins of the old city, Sri Lanka.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Elephant relief in the ruins of the old city.<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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  • A chef hard at work in the backstreets 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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  • 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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  • The dancer spins faster and faster as the music speeds up and reaches a crescendo.<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 splash of color amid the deep darkness of the backstreets of Varanasi.<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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  • Tea pickers in a sea of green against an intensely blue sky.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Tea pickers in the clear highland air of Sri Lanka.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Picking tea in a sea of luminous green.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This massive cathedral-like structure was built by a Sri Lankan king almost a thousand years ago. It is unusually large for a Buddhist shrine.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • 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)
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • A woman walks past white sheets drying in the sun.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Picking tea is hard work, but is carried out with an elegant grace and dignity.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A mahout and his elphant bathing in an inland lake.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Nautilus illuminated against a background of sunbeams, Palau Micronesia. (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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Holy offerings of flowers with diyas float on the surface of the river Ganga.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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