Robert Harding
Two men working together to weave a complex double ikat Patola sari using a harness loom slanted to one side, Patan, Gujarat, India, Asia

Annie Owen

Annie Owen is best known for her extensive portfolio of images taken mainly in India, Borneo and other parts of Asia. Annie delights in the detail of daily life in Asia. She travels there regularly and is constantly updating her imagery.Annie is aware that travelling in the more remote villages throughout Asia, she gets a different reaction to her presence as a woman than perhaps a male photographer might receive.Annie has been working in photography for many years now, and tries to make sure that her pictures tell their own stories. Please enjoy browsing through her work. or see more of here work on www.annieowen.com
Annie Owen
View across Naga hills over small Naga village, terraced ricefields and farmland, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1312
A group of rare Greater Adjutant storks, now an endangered species, perched high up in a tree, Hajo district, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1305
Ritual bells for worshippers at the entrance to the Hindu Sivadol temple, Sivasagar, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1301
Bhokots (monks), performing the Sattriya Nritya, monastery dance of prayer, Majuli Island, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1300
Terraced rice paddy lining the sloping hillsides in the Naga hills, Kezoma district, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1308
Greater one-horned Rhino, one of 2400 in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1304
Woman raking rice to dry in the sun, grandmother holding child, in Phek Naga village, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1310
Mother and her child outside their traditionally decorated Naga home, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1306
Naga chief's house, heavily decorated with tribal headhunting images, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1307
Young wild elephant emerging from grassland in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1302
Naga elder playing domestic stringed gourd and bamboo instrument and singing, Phek, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1311
Greater one-horned Rhino, one of 2400 in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1303
Bhokots (monks), performing the Sattriya Nritya, monastery dance of prayer, Majuli Island, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1299
View across the slopes of the Naga hills and small Naga village, Phek district, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1309
Sun setting over the vast waters of the mighty Brahmaputra River, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1297
Assamese village women in Assam state dress, performing knife dance in front of villagers, Sualkuchi district, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1291
Three men at sunrise releasing ropes from a mooring in the fine sand of a seasonal sandspit, Brahmaputra River, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1298
Village men with baskets and bicycles, on the local village ferry waiting to cross the Brahmaputra river, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1287
Barefoot village woman leading goat and carrying huge pile of reeds back home in Brahmaputra river village, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1294
Pre-dawn cast off, man releasing ropes from a mooring in the fine sand of a seasonal sandspit in the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1296
Husband and wife outside their bamboo house in a river village with their precious rice crop drying on a plastic sheet, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1295
The Garbhagriya, inner sanctum section of the Kamakhya temple, a shakti pitha, first opened in 1565, Gauhati, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1292
Assamese village women in Assam state dress, performing knife dance in front of villagers, Sualkuchi district, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1290
Village woman with domestic handloom, weaving a traditional Assamese cotton gamosa, white with red borders, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1286
Hayagriva, horse-headed incarnation of Hindu Lord Vishnu, with garland and red powder, Hayagriva Madhava Temple, Hajo, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1289
450 year old carvings of gods, blessed with red powder by Hindu pilgrims, in the walls of the Kamakhya temple, Gauhati, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1293
Men clearing the catch from their fishing nets at sunset in the fast flowing waters of the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India, Asia - 805-1288
Early morning trading of marigold garland ropes, Malik Ghat flower market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1285
Two men in Malik Ghat flower market threading floral garlands, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1282
Early morning trading of marigold garland ropes, Malik Ghat flower market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1283
Early morning trading of marigold garland ropes, Malik Ghat flower market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1284
Race horses being exercised at the famous Royal Calcutta Turf Club, built in 1820, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1281
Woman selling vegetables and black rice in Ima women's market, Imphal, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1277
Naga man climbing bamboo pole in contest between tribes at Naga Festival, Senapati, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1273
Woman selling Myanmar Tree Beans in Ima women's market, Imphal, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1279
Traditional Naga village house front, decorated with tribal head-hunting icons, Mao Maram, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1275
Worshippers at the Shree Govindaji Hindu temple originating from 1846, Imphal, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1276
Traditional Naga village house front, decorated with tribal head-hunting icons, Mao Maram, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1274
Woman selling nutmeg and other spices in Ima women's market, Imphal, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1278
Fisherman on Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in NE India, Moirang, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1280
Naga man climbing bamboo pole in contest between tribes at Naga Festival, Senapati, Manipur, India, Asia - 805-1272
Red and gold tinselled cloths for Hindu devotees visiting a temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia - 805-198
Priest arranging puja ceremony inside 7-8th century Parashurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1266
Buddhist stone stupas found on the Ratnagiri archaeological site of the ancient Buddhist area of Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1270
One of the 64 Jogini statues in the Chausathi Jogini Mandir, draped with a shawl as a puja, Hirapur, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1271
Priest performing puja ceremony with couple inside 10th century Mukteswar Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1268
Carved stone Vimana in the 10th century Mukteswar Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1267
Priest standing at entrance to 7-8th century Parashurameshvara Temple, one of the oldest in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1265
Remains of a Buddhist monastery at Lalitgiri archaeological site dating back to 1st century, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1269
Group of Chaiti Ghoda (Dummy Horse) dancers performing traditional dance at rural village event, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1263
Trio of deities draped with leaf garlands inside temple to Lord Jagannath, rural Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1262
Gotipua dancers in costume, performing traditional Gotipua dance in rural village, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1257
Musician plays the drum at the shrine to Lord Jagannath inside the village temple, rural Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1261
Group of traditional Chaiti Ghoda (Dummy Horse) dancers who perform dances at village events, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1264
Main character Rautani performing traditional Chaiti Ghoda (Dummy Horse) dance at village event, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1260
Gotipua dancers in costume, performing traditional Gotipua dance in rural village, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1259
Gotipua dancers in costume, performing traditional Gotipua dance in rural village, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1258
Busy street market in the late afternoon outside the Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1247
Morning light over river boats moored on the banks of the Mahanadi river, Cuttack district, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1246
Students at a mantra chanting school in preparation for temple prayer, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1251
Widows gathered to celebrate Kartika Brata month long festival by fasting together and burning puja lamps, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1252
Ornately carved dancers and musicians on the Kalinga style Konark Sun Temple to Surya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1249
Puri town centre showing main street and market near the Jagannath Temple to Lord Vishnu, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1248
Vimana, end of the 10th century sandstone Varahi temple dedicated to Varaha, Chaurasi, Prachi Valley, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1255
The Vimana over the inner sanctum at the 13th century Madhava temple to Lord Vishnu, Cuttack district, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1256
Widows gathered to celebrate Kartika Brata month long festival by fasting together and burning puja lamps, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1253
Widows gathered to celebrate Kartika Brata month long festival by fasting together and burning puja lamps, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1254
Tourists at sunset by of the 24 carved huge stone chariot wheels carved on 13th century Konark Sun Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1250
Villagers maintaining neat vegetable fields using traditional pair of oxen with wooden plough near Dadhapatna village, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1241
Man on his porch, spinning silk using traditional wooden spinning wheel and stick cages, Nuapatna, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1242
Monks at Joranda Gadhi, a temple complex devoted to the Supreme Lord for followers of Mahima dharma, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1243
Sheets of freshly made rubber hanging out to dry on the rubber plantation, Dhenkanal district, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1245
Worshippers at Joranda Gadhi, a temple complex devoted to the Supreme Lord for followers of Mahima dharma, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-1244
Almost completed ocean going dhow under construction at low tide, handmade from Sal wood on the Rukmavati River, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1238
Man putting finishing touches to ocean going dhow at low tide, hand made from Sal wood on the Rukmavati River, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1240
Ocean going dhow, constructed by hand from Sal wood in 400 year old tradition, on the Rukmavati River, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1237
Ocean going dhow, constructed by hand from Sal wood in 400 year old tradition, on the Rukmavati River, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1236
Boatbuilder beneath the hull of ocean going dhow under construction by hand from Sal wood, Rukmavati River, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1239
Bolts of brightly coloured dyed and block printed cotton laid out to dry in the sun, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1235
Diwali festival lights illuminating the beautiful white marble Swaminarayan Temple, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1233
Bolts of brightly coloured dyed and block printed cotton laid out to dry in the sun, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1234
Entrance to the beautiful white marble Swaminarayan Temple, illuminated for evening prayers, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1232
Busy shopping street in the market, with sacred cow, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1229
Women buying their new saris for Diwali festival celebrations, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1228
Diwali festival lights illuminating the entrance to the white marble Swaminarayan Temple, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1231
Diwali holidaymakers taking camel rides along the shore at sunset, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1230
Hindu woman in red sari inside the ornate white marble Swaminarayan Temple, built following the 2001 earthquake, Bhuj, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1226
Women threading mala (garlands) for Diwali puja in the ornate white marble Swaminarayan Temple, Bhuj, Gujarat, India, Asia - 805-1227
Contemporary female performer in a Kathakali dance depicting folk mythologies from the Hindu epics, Nilambur, Kerala, India, Asia - 805-1215
Tipu Sultan's mausoleum, the final resting place of The Tiger of Mysore, Gumbaz, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India, Asia - 805-1221
Inner courtyard with cast iron lion inside royal Mysore Palace, constructed between 1897 and 1912, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia - 805-1218
Students practising Kathakali dance with teacher, Kalamandalam University for the Performing Arts, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, India, Asia - 805-1217
Contemporary female performer in a traditional Kathakali dance about folk mythologies from the Hindu epics, Nilambur, Kerala, India, Asia - 805-1216
Temple elephant being washed by mahout in the early morning in the Bharathapuzzha River, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, India, Asia - 805-1224
Students practising Kathakali dance with teacher, Kalamandalam University for the Performing Arts, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, India, Asia - 805-1225
Pillared Durbar hall inside Mysore Palace, seat of the Mysore kingdom, constructed between 1897 and 1912, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia - 805-1222
Durbar hall with sculpted pillars inside Mysore Palace, constructed between 1897 and 1912, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia - 805-1219
The Peacock hall inside Mysore Palace, seat of the Mysore kingdom, constructed between 1897 and 1912, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia - 805-1220
Interior of Jewish Synagogue built in 1640 and recently restored, with fine woodwork, Chendamangalam, Kerala, India, Asia - 805-1223
Performer carefully applying make-up with bamboo stick for a Kathakali dance performance of folk mythologies, Nilambur, Kerala, India, Asia - 805-1214
Robert Harding