{"id":2394,"date":"2014-03-28T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhworldimagery.wordpress.com\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2015-04-13T09:39:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T09:39:25","slug":"maldives-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/28\/maldives-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Maldives in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands off the Indian subcontinent, the Maldives is often considered to be the ultimate tropical island paradise. Imagine intense bright blue skies and seas, year round sunshine and amazing diving and snorkelling opportunities. We picked our favourite images\u00a0of the Maldives\u00a0from our photo\u00a0archive.<\/p>\n<p>Aerial view of desert island with seaplane, South Male atoll (Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2408 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-79.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of desert island with seaplane, South Male atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"480\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-79.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-79-323x245.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-79-448x340.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Children looking at a hermit crab on the beach (age fotostock\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2407 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/817-88967.jpg\" alt=\"E17-219844\" width=\"480\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/817-88967.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/817-88967-375x245.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Young people jumping from boat into sea, Maldives\u00a0(Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2405 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-305.jpg\" alt=\"Young people jumping from boat into sea, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-305.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-305-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\u00a0(Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2396 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-269.jpg\" alt=\"Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-269.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-269-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Butterflyfish, Ari Atol\u00a0(Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2395 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/759-843.jpg\" alt=\"butterflyfish, Chaetodon collare, Maldives Island, Indian Ocean, Ari Atol\" width=\"480\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/759-843.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/759-843-379x245.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dinner at the beach, Maldives\u00a0(Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2398 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-151.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner at the beach, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-151.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-151-368x245.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aerial view of North Male Atoll, Maldives (Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2397 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-107.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-107.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-107-368x245.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spa bath, Maldives\u00a0(Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2399 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-81.jpg\" alt=\"Spa bath, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"480\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-81.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-81-364x245.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beach, Maldives, Indian Ocean (Neil Emmerson\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2400 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/728-5003.jpg\" alt=\"Beach, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"321\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/728-5003.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/728-5003-164x245.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/728-5003-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Traditional dhoni, North Male Atoll, Maldives (Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2401 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-115.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional dhoni, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-115.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-115-368x245.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Snorkeling near a yacht, split image, Ari Atol, Maayafushi (Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2403 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/759-538.jpg\" alt=\"snorkeling near a yacht, split image, Maldives Island, Indian Ocean, Ari Atol, Maayafushi\" width=\"480\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/759-538.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/759-538-375x245.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wooden deckchair and hat on tropical beach, Maldives (Sakis Papadopoulos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2406 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-256.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden deckchair and hat on tropical beach, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia\" width=\"480\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-256.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/795-256-378x245.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more images of the Maldives <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20308&amp;gallery=Maldives\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more about specialist Maldives photographer,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rhworldimagery.wordpress.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=28&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\">Sakis Papadopoulos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands off the Indian subcontinent, the Maldives is often considered to be the ultimate tropical island paradise. 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