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Hot air balloons flying over the terracotta temples of Bagan with the Irrawaddy river in the distance, Bagan (Pagan), Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma), 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.http://www.annieowen.com

Men dancing to drumbeat as bronze deity covered with puja mala (garlands) being carried along the street, Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1100

Temple elephant pausing to bless a man in the street with its trunk, Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1101

Fort Dansburg, built in Danish style in the former Danish colony of Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1099

Woman in rural market selling pink onions and garlic, Chettinad, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1098

Part of the beautiful 7th century bas relief sculpture in the Krishna cave temple, Mahaballipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1103

Part of the Pancha Rathas monument complex, dating from the 7th century, Mahaballipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1104

Beautiful 7th century bas relief carved Arjuna's Penance rock, Mahaballipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1102

Cow grazing outside large old Chettinad mansion, Chettinadu, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1097

Terracotta horses, each a votive offering to village guardian deity, Ayyanar, at the Solai Andavar shrine, Palathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1096

The Bhima Ratha, part of the Pancha Rathas monument complex, dating from the 7th century, Mahaballipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1105

Terracotta horses, each a votive offering to village guardian deity, Ayyanar, at the Solai Andavar shrine, Palathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1095

Pamban railway bridge crossing the Pamban Straits between the mainland and Pamban Island and Danushkodi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1094

Woman sorting fresh fish catch, spread out on coir matting and left in the sun to dry, Pamban Straits, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1091

Fisherman carrying fish to land and tidyng up their colourful fishing boats under Pamban Bridge, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1093

Fisherman community under Pamban Bridge with colourful fishing boats, Pamban Straits, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1090

Fisherman carrying fish to land and tidyng up their colourful fishing boats under Pamban Bridge, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1092

Hindu priest sitting at shrine in the stone in the pillared hall in Swaminathaswamy Murugan temple, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1086

Cleaner with palm brush sweeping thousand pillar hall inside the 17th century Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1089

Woman in orange sari sitting beside the vimala section of Swaminathaswamy temple dedicated to Murugan, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1087

Woman in sari worshipping, doing puja to Lord Ganesh, at shrine on the side of Swaminathaswamy temple, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1088

Entrance to Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built in the 11th century as the capital of the Chola dynasty in southern India, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1079

Bricks being made by hand out of roadside clay, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1076

Entrance to Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built in the 11th century as the capital of the Chola dynasty in southern India, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1081

Ardhanarishvara, androgynous form of Lord Shiva, prostrate statue in temple, Auroville, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1074

Man in white vest and dhoti, pouring molten bronze into clay mould, in Chola style lost wax bronze casting workshop, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1085

Man ploughing rice paddy with pair of bullocks, ready for planting new crop of rice, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1078

Handmade bricks made from roadside clay and left to dry in the sun before firing, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1075

The magnificent Cholan Dynasty Brihadeeswara temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, built in 1010, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1083

The vimala section of Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built in the 11th century as the capital of the Chola dynasty in southern India, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1082

Man ploughing rice paddy with pair of bullocks, ready for planting new crop of rice, family helping, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1077

Silk weaver at his loom in his house, weaving sought after red and gold Kanchipuram silk sari, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1073

Traditional cast bronze statues of Nataraj in traditional Chola style lost wax bronze casting workshop, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1084

Pilgrims entering outer goparam of Thillai Nataraja Temple, dedicated to Nataraj, dancing form of Shiva, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - 805-1080

Derelict soldiers' quarters in the Lucknow Residency, refuge for 3000 British inhabitants during the Seige in 1857, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1029

Naga villagers in the early morning, going about their business in Chanlangshu Naga village, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1065

Desecration across beautiful Naga hills from the government slash and burn system, to improve land for cultivation, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1056

Naga man, Longsha Wangnao, head hunter, with tattooed face and Naga necklace, sitting in communal Naga tribal house, Longwa, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1055

Men buying yellow marigolds, weighed and bagged in cotton cloth bundles, in the early morning flower market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1033

Chai wallah pouring chai from brass pan, using tongs, through sieve into tin vessel, in Diggi village market, Diggi, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1040

Naga men sitting chatting around the central fire in their village murung (village hall), Hongphui village, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1058

Muslim woman entering the semi-derelict 18th century Imambara and Mosque, Lucknow Residency, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1027

The treasury, built for architectural symmetry at the Chota Imambara in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1026

Naga men sitting chatting round fire in village muting (meeting hall), Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1061

Gangchung Wangben, Naga man, headhunter, wearing horn earrings, Naga necklaces with brass heads and elephant tusk arm bands, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1050

Bengshe Bengsha, elderly Naga tribal headhunter with traditional tattooed face and hair knot, Longwa village, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1053

Naga children beside small bamboo constructed, fan palm thatched murung (meeting hall) with traditional curved roof, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1072

Cotton fabric being prepared on the printing table for screen printing, printed bolts hanging above to dry, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1039

Small, newly built, local government hospital serving remote villages in the Naga hills, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1068

Flock of birds flying above atmospheric misty early morning landscape of trees and hills at sunrise, Samode, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1045

Hot air balloon in the early morning, flying over countryside and the village of Samode, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1043

The Bara Imambara at dusk, built by the Nawab of Awadh in 1784. it is among the grandest buildings of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1025

Naga village houses clinging to the hillside leading up to Baptist church at the top, Chanlangshu village, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1062

Cut yellow marigolds, weighed and bagged in cloth bundles, for sale in the early morning flower market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1031

Naga man, Nokphong Wangpen, head hunter, with chest tattoo marking him as having taken a head, and Naga necklace, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1048

Village men sitting outside Naga village murung (village meeting hall) with traditional Naga decoration, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1064

Troup of Rajasthani dancers and musicians performing traditional dance in 18th century Diggi palace Durbar Hall, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1041

Naga headhunter, Longsha Wangnao, with chest tattoo marking him as having taken a head, and Naga necklace with tiger teeth, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1054

Sun rising over the hills and countryside surrounding Samode, from hot air balloon, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1044

Woman weaving traditional red Naga shawl, young daughter beside her, on the verandah of the family home, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1069

Hindu pilgrim dressed in saffron and red, visiting the Durga Mandir, one of the most famous temples in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1020

Workers' huts on Naga hillside being desecrated by the govenment slash and burn system to improve soil for agriculture, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1060

Green Naga hills stretching into the distance, scarred by brown scorched hill after slash and burn system has occurred, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1067

Recently constructed concrete steps to ease access between higher and lower sections of village on steep Naga hillside, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1071

Hand block printing on cotton fabric, one colour at a time, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1036

Hindu devotees taking part in the sacred ceremony of evening aati, adoration of the holy River Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1022

Washed bolts of cotton fabric hanging to dry on bamboo structure before being hand block printed, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1035

Interior of Chota Imambara, built as a congregation hall for Shia Muslims by Muhammad Ali Shah in 1838, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1024

Lucknow Residency 18th century main building maintained as it was after the 1857 Seige with cannon shot marks, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1028

Wangchah Wangsa, Naga headhunter, with tattooed face and Naga tribal necklace, holding hunting spear, Longwa village, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1051

Two Naga girls playing near fan palm leaves, bundled together, ready for use in reroofing their village house, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1057

Naga village houses with bamboo stilted verandahs, clinging to the hillside, in morning light, Chanlangshu village, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1066

Young girl carrying sibling in cloth papoose outside traditionally constructed palm thatch house, with Mithun skulls, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1059

Large, wooden built Baptist church at the top of Naga tribal village, community converted from Animism to Christianity, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1063

One of the countless hilltop Naga villages in the verdant Naga hills, Baptist church at its peak, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1070

Wangchah Wangsa, Naga headhunter, with tattooed face and tribal necklace, and chest tattoo marking him as having taken heads, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1052

Naga head hunter, Wokshing Pensha, wearing Naga tribal necklaces and hat, and chest tattoo marking him as having taken a head, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1047

Smiling Naga man, headhunter, Wokshing Pensha, doing playful tribal dance, wearing Naga necklaces and elephant tusk arm bands, Nagaland, India, Asia - 805-1049

Two women in yellow and orange saris, selling hand made decorated terracotta pots and bowls, Diggi village, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1042

Man on top of bamboo structure hanging washed bolts of cotton fabric to dry before being hand block printed, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1038

Samosas, pani puri and other lunchtime snacks being made by stallholder outside Ramnagar Fort, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1021

Flock of birds flying above atmospheric misty early morning landscape of trees and hills around Samode, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1046

Bolts of cotton fabric, screen printed with indigo, drying in the desert sun, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1037

Cut yellow marigolds for sale in the early morning flower market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1034

Mahouts riding elephants downhill after carrying tourists up to Amer Fort in the morning, Moghul gardens beyond, Amer, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1030

Cut yellow marigolds, weighed and bagged in cotton cloth bundle, for sale in the early morning flower market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - 805-1032

Tomb of Princess Zinat Asiya, daughter of King Mohammad Ali Shah Bahadur, reflected in water at the Chota Imambara, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia - 805-1023

College Street bookstall holder, the world's largest second hand book market for intellectuals, scholars, and students, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1007

Chaat stall, man mixing sprouting seeds and lentils and puffed rice with spices, Dalhousie Square, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1004

Sitting room in old Dhenkanal royal palace, unchanged for generations, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-996

Buddhist Peace Pagoda, built in the 1970s by the Japanese Sangha and Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha, Dhauli, Odisha, India, Asia - 805-965

Interior of St. John's Church, built by the East India Company between 1784 and 1787, modelled after St. Martin in the Fields, London, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1003

Sculptor adding hands to goddess Durga deities, made of Hooghly river clay over straw base in Kumartuli potters quarter, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1005

Bookstall holder in College Street, the world's largest second-hand book market for intellectuals, scholars and students, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1009

The Radha Krishna shrine inside the beautifully carved and decorated Lalji terracotta temple, built in 1739, Kalna, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1014

Old style running rickshaw wallah pulling woman and her shopping through Kolkata streets away from the Kali temple, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1013

Pratapeshwar terracotta Hindu Temple, built in the 19th century, ornately carved with beautiful imagery, Kalna, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1017

Sculptor finishing goddess Durga deities, made using Hooghly river clay over straw base in Kumartuli potters' quarter, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1002

Part of the outer circle of the Naba Kailash Mandir comprising 74 of the 108 Shiva temples built in 1809, Kalna, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1019

Pratapeshwar 19th century terracotta Temple, ornately carved with beautiful imagery and curvilinear roof, Kalna, West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1015

Rabindranath Tagore's House and Museum, an impressive mansion built in 1784, family home of the Takur (Tagore) family, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia - 805-1011

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