2008 Photos
JAPAN
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Gonpachi at Roppongi, Tokyo, inspired Taratino's "House of Blue Leaves" in Kill Bill
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Boat Racing at Hamanaoko, Shizuoka
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Preparing Chocolate Truffles for White Day
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Dance Competition at Hamamatsu
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Burning Incense at Yakushi Temple, Nara
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Drunken Youth Getting an Earful from an Elder during the Sagicho Festival at Omihachiman, Shiga-ken...
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...Ending with a Dance Circling Around Burning Floats
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Aoi-chan Readying a Ceremonial Crown for a Shinto Dance at Takaden Reitaisai Festival at Kakegawa...
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...Ending with the Prayers of a Shinto Priest
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Mt.Fuji & Factories in Co-existence
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Blowing the Horn to Signal Takeda Shingen's Troops During the Shingen-ko Festival at Kofu, Yamanashi...
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...Resulting in Samurai Parading the Streets
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Shinto Boy Collecting Donations
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Crossdressers Parading for the Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) at Kawasaki
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Hanging out in GasPanic at Shibuya, Tokyo
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Hamamatsu Kite Festival
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Military Vehicle Exhibition at the Shizuoka Hobby Show
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Gundam Models (Original & Turn A) by a Co-worker's Son
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Fukuoka Hawks Fan Section at Chunichi Dragon's Nagoya Dome
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Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, Osaka
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Ishibutai Kobun (Ancient Tomb) at Asuka, Nara
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Thirty Different Photographs of Children Overlayed (National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
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Kabuki Screen (National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
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Shinto Wedding of Hiraling & 8 with Family at Meiji-Jingu, Tokyo...
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...With Many CUHK Alumnis Gathering Around the Table at the 1st Wedding Party...
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...Followed with a Toast at the 2nd Wedding Party...
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...Ending with a Rest at a Nearby Cafe
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Seaweed and Plum left Outside to Dry at Atami
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Fan Dance
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Old Retirees Playing Shogi at Shin Sekai, Osaka
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Swimming Area located at the Top Floor of Spa World, Osaka
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Whale Knife, Tuna Knives, and of course, Katanas in the Back
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Wife Nagging her Husband during the Kuidaore Town Musical at Dotonbori Osaka...
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...But Eventually They Reconcile and Fly Away!
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Lanterns Float Downstream Oi River for the Tourounagashi Festival at Arashiyama
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Rice Fields of Koga, Shiga-ken
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Shuriken Display at Ninjutsu Yashiki, Koga
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Ninja Wall Climbing Training at Ninjutsu Village, Koga
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Bridge of Vines at Shikoku-Mura, Takamatsu...
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...And Lotus in Full Bloom
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Takamatsu Castle in Shikoku
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Awa Odori Dance Performed at Naruto, Shikoku
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Naruto Whirlpool (too small...) under Onaruto Bridge
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Instant Cash Loan Centers
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Peering from Behind the Trees at Tokoji Temple in Hagi
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Cliff View of the Castle Town of Tsuwano, Shimane-ken
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Rice
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Modelling at Odaiba Beach, Tokyo
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Shinto Priest & Miko in Prayers, Izumo Taisha
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Wooden Model of Ancient Shinto Shrine
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Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Shimane-ken
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Purple Flower
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Matsue City Reflects Upon Lake Shinji in Shimane-ken
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Shriveled Flower
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Inari Shrine
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Behind the Misty Trees...
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And past the Guard Tower lies...
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Bicchu Matsuyama Castle in Okayama-ken
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Room #3017 in Capsule Hotel
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Kayo & Koichi Arrives for their Shinto Wedding Ceremony...
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...Followed by a Wedding Banquet at Peninsula, Tokyo...
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...With Kayo & Koichi in a Joyous Mood...
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...As Isako Appears to Pour Wine Professionally...
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...While Tomoko Relaxes & Listens Attentively...
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...Finding the Right Chance to Crowd the Wedding Table...
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...Ending with a 2nd Party at the Peninsula Suite!
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Tokyo Game Show Features Chun Li from Street Fighter 2...
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...a Soldier Whose Photo I was Not to Take...
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...Raoh from Hokuto no Ken Fame, riding the Black Stallion Kokuoh-Go
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A Shimasen Player...
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...Taiko Drumming...
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...For Kumi & Akimasa's Wedding
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Staring Right Into the Face of a Namahage Demon
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Synchronized Dolphin Jump at Port of Nagoya Aquarium...
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...Beluga White Whales Swimming Upside Down...
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...Lion Fish Examining Its Twin...
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...Inspiration for Learning Scuba Diving...
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...A Fat Lazy Penguin
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Rules Governing Male Access to the Pirikura (Photo Sticker Machines) Area
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Old Lady Watches from her Wheelchair, a Autumn Dance at Kikugawa, Shizuoka
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Completed Harvest
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View Outside My Apartment Window to the West (Kakegawa, Shizuoka)
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Company Dinner at Nanba, Osaka
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Laputa Robot Guards Studio Ghilbi Museum from the Rooftop in Tokyo...
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...While Totoro Guards the Ground
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HAL Technical School Building at Tokyo
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Tom Mimics the Hosts at Kabuki-cho, Tokyo
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Tezuka Osamu Psychedelic Projection Art
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Instant Ramen in Shibuya
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Reading the Dinner Menu
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CUHK OISP '96-'97 Reunion at Tokyo Organized by Sachio & Tom
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Azusa-led Field Trip to Himeji Castle...
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...Also known as the "White Heron Castle"
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Chihiro Stuffs Her Husband with Wedding Cake at Kyoto
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Splashing Buddha with Water at Koya-san
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Tree Ring of One-Yen Coins
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Lantern & Moon
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The Club President Leads the Float From Above...
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...Up the Stairs of the Kyoto University of Art and Design...
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...Ending With Throwing People Up in Celebration
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The Very Artistic & Unusual Maeshima Incinerator Plant, Osaka
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Hip-Hop Children
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Street Dancing Kids
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Underneath the Power Tower
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Christmas Nana, Nagoya
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River to the Light, Arashiyama
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Colors & Designs Projected Upon Hourinji Temple, Arashiyama...
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...Upon the Pagoda...
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...Upon the Temple Hall
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Bamboo Forest Bathed in Rays of Green & Blue, Arashiyama
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Aroma Lights at Nakanoshima, Osaka
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Rokusho Shrine, Yufuin
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Hijacking an Abandoned Farm Vehicle, Yufuin
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Old Lady Dusting Carpet Outdoors, Yufuin
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Washboard Rock Formations of Aoshima, Miyazuki-ken
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Seaside Shrine of Udo-Jingu, Miyazaki-ken
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New Year's Eve at Sakura's House, Miyazaki-ken
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Eyed by a Hungry Dog
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New Year's Visit to Hayakawa-Jinja, Miyazaki-ken
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New Year's Dawn
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Large Cedar Tree at Yakushima
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Highest Point of Shiratani Unsuikyo Gorge, Yakushima
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Scavenging Deer
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Rays of a Setting Sun
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Drifting Stars
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Bright Morning
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Two Teams Grab for the Ball during Tamaseseri Festival at Hakozaki Shrine
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Kimonos in a Rickshaw
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Lady Preparing Change at Kushida Shrine...
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...While Youths Dispose the Good Luck Charms from the Year Before...
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...And an Old Man Walk Under the Torii Gates
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Canal City, Fukuoka
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Selling Snacks
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Female Street Performers Playing Music on a Naka River Bridge, Fukuoka
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Warm Cozy & Vibrant Atmosphere of Yatai Mami-Chan at Tenjin, Fukuoka
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A Baseball Team's New Year Visit to Karatsu Shrine, Saga
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Karatsu Castle, Saga
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Ohori Park, Fukuoka
TAIWAN
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Promised Land Resort & Lagoon, Hualian
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Hungry Horse
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Taroko Gorge, Hualian
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Hot Springs at Hotel Royal Chihpen
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Butterfly at Chihpen National Forest
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Train Conductor
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A Town Between Taoyuan & Taipei
WEST COAST, USA
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Below the Full Moon of Mid-Autumn Festival...
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...Grandma prepares food for worship...
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...While Jumping in the Backyard with Siblings
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Grandma Shopping at the Local Chinese Market
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Faux Yoga Poses at Yuki's Apartment in Berkeley
EAST COAST, USA
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Bell Tower near Lexington Green of American Revolutionary War Fame in Massachusetts
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Saori & I in Front of the North Bridge in Concord
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Famously Inscribed at The Minuteman Statue, "Shot heard 'round the world"
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Barnhouse at Upstate New York
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Niagra Falls from the American Side...
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...And at Night...
CANADA
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...Then From the Canadian Side...
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...With Full Moon, Rain, & Spot Lights Creating a Surreal Niagra Falls
AUSTRALIA
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Virgin Blue Airlines
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Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
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Giant Squid Preserved & Displayed at Melbourne Museum
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Old Melbourne Gaols, where Australia's Most Wanted, Including Ned Kelly, Resided
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Dancing to Street Music, Melbourne
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Sunset at the Shipyards
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Cairns Beach Side
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Cairns Esplanade Swimming Lagoon
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Boat on Brisbane River
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Tree Branches Growing Downward to the Ground
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Koala Hangin' at Australia Zoo
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Sydney Opera House
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Bridge Climbers on Syndey Harbour Bridge
GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA
(UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY)
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Prodive Scuba School's Boat
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Scuba Instructor Masa's Natural Boat Riding Pose
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Snorkelling!
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Diving!
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Jellyfish Under the Boat
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Diving Buddy Swimming Ahead
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Vivek Stares at the Giant Tortoise
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Coral Reef
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Lion Fish Hiding
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Nemo Protecting His Turf
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Large Fish Lurk Under the Boat
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I'm Okay
Link to 2007 Summary