China – DISSENT! Sans Frontières

Shoot First? Reflections on a Tibetan Sky Burial

May 17, 2016

As soon as the monks dumped the limp corpse onto the grass, my first instinct was to start shooting. But did I really have the right?

Trump is the Jesus Christ of Our Democracy

June 18, 2015

Donald Trump is the physical manifestation of really existing democracy, even if he isn't anyone's savior.

The Good, the Bad, the Beautiful and the Bloody: Photography from South America, Asia and North Africa

August 20, 2013

Explosions Can Be Awkward

May 17, 2013

Probably one of my weirdest experiences was in Chengdu, when a building exploded while I was brushing my teeth, and laughing hysterically. Standing on the pavement, laughing

A Shortlist of Epic Streetfood

March 4, 2013

Some of my fondest travel memories involve cheap street-side eats of questionable hygiene. Though I’ve had my fare share of streetfood, there’s always so much

I Must Be Doing Something Right If I’m Blocked in China

January 20, 2013

Once I decided that civilisation is evil. The revelation came when a student told me what she wanted to be when she finished high school. “I want to travel the word as a

Strength

December 9, 2012

Once in Kunming, I felt like shit. Things just weren’t going right. I was wandering around the city, feeling sorry for myself. Then I came across a man with no legs. It

The Sky Burial

November 23, 2012

Once in China, I saw a Tibetan sky burial. It took less than ten minutes for the birds to eat him. The feathered scrum writhed as more and more vultures shuffled over the