Rose Tinted View

FOUR-O!
My parents have been together for forty years. As they celebrate their anniversary among friends, families and loved ones, I reflect back on how grateful I am to call them mum and dad.
As a unit they’ve been an inspiration of making a relationship work, it’s not easy but they showed me that investing time, effort, being there for one another, understanding and transparency is what it takes to succeed.
They’ve shown me that two people from different worlds with different interests can make it together if they hold@soave for one another. They also have the best for their kids with what they had and treated us as adults from the get go. True we don’t always see eye to eye but we buckle down and understand where each other is coming from.
I look forward to having something similar to what they have with my own partner.

Happy Anniversary Fazly and Kameela, here’s to many more years! 🧿

MIMOSA HILL
The newest addition to is a stunning 4 bedroom villa in Hiriketiya. Perched on a hill overlooking the bay, mornings and evenings can be spent day dreaming at surfers catching waves. It has a sense of remoteness despite it being a stones throw away from the scene.
Living spaces and rooms are tastefully furnished with all amenities that one would expect from a luxury villa, including attentive staff and a kitchen led by a chef sending out delicious meals.
Stay at Mimosa Hill the next time you want to experience Hiriketiya in style.

Each line in the sand, tells a story.

Faces of Jaipur, 2012 - Shot on Film with Canon 3000N at the Jaipur Literary Festival.
1. Nitya Dutta - always positive,
Positively stylish
2. Apra and the paper - you want to find her, look behind the closest newspaper.
3. Aamina - camouflage and warmth

More from Kumana National Park

1. Leopard crossing our path to see her brother
2. Brown Fish Owl
3. Post lunch Leopard napping away

Contact if visiting Kumana.

An evening of ci**rs, whiskey and chats.

Sunset on repeat
Glad to be walking the beaches of Kabalana that bought me to Ahangama many moons ago.

Every now and then, don’t forget to look up.
Be grateful for life around you, be it be human or not.
Incalculable number of atoms on this planet, and here we are.

Panthera Pardus Kotiya - Panama, May 2025
It’s been a while since I’ve been on Safari, Yala leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth after been on a Jeep that’s racing against others to see the shadow of a Leopard that’s been terrified of all the incoming noise. Kumana, however is a different story.

Being accessible from the East Coast makes Kumana quite remote. During our morning Safari there we were in the park with 3 other jeeps. I highly recommend to guide you through the park. A naturalist whose extensive knowledge of the park and its inhabitants, which he has been documenting for years is reflected in his amazing ability to navigate the park and accurately track their movements.

My camera equipment is not fitted to capture wildlife. I mounted my sister’s old AF-S 85mm prime to my ZFS using a convertor which forced me to manually focus every photo I took. Many of the shots I took were not up-to standard but the patience of the naturalists allowed me to capture a few good ones.

This trip to Kumana has given me the push I needed to invest more time and energy into my photography again. So now I show for camera lenses that will leave me bankrupt, but full of pride for the art it helps me create .

Still life, in action. .bawa.lunuganga