#discover

Oct 30, 2018
1 min

What is that?!?!

One of the best things about Hong Kong is the fabulous array of unidentified-no-longer-swimming-objects for sale in the market stalls. Nestled in the stalls, amongst all the various sea creatures, I spotted a few that I could identify: dried squids, a whole shark skin. … #explore #sale #Photography #gross #travel #unidentified #markets #discover #HongKong #fish #shark

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charlottegrahamspouge

Aug 23, 2018
1 min

Sunset at Sunshine Coast

#explore #sea #outside #Photography #wanderlust #coastline #Australia #discover #mindfulness #nature #sunset #colours #adventure

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charlottegrahamspouge

Aug 16, 2018
1 min

The Wonder of Whales

Apparently Southern Pacific Humpback whales have incredible eyesight, brown eyes that can see up through the water. When they launch themselves out of the water and spin in the ai, or breach, they are thought to be checking they are travelling in the right direction. They are attracted to bright colours and are friendly enough to swim up to a boatload of tourists even when local laws insist that the boats must not motor within 100 metres of the whales. Once up close, they see

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charlottegrahamspouge

Jun 24, 2018
1 min

Capital photographs: Lisbon

#city #outside #wander #Photography #architecture #urban #travel #discover #capital #Lisbon #colours #Portugal

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charlottegrahamspouge

Jun 6, 2018
1 min

For the love of Glasgow

I’ve wanted to visit Glasgow ever since I first heard it compared to Liverpool. Liverpool, my first great city love outside London. When I first moved to Liverpool I was too young to fully appreciate the negative reputation it had or to understand the car thieving stereotype of Scousers. Over the years I fell in love with the city and its people. Now I’ve finally found the time to visit Glasgow, however, I find myself hit by the city’s reputation. Glasgow has historically bee

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A beautiful sight upon my return to London

charlottegrahamspouge

Apr 26, 2018
1 min

A beautiful sight upon my return to London

We were idling along, wheeling my bike and chatting. We had just left the park and it was growing dark. We thought we’d head back toward the lights and the noise of the main road. Suddenly our eyes were caught by a large frog chillin in the middle of the tarmac. As we watched in horror, the beam of headlights rounded the order, the engine revved and the wheel came speeding right past our little friend. At the point, I decided I had to rescue her. Unfortunately, all the cars o

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Good Morning Fishing in Las Penitas, Nicaragua

charlottegrahamspouge

Mar 4, 2018
1 min

Good Morning Fishing in Las Penitas, Nicaragua

The peace is broken by the arrival of a fishing boat. It motors up to the estuary shoreline, two men throw two anchors. Immediately, a crowd of locals gather. Men in rolled up jeans and soggy shirts begin to throw rays as large as themselves onto the beach. The slap of dead fish landing on sand fills the air. A few women sharpen their knives on rocks and slice the ray meat from their skulls. Locals, children, hotel staff, tourists, dogs and cultures alike watch. As more fish

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charlottegrahamspouge

Nov 4, 2017
1 min

People of Nepal: Farmers

Income is very low in Nepal because so many people rely on subsistence farming. In Lamjung, many people have their own fields in which they grow rice, corn, tomatoes, pomegranate, cucumbers, coffee, tea, limes, cotton, jackfruit, pineapple, pears, onions, and many other foods. Other products, including the staple of lentils can be bought in the nearest towns. Most families own a buffalo to plough the fields and provide milk. Despite the lack of traffic, the air is rent with

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charlottegrahamspouge

Sep 1, 2017
1 min

Party time in community

Girls young enough to still be in school celebrate Teej by dressing in red, dancing and fasting in order to get a good husband in the future. Older women abstain even from water in the belief that it helps their husband’s health. Our host mum valiantly fasted for over 24 hours whilst also cooking us and her husband two rounds of daal bhaat (rice and lentils) a day. It’s not a lie when they say the women in Nepal are strong. #festival #women #portrait #feminist #culture #excha

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charlottegrahamspouge

Jun 7, 2017
1 min

The urbex life

These floodlit sites providing me some great no-stress lighting here. Urbexing isn’t just about breaking into buildings because it’s illegal and therefore vaguely rebellious and cool. There’s something more anarchist and politically rebellious about noticing the beauty within these abandoned spaces. To view the cohesive deadpan symmetry of scaffolding or the speckled and peeling wallpaper of an ageing church with appreciation rejects a status quo that would have us believe th

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charlottegrahamspouge

Jun 3, 2017
1 min

Dover

This time, I have been to visit Dover. The famous white cliffs… The lorries that snake around the port and line up in their blocks ready for transit… Its wildlife… And its urban ruins. Dover has a long history as the first entrance to Britain. These days, it is almost posing as an old working class seaside town; fish and chip shops line the high street and the people seem disenchanted with their role as gatekeepers. The centre is small and following the steep road east you c

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charlottegrahamspouge

May 14, 2017
1 min

Treehugger

#leaves #staywild #outside #summer #sunshine #climbing #discover #Wild #nature #tree #adventure #treeclimbing #England

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Living in an urban jungle: London’s green spaces

charlottegrahamspouge

Apr 30, 2017
1 min

Living in an urban jungle: London’s green spaces

I’ve been exploring some of London’s green spaces. Enjoying the sun and the way the city seems to spring to life at this time of year (pun intended). In my photography, I always try to capture the unexpected angles that we often miss when walking around. Share your thoughts and photos in the comments below! #explore #plants #London #hidden #urban #green #discover #Wild #nature

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Riding a horse up Rainbow Mountain, Peru

charlottegrahamspouge

Apr 16, 2017
3 min

Riding a horse up Rainbow Mountain, Peru

My tip: take the horse on the way up, whatever the cost. You do not have lungs like the locals. Admiring the view I, unfortunately did not have enough dollar to take this option and stoically ignored the calls of locals running up to offer me assistance. Horses and walkers together at the bottom The week that I ended up in Cusco ready to visit potentially the highlight of the trip, Machu Piccu, the people of Aguas Calientes pueblo decided to go on strike. This meant that I de

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charlottegrahamspouge

Apr 6, 2017
3 min

On the Road: Hitch-hiking in Peru

Before I visited South America, I had never hitch-hiked. I had never really thought about it. If I had thought about it, my brain would have undoubtedly conjured up images of leery blokes and being hit over the head with a crook-lock. But suddenly discovering a lust for adventure and faced with a tight budget, the prospect seemed more appealing. At last, in Peru, I decided to brave it. I had been exploring el Parque Nacional de Paracas. I navigated the coastline of deserted,

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charlottegrahamspouge

Apr 4, 2017
4 min

MY AMAZONIAN RIVER ADVENTURE

I had spent my first few days in the jungle at an eco-friendly, uber-fancy tourist lodge several hours upriver from Iquitos and loved every minute of it. The experience of travelling aboard a cargo boat was somewhat different. Gaining passage on board Eduardo VI was fairly easy, although intimidating. I rocked up in a tourist motorcar (what they would term a tuk-tuk in Asia) and found the docks grimy and unfriendly. A man turned to piss against a fence in broad daylight. Toil

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In photos: Cargo boat up the Amazon River

charlottegrahamspouge

Mar 15, 2017
1 min

In photos: Cargo boat up the Amazon River

Hi there! This is essentially a photo essay to describe the almost indescribable boat trip that I took up the Amazon River. I had so much time to spend gazing at the water and watching the clouds drift by. Hence the many arty, expressive close-ups I took during those four days. Read more about the actual experience here. #villages #explore #wildlife #Amazonjungle #art #selva #solotravel #Amazon #photo #lighteffects #lighting #peru #sky #unusual #river #Photography #backpacker

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charlottegrahamspouge

Mar 1, 2017
2 min

Top Ten: Best South American Street Art

NO.10: This mural in Uruguay illustrates the long fought over history of its ports, alluding to its colonisation by the Spanish and Portuguese and its subsequent independence in 1825. NO.9: The colourful rooftop of my hostel in Arequipa, Peru. NO.8: By the Rambla riverside walkway in Montevideo, Uruguay. An underwater jungle to liven up the cold, concrete walkway. NO.7: A mural on the wall of my hostel in Huanchaco, Peru. It looks like a modern take on the ancient engravings

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One flamingo and plenty of salt please: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

charlottegrahamspouge

Nov 16, 2016
3 min

One flamingo and plenty of salt please: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

‘Don’t stay in Uyuni!,’ everyone told me. ‘It has no charm, there is nothing to do, people only visit to get a tour across the salt flats.’ So, to avoid being stuck overnight in this apparently uninspiring Bolivian town, I decided to catch a three day tour across the border to Bolivia ending in Uyuni. My first days in Bolivia was simply breathtaking. At the border, we piled into dusty jeep with broken seat belts and sped off, manoeuvring around rocks, clouds of dust billowing

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charlottegrahamspouge

Nov 5, 2016
1 min

Moon and Death Valley, Atacama desert

Walking solo into the driest desert in the world feels like a suicide mission. As our tour guide in Valparaiso pointed out, Chileans are not especially inventive with names and the Valle de la Muerte in the Atacama Desert is named The Valley of Death for a reason. There is no water and, from about 9:30am, no shade either. The sun slips between the gaps in the bizarre rock formations and beats down on the unwitting desert wanderer. Barely any life survives here. In all my hour

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