The shape of tea country

Rows of tea draw fine lines across the hillside. Trees and scattered buildings break up the pattern, giving the landscape a scale that is easy to lose when looking only at the mountains.

Tea terraces beneath green hills
Tea terraces in the Nuwara Eliya collection. Curving rows lead the eye into the hills.

Layers of green

Beyond the nearest slopes, the landscape softens into pale layers. There is as much to look at in the spaces between the trees as in the broad view.

Morning light across the highland valley
Light settles across a highland valley, with dark foliage framing the foreground.

A path through Horton Plains

The grassland photographs open up the frame. A narrow path becomes the clearest line through a landscape of muted browns and greens.

A winding path through golden grassland
A winding trail through the grassland in the Horton Plains collection.

Where the view disappears

Mist changes how far a photograph lets you see. Here, the rough texture of the path stays clear while the landscape beyond it gradually fades.

A rocky trail disappearing into mist
Rock, grass and low cloud along a highland trail.

A smaller frame

A bird among the branches brings the collection down to a different scale. The wide landscapes make room for a quieter, closer subject.

A black and white bird perched on a branch
A black-and-white bird pauses on a branch, surrounded by green.

Through the window

The train photographs turn the frame towards the journey itself: a doorway, a curve of track and a passenger looking out. They hold the small moments between the larger views.

A child looking out through a train window
A child looks out through a train window. The railway lines carry the view beyond the frame.
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