Joshua McLean

I Will Show You The World - One Photograph At A Time

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The most famous water township in China is commonly referred to as the "Venice of the east". The city is full of bridges, canals, temples and outstandingly preserved homes of past wealthy Chinese scholars. The centerpiece of these homes are their meticulously manicured gardens. These classical gardens have been added to UNESCO's list of world heritage sites as they "represent the development of Chinese landscape garden design over more that two thousand years". The two that I visited were Master of the Nets Garden (constructed in 1140) was centered around a 334m2 pool /pond. The other being the Couple's Retreat Garden (constructed in 1874) The city of Suzhou is a wonderful expression of a classical Chinese city while also being one ofnthe fastest growing city's in the world. (at Suzhou, Jiangsu)

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Making my way further up Mt Emei towards the sacred Golden Summit I had to pass monkeys running along the path and through the trees trying to get onto my backpack. Using my tripod to keep them at a distance I made it through to the beautiful monasterywhere I stayed the night. The following morning, ready to make the final climb to the Golden Summit it was pouring down rain. Visibility was terrible (as shown in the shot above). We didn't get to see any of the special weather occurrences, Buddha halo, sea of clouds, Buddha lights or even a sunrise. We did however get to see the giant four sided budda emerge from the fog and that was a little bit cool. The photo above shows how foggy it was at the top (we were literally walking around inside a cloud!) These lanterns encompass the base of the statue that is guarded by many elephants with 6 tusks. . . . #travel #travler #travelgram #tripstergram #travelphotography #photo #photography #photographer #potd #photooftheday #photographyeveryday #photograph #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #nikon #iwsytw #creativelive #china #mtemei #goldensummit #lantern #fog #cloud #buddha #elephant #mountain #asia (at Golden Summit - Emei Mt.)

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Having made my way to Mt Emei the first stop on the climb was Crouching Tiger Monastery. This place is amazing! It's big & impressive, almost big enough to get lost in. It has these fantastically coloured walls. Secrect tip: There are over 100 statues in a building in the back corner of the monastery all of deities, most sitting though my favourite was riding on a very impressive peacock. Shortly after Crouching Tiger Monastery on your climb up to the Golden Summit is where the steep steps being... and they don't stop. . . . #travel #travler #travelgram #tripstergram #travelphotography #photo #photography #photographer #potd #photooftheday #photographyeveryday #photograph #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #nikon #iwsytw #creativelive #china #mtemei #monk #monastery #goldensummit #stairs #mountain (at Mount Emei)

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Bonus #2 Also located at the Chengdu Research Base are the little cousins of the Giant Panda. Known as the Red Panda these guys are just as adorable. Living and sleeping in the trees the Red Panda eats bamboo like the Giant Panda though will also forage for nuts and roots. . . . #travel #travler #travelgram #tripstergram #travelphotography #photo #photography #photographer #photographyeveryday #potd #photooftheday #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #iwsytw #creativelive #nikon #china #chengdu #panda #animals #animal #red #redpanda #asia #forrest #cute #gorgeous #research (at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding)

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Ok as promised yesterday here is a stunning shot of a Giant Panda 🐼! These guys are gorgeous though not as giant as I was expecting (not gorilla giant anyway). Size aside they are simply adorable and the little guys even more so! BONUS... If you donate 1500 - 2000 Yuan (270 - 280 dollars ) you get to dress completely in blue scrubs and hold/feed a baby panda. Talk about an experience! . . . #travel #travler #travelgram #tripstergram #travelphotography #photo #photography #photographer #photographyeveryday #potd #photooftheday #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #iwsytw #creativelive #nikon #china #asian #giant #panda #animals #animal #cute #adorable #gorgeous #chengdu #research #breeding (at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding)

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Traveling now through the south of China I have just left Cheng Du (where there is a Giant Panda Reserve! Photos of These guys tomorrow 🐼) and am on my way to Mt Emei one of the four sacred buddist mountains in China. Though on the way there we need to make a stop at the Leshan Giant Buddha the worlds largest Buddha! This guy is huge 72m tall and carved into the side of a cliff! A monk slept in cave while he carved out the Buddha to calm the water below where two rives met where it was too rough to travel accross and due to the amount of stone that was displaced from the cliff the waters were much calmer once the monk had finished. When visiting you descend down the side of the Buddha via a steep stair case and then walk around his feet that make the tallest of men seem like ants. These colorful incense are located at the base and come in a multitude of colours. These are then taken to many shines located around the cliff. . . . #travel #travler #travelgram #tripstergram #travelphotography #photo #photography #photographer #photographyeveryday #potd #photooftheday #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #iwsytw #creativelive #nikon #china #chengdu #panda #incense #buddha #giant #giantbuddha #colourful #leshan #mtemei #emie #monk #asia (at Leshan Giant Buddha)

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Where ever you walk in the old city of Xian you can hear the sounds of crickets being sold in the markets. Small birds and hundreds of crickets are sold in small brightly coloured cages like the ones above. The markets are full of mostly cheap items though you can find many amazing things. Also when in Xian take a walk or ride around the city walls. A word of warning though it is a much longer round trip than it looks. . . . #travel #travler #travelgram #tripstergram #travelphotography #photo #photography #photographer #photographyeveryday #potd #photooftheday #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #iwsytw #creativelive #nikon #china #xian #cricket #bugs #bug #market (at Xian, China)

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Keeping with the recent black and white shots I thought I'd share this photograph from the streets of Beijing. This gentleman fixes watches as his street side stall that is no bigger than a school desk. If you wandered across the street there was also a street side barber who's only equipment was a chair and scissors. China is a fascinating place. . . . #china #travel #photography #photo #beijing #photooftheday #potd #photographyeveryday #photographer #photograph #backandwhite #b&w #nikon #iwsytw #creativelive #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #asia #watch #watches #travler #tripstergram (at Beijing, China)

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My next stop after Africa was a trip on an emrites A380 (a really really big plane) that took me to Beijing. Arriving in China was like a arriving in a whole new world. All countries I've visited thus far have used the Roman alphabet so you could at least sound out what each word sounds like. In China this is impossible. I have know idea what these words are supposed to sound like. 🈹️🈲️🉑️🈸️. You experience a bit of culture shock as you leave the airport though this is amazing and exactly what you should come here for. The people of China are some of the nicest in the world and being a tall pale Caucasian male I drew a bit of attention from the locals. Lastly the street food in China is some of the best I've had. Families make noodles on the side of the road and it makes for a quality photo opportunity. . . . #china #travel #photography #travelphotography #photo #photographyeveryday #b&w #blackandwhite #cooking #noodles #beijing #family #travler #tripstergram #latergram #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #nikon #iwsytw #creativelive #streetphotography #streetfood #food #asia (at Beijing, China)

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One of my favourte subjects to shoot are old, tired and rundown places or things because they have such intruige and that intruige leads to its story and history. Walking around the streets of Caoe town I stumbled upon this great old car with its patched up paint job and flat tire. This all adds great contrast added with the clothes in the background and lastly I love the street number written onto the wall of the house. #23 . . . #africa #cape #town #capetown #b&w #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhite #travel #photography #travelphotography #tripstagram #travler #photo #potd #photooftheday #photographyeveryday #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #nikon #iwsytw #creativelive #car (at Cape Town ,south African)

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Moving to Cape Town in South Africa. This is Hout Bay, and should be you first stop as you venture down the cape peninsula. . . . #south #africa #southafrica #capetown #cape #town #ocean #hout #bay #peninsula #travel #travelphotography #traveler #tripstagram #explore #potd #photographyeveryday #photography #photgrapher #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #nikon #photooftheday #hills #mountains #blue #bluesky (at Hout Bay)

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This is one of my favourite photos from my trip to Africa. Photographing birds presents more of a challenge than land animals especially when in flight. Here I got a rare chance for two Hornbills in one shot! . . . #africa #Zimbabwe #bird #birds #hornbill #blue #bluesky #animals #travel #wild #wildlife #photography #photo #photographyeveryday #photographer #potd #photooftheday #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #nikon #camera #tripstagram #explore #traveler #travelphotography (at Zimbabwe)

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Two Zebras frolic through the wild life reserve. . . . #africa #zebra #animals #travel #wild #wildlife #photography #photo #potd #photooftheday #nationalpark #national #park #tripstagram #explore #travelphotography #traveler #nikon #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #photographyeveryday #photographer (at South Africa)

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Apologies for the delay in pictures. That was because I was in the midst of a little trip to the States where I was taking more beautiful photographs. We'll be back on the African trail from tomorrow. (at United States of America)

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Making our way south we start to explore South Africa where there are even more wildlife adventures to be had. . . . #southafrica #africa #squirrel #bird #bluesky #travel #wild #wildlife #animals #photography #photo #traveler #nikon #potd #photooftheday #tripstagram #instadaily #instatravel #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #love #IWSYTW (at South Africa)

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Walking with Lions 🦁 . . . #Zimbabwe #africa #lion #animals #travel #wild #wildlife #photography #photo #bluesky #tracks #nationalpark #national #park #nikon #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #IWSYTW #love #instadaily #instatravel #tripstagram #photooftheday #potd (at Hwange National Park)

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A kudu and his reflection . . . #Zimbabwe #africa #kudu #wildlife #animals #travel #wild #wildlife #photography #photo #travelphotography #reflection #photooftheday #potd #featuremeteds #shootproofme #rawmoments #love #instadaily #instatravel #IWSYTW (at Zimbabwe)