Paper burning in a brazier in Hanoi, Vietnam

Paper burning in a brazier in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2012

A candle at a confirmation at a church in Canberra

A candle at a confirmation at a church in Canberra in July 2010

An Illawarra flame tree at Milton, New South Wales

An Illawarra flame tree at Milton, New South Wales in December 2012

A candle in a Thai temple in Penang, Malaysia

A candle in a Thai temple in Penang, Malaysia in September 2012

Woman making a glass object at the Klonghae floating market in Hatyai, Thailand

Woman making a glass object at the Klonghae floating market in Hatyai, Thailand in February 2012

Temple candle

Candle burning at Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012

Temple candles

A candle at Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai, September 2012

Doi Suthep candle

Flame at Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012

New year good luck

Burning paper possessions in anticipation of Tet (New Year) in Hanoi, Vietnam in January 2012

Fire in a fireplace

A fireplace in the gaol in Richmond, Tasmania in May 2013

White flame

A flame from a candle in a restaurant in Hobart, Tasmania in May 2013

Religious candles

Candles at Doi Suthep temple outside Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012

Shrine candles

Candles at a shrine at Saingam Park, Phimai, Thailand in December 2009

Burning paper money in Hanoi

Burning paper money during during Vietnamese new year (Tet) in Hanoi, Vietnam in January 2012

Thai temple ritual

Spooning oil into a metal lotus bowl in order to prolong life at the Doi Suthep temple outside Chiang Mai, Thailand, in June 2011

Candle flame

A flame from a candle at the Yunnan Chinese Cultural centre in Santichon Village, outside Pai in Northern Thailand in December 2009

In the fire

A fire to cook a flying fox at Gapuwiyak, taken in December 2008

Burning incense

Incense sticks burning before the Thao Suranari shrine in Khorat, Thailand in December 2009

Candle flame pt 3

Flame from a candle at the Khao Yai Cowboy festival in Khao Yai, Thailand in December 2009

Candle flame pt 2

Flame from a candle at the Khao Yai Cowboy festival in Khao Yai, Thailand in December 2009