Pollution prevention

Wearing face masks in Chiang Mai, Thailand in October 2012

Seminyak drain

A creek in Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia in June 2011

Pollution in Sapa, Vietnam

Rubbish in a stream at Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Save a frog!

A conservation sign at the Australian National University in Canberra in April 2011. Protect Sullivans Creek, leave the drain for the rain

Don't litter in Bangkok

Anti-littering sign in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2011

No washing

Warning sign saying it is an offence to wash or pollute Lake Alexandrina in New Zealand in November 2010

Don't pollute!

Sign warning against polluting Lake Alexandrina in New Zealand in November 2010

Toxic drum

Toxic waste, corporate legacy sign on a 44 gallon drum at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra in February 2011. It refers to the ongoing controvert to site a nuclear disposal site on Aboriginal Land in the Northern Territory

Bad Fonterra

Sticker in Christchurch, New Zealand in November 2010. Fonterra is a large dairy company and its cattle pollute rivers in New Zealand

Bangkok haze

The view from May's apartment in Bangkok, Thailand, at sunset in December 2009. Hazy

Fighting pollution

Motorcyclist protecting himself against pollution in Makati, Manila, March 2009

Manila

Manila skyline, March 2009. A lot of pollution, but when the sun shone through, it was magical.

Polluted riverbank

Riverbank rubbish on the Thu Bon River, Hoi An, Vietnam, taken in March 2008. So sad and so unnecessary.

Prepared for the traffic

Woman with a motorcycle helmet at Hoi An, Vietnam, in March 2008. She is also wearing a mask to protect herself from the pollution.

Bridge crossing

Cyclists on the Trang Thien Bridge crossing the Perfume River at Hue,Vietnam, photographed in March 2008. There was construction work on the bridge resulting in lots of dust and contributing to these arresting images.

Pollution precautions

Look how these motor cyclists are protecting themselves against airborne pollution in Hoi An, Vietnam in March 2008. I like their glasses as well.

Vietnamese beauty

I took this photo from inside a taxi in Saigon in March 2008. The long white gloves really stand out and it is an unusual perspective as this shot could only be achieved from a moving vehicle, which is always fraught with difficulty and reflections.

Polluted cyclists

Cyclists on the Trang Tien bridge across the perfume River in Hue, with face masks to protect them from the pollution. Taken in March 2008

Rev your motors!

Motorcyclists waiting at the lights in Hanoi in March 2008. I like how they are all doing different things. Everyone of them is a unique individual.

Gloving up

Look what it takes to ride a motorbike in Saigon! Thick gloves and a huge mask to protect yourself from fumes and pollution. The photo was taken in March 20o8.