A 'pop-up' barbeque chicken stall in a summer holiday camp, Naran.
In a newly set up coffee stall in Naran, the owner waits for the mass of holiday makers to arrive.
Porters off load supplies after the steep climb up to the 'Fairy Meadow' camp south of Nanga Parbat mountain.
Invited into a home in a remote village in the Astore Valley I was surprised to see this baby boy propped up against a wall. The mother and other women were all hiding from me and my camera.
A goat herder in Tarishing village in the Astore Valley.
An inquisitive Marmot in the Deosai Plains National Park.
Rain sweeping over the mountains across the Indus River in Skardu.
A view of the Shigar river and valley north of Skardu.
A pavement shoe repair stall in Skardu.
A friendly tea shop owner in Gilgit.
An hotel doorman in Karimabad in the Hunza Valley.
View from the 'Eagle's Nest' viewpoint above Karimabad in the beautiful Hunza Valley.
A spectacular setting and backdrop for this hotel in Karimabad
Sunset view from the 'Eagle's Nest' viewpoint above Karimabad. The last of the sun's rays catch 'Golden Peak'.
A sunset view of Rakaposhi Mountain from a viewpoint above Karimabad.
Local tourists brave the Hussaini suspension bridge crossing the Hunza River.
Baltit Fort overlooking Karimabad in the Hunza Valley.
Meditating overlooking Karimabad in the Hunza Valley with Rakaposhi in the distance.
'Lady Finger' peak towers over Karimabad.
The Chitral polo team practice in Mastuj before heading up to the Shandur Pass for the following weekends annual match against Gilgit.
A colourful farmer in the Shandur National Park
This guy has been living here and serving chai at the Shandur Pass for the last 12 years.
A shoe repair stand in Chitral
A tea shop in Chitral
A typical Pakistani heavy haulage truck.
Two Kalash girls. The following images were all taken in and around the village of Rumbur which is located up in the Kalash Valley close to the Afghanistan border.
Mobile phones are everywhere!
As in every household, kids are always happy to do the chores, even if it involves a visit down to the river.
A lovely portrait of a Kalash wife busy in her kitchen.
A typical Kalash living room. The entire family eats and sleeps in this single room. All the cooking is done outside on the verandah or porch.
A typical family cooking area. The stove pipe sends smoke directly up to the neighbours above. Some cooking areas are simply made from hand formed mud.
A group of Muslim Kalash schoolgirls. 10% of the Kalash in this valley have been converted to Islam and have to live separately from the rest though they are still allowed to wear the traditional dress.
A Kalash graveyard. Nowadays bodies are placed in coffins and buried but until recently coffins were just placed side by side in a shady area.
Would you cross this bridge?
Ibex climb trees looking for an evening meal.
This unique horizontal tandoor oven was the only one I saw on my travels.
A local bus.
Another magnificent truck. Each truck is unique and costs thousands of dollars to decorate and paint, all by hand. Like this one, many have carved wooden doors and panelling and are true works of art.
The domes of Chitral mosque with Tirichmir mountain as a backdrop, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush range
A wannabe truck driver settles for a custom tuk tuk in Mardan north of Peshawar.
A fruit seller in Peshawar.
A typical Peshawari bus.
A beautiful old mosque in Peshawar.
A typical Tea shop in Peshawar. The green tea here is flavoured with an almond nut which is crushed in the pestle and mortar then left to infuse with the tea. It is then poured into the small porcelain cups form the lovely enamelled tea pots.
Storm clouds approaching the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad.
