A World Less Seen

       Fine Art International Photography By Thomas Upton       

Asia Pacific: Landscapes & Street Life

Asia Pacific brings together contrasting natural and human environments, from expansive mountain and coastal scenery to dense cities and smaller communities. The photographs move between broad views and close observations of streets, buildings, people and daily activity. Changes in light, terrain and culture give each setting a distinct character. Rather than concentrating only on familiar landmarks, this gallery also makes room for quieter details encountered along the way.The Asia Pacific travel gallery crosses very different landscapes and ways of life. In New Zealand, steep fiords, snowfields and rainforest waterfalls provide a striking contrast to Tokyo rail passengers, Shanghai towers and everyday scenes in Hong Kong’s Tai O village. Small encounters—a market stall, a bicycle rider, the geometry of a city building—can be as memorable as an immense mountain view. These photographs look for both scales of experience.

Close view of bright red lattice steel beams and braces forming the structure of Tokyo Tower.
Black-and-white row of seated Tokyo subway passengers reading books, papers, and phones during a commute.
A nighttime city view shows illuminated high-rises and glass buildings packed closely together.
Thin tall waterfall on dark mossy cliff beyond a rocky streambed.
Weathered metal houses, bicycles, and domestic objects fill a compact neighborhood lane in Tai O.
A man leans from a small doorway beside sandals, a bicycle, and metal walls in Tai O.
An older man in a white tank top rides a bicycle toward the camera along a narrow Tai O lane.
A dramatic shaft of light catches a rocky summit while heavy clouds and shadowed slopes fill the scene.
Stirling Falls plunges from a sheer, mossy cliff with white spray billowing across the dark foreground.
High view of a packed antique market stall filled with clocks, framed items, lamps, and collectibles.
Black and white street scene showing a seated man smoking among scrap materials, bicycles, and stacked objects.
Black-and-white rear view of matching security shirts moving in a tight line through a crowded area.
Hundreds of thin rods project from a curved pavilion wall against blue sky, forming a dense bristled texture.
Rusty abandoned utility vehicle standing on pale gravel beside bare brown hills.
Two modern Pudong skyscrapers rise against gray sky, including the rectangular opening of the World Financial Center.
Still small forest pond reflecting distant mountains and green trees beneath a cloudy sky.
Steep gray rock face dissected by thin nearly vertical sheets of snowy ice.
Stone stairs ascending through dense damp greenery and fern fronds in forest.
Mitre Peak emerges through heavy mist above calm water and forested slopes in Milford Sound.
Several attendants carefully arrange a bride's traditional kimono during a ceremony at Meiji Shrine.
Tall tiered cascade flowing down dark terraced bedrock through wet green forest.
Lakeside settlement with small houses and trees beneath a wide, jagged mountain range.
Large Buddha statue appears faint and nearly hidden behind fog above dark treetops on Lantau Island.
Empty Kyoto street with stone paving, steps, walls, and warm light fading between traditional buildings.
Market booth scene with a resting vendor hidden behind a large paper umbrella and baskets.
Black-and-white portrait of a young man in work clothes standing against a rough brick wall.
Several gondola cable cars hang from wires, receding upward across a bright blue sky.
Kinkaku-ji's gold facade appears across a calm pond surrounded by dense green trees and rocks.
Sharp mountain peak rising beyond a lake, partly obscured by dark low clouds.
Several leafless willow trees rise from shallow blue-green water, with golden slopes and mountains beyond.
Bright red torii gates recede along a stone path, creating a narrow tunnel of repeating columns.
Wide rocky valley stretching between dark green slopes disappearing into mist.
The Donne River rushes over large boulders between dense forest and misty mountain ridges.
Black-and-white view of hanging white clothing and partially visible pedestrians in a narrow urban setting.
Devil's Punchbowl waterfall falls beside steep gray rock walls, with broken boulders and brush below.
Black-and-white view of Shanghai's waterfront skyline across the river beneath streaked clouds.
The largest waterfall on Milford Sound, very close to the tourist boat harbor.
Colorful hats and clothing of beach tourists contrasts dramatically with the fishermen dragging boatloads of seaweed down the shoreline.
Two narrow weathered sheds stand beside a stained mattress and scattered boat gear under tropical vegetation.
Three narrow outrigger canoes with red, yellow, and green sails sit on a sandy Bali beach.
A man stands inside a cluttered workshop surrounded by bottles, tools, and a motorcycle.
Empty country road running through grassy land toward a range of snow-covered mountains.