Photo-Articles Published in Sri Lanka's Sunday Observer Newspaper in 2003 and 2004

by Rohan Canagasabey

1 Pettah Revisited on 2 February 2003.

2 Winds of Change within Galle Fort on 2 March 2003.

3 Batticaloa... Life without War on 16 March 2003.

4 Jaffna in Images (in B&W) on 23 March 2003.

5 Wild Elephants Walking Towards Extinction ? on 6 July 2003.

6 Human Elephant Conflict: Learning to Co-exist on 28 September 2003.

7 Colombo Kite Festival in Magazine on 28 September 2003.

8 Voyages through Sri Lanka - a review of a Photographic Exhibition - on 22nd February 2004.

9 Nihal Fernando -Beyond the Photography
An interview with Nihal Fernando about the passion and motivation behind his photography - on 29th February 2004.

10 Redeveloping Pinnawela - about a renowned Elephant Orphanage - on 7th March 2004.

11 Batticaloa in suspense - about the aftermath of the LTTE internal split - on 14th March 2004.

12 English with a smile - about foreign volunteers teaching English in a unique and fun way - on 4th April 2004.

13 Karuwela Wewa - Serene Waters - A descriptive work on village life and nature - on 18th April 2004.

14 Road to Literary Acclaim - A short interview with the author and a review of the prize winning novel 'Road From Elephant Pass', about a cladestine journey of a Sri Lanka Army Officer and a female LTTE defector / informant. It is now being made into film and is also on the long list for a prestigous literary prize in Dublin, Ireland - on 23rd May 2004.

15 Divine interlude in Batticaloa - An article and pictures of Hindu Tamils of Batticaloa in divine worship, seeking to forget the internecine LTTE killings around them - 22nd August 2004.

16 The Far Spent Day : A tale of assualt, betrayal, murder and revenge - A review of this novel set in Colombo and a short interview with the prize-winning author. The Front Cover Photo Montage is partly credited to me as I was the photographer of the main picture - 29th August 2004.

17 India's Sethusamudram: A canal to riches or environmental disaster? - An extensive article on the environmental and trade issues raised by India's proposal to dredge a ship canal between the shallow waters seperating India and Sri Lanka.

Extra - Not on Web version - Three Photo Features, one on the Hindu Festival in Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in the Jaffna Peninsula, published on page 40 on 7th August 2003 and another titled 'Hidden Serenity' with basic nature pictures, near Wasgamuwau National Park, published on page 40 on 28th April 2004. More recently another half page photo feature on Wilpattu National Park, which appeared on 23rd May 2004.

If you cannot connect directly to any of the above please select archives from the front page of the newspaper site and then on the relevant date the Features section, where the title will be available.

Kind Regards

Rohan Canagasabey

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