Gordon Ross Photography

A Balinese funeral, especially one of a hero, is a spectacle to witness. The man who died was a member of the Indonesian resistance who fought the Dutch from re-occupying the country after the Japanese occupation ended at the end of World War II. The images show people gathering for the event, the funeral itself, the procession to the cremation grounds and the cremation itself.

I have taken photographs since I was a boy and I have explored a number of photographic subjects along the way. Wildlife photography is a genre that stayed with me and matured with me as I grew older. To see a wild creature fully inhabit its wild space with its raw natural energy is powerful and captivating. To capture it photographically is my icing on the cake. From Antarctica to the Serengeti, our planet has an amazing variety of landscapes […]

Geshe YongDong, Tibetan Bon Lama I have had the amazing opportunity to get to know and to study with Geshe YongDong, a Bon Buddhist Lama who runs the Bon centre, Sherab Chamma Ling. GesheLa was born in Tibet and like so many of his time, he fled Tibet to northern India where he lived and studied in exile. Eventually, he made his way to Canada where he founded Sherab Chamma Ling, the only Bon Buddhist Centre in Canada. You can […]

I love ice. I love its form. Its hardness that belies its fragility. And I love the lines and the hues of blue. And the way my dualistic brain works, I immediately think of its opposite. Do any of you think like that? I seem hardwired that way. So, really, today I got thinking today about ice by first thinking about heat waves. I live in BC, Canada where we were in the midst of a heat wave that broke all […]

Ethiopia is diverse in landscapes and cultures. From the countryside and cultures of the arid Omo Valley to the Simien Plateau, the rooftop of Africa, Ethiopia is spectacularly different from region to region. It’s painful to see it in the news once again as internal strife threatens to tear the country apart. Ethiopia is dear to my heart so with the rollout of my new website, I decided to feature this amazing country in a gallery of portraits.

Portrait of a Mursi Tribe at War, Omo Valley, Ethiopia

World Portrait Photography A portrait should convey some important aspect(s) about a person that leaves you with the feeling that you know something about the individual beyond the image. I’ve had the great fortune to travel widely and photograph thousands of people. It’s so fulfilling to quickly engage someone, get them to relax, to connect with them and then to capture that moment. One of my recipes for a successful portrait is to make eye contact with my subjects right […]

Burning Man 2011 It was my first Burn and as such, I was affectionately known as a Virgin Burner. I had heard about this festival for years and was always curious. Simply put, it transcended everything that I had imagined it would be. This festival is the poster-child of the Counter Culture Revolution. On the Black Rock Desert, commonly referred to as The Playa, the world’s largest participatory festival unfolds with a density of over 50,000 Burners. It is intense. […]