Vardena, aged 67 is a local fisherman from Unawatuna. Vardena has been fishing almost every day for as long as he can remember. But what nature gives, sometimes it takes away. In 2004 the ocean that he loves so much took away what he loved the most. Vardena lost his wife and son to a devastating Tsunami that also left him homeless and without a boat. Unawatuna, Sri Lanka, 2014.
Ceylon tea. The humidity, cool temperatures, and rainfall in the country's central highlands provide a climate that favours the production of high quality tea. The industry was introduced to the country in 1847 by James Taylor, the British planter who arrived in 1852. Tea Plucker in the mountains around the town of Ella. Sri Lanka, 2014.
Sri Lankan, hindu priest.
