Opening Page Photos
2006

- Photographs by Tom Coyner © 2006

"Photography is a way of shouting, of freeing oneself,
 not of proving or asserting one's own originality.
It's a way of life."
 - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Photos Featured in Past Opening Web Site Pages
Click on below thumbnails for enlargements;
Pause cursor over thumbnails for descriptions

Buddhist Temple Roof, Seoul, December 2005 © T Coyner 2006 Side Street Restaurants in Insadong, Seoul, February 2006 © T Coyner 2006 New Year Eve, Chongyecheon, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, December 2005 © T Coyner 2005 Buddha's Birthday Lantern Parade, Seoul, May 2004 © T Coyner 2006 ChangGyeong-gung Palace Grounds, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, December 2005 © T Coyner 2005 Ga-hwei Dong, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, March 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Chongyecheon Stream, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, November 2005 © T Coyner 2006 New Year Eve, Chongyecheon, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, December 2005 © T Coyner 2005 Buddhist monk in Insadong, Seoul, February 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Mountain fires caution sign, Gupabal, northern Seoul, February 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Lunar New Year Yeut-nori, Suwon, January 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Pond in Changgyeong Palace, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, December 2005 © T Coyner 2006

Changgyeonggung7810-cropped.jpg (332767 bytes)

Insadong Street, Seoul, February 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Samul Nori drummers at Irish Festival, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, March 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Head monk of Bongamsa, Mungyeong, Geyong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Buddhist Monk in Gyedong, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, March 2006 ©  T Coyner 2006 ChangGyeong-gung Palace Grounds, Jongro-Gu, Seoul, December 2005 © T Coyner 2005

Buddha's Birthday, outside of Bongwon-sa temple, Seoul, May 5, 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Fungi, Mun-gyeong-seijei Forest, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Bongam-sa temple entrance, Mun-gyeong, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Mountain God Worshipers, Mungyeongsaejae, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Mount Hui-yang in Spring, Mun-gyeong, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Monk's Quarters, Bong-am Temple, Mun-gyeong, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006

Buddha's Birthday, outside of Bongwon-sa temple, Seoul, May 5, 2006 © T Coyner 2006

Cherry blossoms at Bong-am Temple, Mun-gyeong, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 ©  T Coyner 2006 Monks' Water Basin, Bong-am Temple, Mun-gyeong, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Magnolia with Spider, Mun-gyeong-seijei Forest, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Jindarei blossoms near Bong-am Temple, Mun-gyeong, Gyeong-bug, April 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Buddha's Birthday, Chogye-sa temple, Seoul, May 5, 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Celebrating Buddha's Birthday outside of Bongam-sa, Seoul © T Coyner 2006 Forest Path, Namtaeryeong, Southern Seoul, June 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Main Hall's Buddha, Bongwon-sa, May 2006, Seoul © T Coyner 2006 Koo Eun Ji, abstract painter, Seoul, May 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Buddha's Birthday Lantern at Bongwon-sa temple, Seoul, May 5, 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Offerings to Parental Love at Hongje-sa temple, Seoul, May 5, 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Near-by Skyline from the Dog Races, Dublin, July 2004 © T Coyner 2006 Stand By Me lads, Belfast, Ireland, July 2004 © T Coyner 2006 Sunrise over Biwon, Seoul, July 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Early Dawn, Seoul, July 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Wilted dried flower, Seoul © T Coyner 2006 Celebrating Buddha's Birthday, May 2006, Seoul © T Coyner 2006
Rain Drops on Window Screen, Seoul, July 2006 © T Coyner 2006 After a Summer Rain Back Street, Kilkenny, Ireland, July 2004 © T Coyner 2006 Irish Cousins, Sandymount, Dublin, July 2004 © T Coyner 2006 2006 World Cup Banner and Adm. Yi Statue, Gwanghwamun, Seoul, June 2006 © T Coyner 2006 World Cup Booster Banner, City Hall, June 2006, Seoul © T Coyner 2006 2006 World Cup Banner, Gwanghwamun, Seoul, June 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Egrets in Korea's DMZ, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 N Korean guard keeping Chinese tourists on north side of Panmunjeom boundary, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 S Korean guards facing north side of Panmunjeom, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 N Korean guard herding Chinese tourists at Panmunjeom, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Early Dawn Steeple and Butcher's Sign, Seoul, July 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Early Dawn, Seoul, July 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Subway Passengers, Chungmuro, Seoul, September 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Seoul Hash House Harriers, Seoul, September 2006 © T Coyner 2006 N Korean soldier & Chinese tourist, Panmunjeom, DMZ, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 USAF, ROK Army and Australian Army personnel at Panmunjeom, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Girls Hanging Out, Shibuya, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Summer Evening, Gyedong, Seoul, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Coffee Shop at Mid Day, Shibuya, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Autumn in Shinjuku-gyoen, Tokyo, 1990's © T Coyner 2006 Meiji Jingu Inner Court, Harajuku, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Akasaka Underpass, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Autumn in Shinjuku-gyoen, Tokyo, 1990's © T Coyner 2006 Noodle Shop Chairs, Mita, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Ramen Restaurant, Mita, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Sunset from within Meiji Jingu shrine, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Meiji Jingu East Gate, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Old Farmer's Home, Minka-en, Kawasaki, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Bamboo at Hie Jinja (Shinto shrine), Akasaka, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Asakusa Temple at Dusk, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006

Kunihisa Jinja, Akasaka, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006

Entrance to Hiskuni Jinga Shinto Shrine, Akasaka, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Bamboo in Hie Jinja Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Asakusa Temple at Dusk, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Kaminari-mon, Asakusa, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Shinto Shrine Entrance Detail, Hie Jinja, Akaska, Tokyo, August 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Traditional Door Bolt, Seoul, September 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Kowloon Pier, Hong Kong, October 2006 © T Coyner Outdoor Market, Hong Kong, October 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Market, Hong Kong, October 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Outdoor Fish Market, Hong Kong, October 2006 © T. Coyner 2006 Buddhist Worshiper, Bopjusa, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Subway Station, Seoul, September 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Outdoor Escalator Roofing, Hong Kong, October 2006 © T Coyner Newsstand, Hong Kong, October 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Harbor and Star Ferry, Hong Kong, October 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Bopjusa temple, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Mountain Hermitage, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Songrisan National Park, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Gwanghwamun Under Renovation, Seoul, Deember 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Buddhist dragon, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 copy ; T Coyner 2006 Bopjusa temple, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Maitreya Bodhisattva, Beopjusa, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Standing Buddha Close-up, Bopjusa, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Songrisan National Park, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Songrisan National Park, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Mountain Inn, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Mountain Inn, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Songrisan National Park, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Buddhist hermitage, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Side Gate, Changgyeong-gung, Seoul, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Songrisan National Forest, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Beopju Temple, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Beopju Temple, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Songrisan National Forest mountain inn, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 South Gate Interior of Suweon Fortress Wall, Suweon, October 2006 ©  T Coyner 2006
Hwang-seung-heng Palace, Suweon, Chusok Day, 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Songrisan National Forest mountain inn, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Songrisan National Forest mountain inn, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Mountain inn, Songrisan, Chungbug, November 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Last Autumn Leaves, Chang-gyeong Palace, Seoul, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Gyeongbug-gung Palace, October 2006 © T 2006
Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Traditional Musician, Chiang Mai Night Market, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Buddhist Monk, Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Pan Tao Wat in Central Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner  2006 Chedi Luang Wat, Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner Wat U Mong Stupa at Sunset, Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006
Wat Paratat Doi Khao Quai Buddhist images, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Dec, 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Novice Monk in a Buddhist Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 ©  T. Coyner 2007 Door in a Wat Compound, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Wat U Mong Spirit Tree, Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Buddhist Offering Figurines, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007
Hill Tribes Women, Chiang Rai, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Temple Duck, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Wat Sunset, Chiang Mai, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Tuk-tuk cabs, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Hill Tribal Woman Woven Goods Vendor, Northern Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Wat Entrance and Shop Sign, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T Coyner 2007
Akha Tribal Women, Chiang Rai street corner, Thailand, December 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Temple Figure, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner Temple Dusk, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Tailor in Central Market, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T Coyner 2006 Wat Door, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Automated Fortune Telling Machine, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007
Buddhist Stupa , Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Spirit Figurine, Chiang Rai, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Buddhist Monks, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Buddhist Worshippers , Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Wat Window, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007 Wat Stupa and Building Statue, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Dec. 2006 © T. Coyner 2007

 

To see other photos such as the immediate above, please visit the below hot links: 

My separate photo web site is at http://www.seoulman.smugmug.com

Return to our Page