Ramparts of Galle : Beyond the Fort

These photographs have been taken by Dilina De Silva using his Samsung PL 120 camera at the Galle Fort. The detail of two photographs have been obtained using the Macro lens of the camera while one photograph have been shot in grey-scale.

Odi Heley Heleyyah

Odi heley heleyyah: a Sri Lankan fisherman’s chant used while dragging fisher nets or performing other strenuous work

To the people living in coastal areas of Sri Lanka, fishing is one of the mainly preferred professions. They’re experts in using different fishing methods such as Stilt fishing and Netting. The following photos featuring boats and equipment they use for fishing were taken by Dulana Peiris using a Canon IXUS155, at Galle, Sri Lanka.  

Ancient Cities: Tanks

The early civilisations of Sri Lanka were based on agriculture. The growth of agriculture required water. But the cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa were based in the dry zone of of Sri Lanka hence having a minimal rainfall. The great kings of these cities built tanks and reservoirs to store the rain water for the use of agriculture. These photographs were captured by Kushan Bhareti using his Sony Cyber-shot DCS-W690 camera

The divine surroundings of the sacred tooth relic

Temple of the sacred tooth relic is a sacred building complex which is used to house the Sacred Tooth relic, which is believed to be a tooth of Lord Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Darshani Abeysinghe has taken these photographs using her Huawei Honer 3C mobile phone camera within the grounds of the temple of the tooth relic.

Beautiful Sri Lanka

These photographs were taken by Olu Anthony using her Olymp100 Camera. These photos have been taken in the hill country of Sri Lanka, in Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains.

Ramparts of Galle : The gates & the walls

Though it was the Portuguese who initially built the Galle Fort using mud and palm trees, the tall and majestic ramparts we see today were built by the Dutch. These walls were built impregnably using coral and granite stones. Dulana Peiris was able to take photographs these walls and the two gates of Galle Fort using his Canon IXUS155 camera.

Sky is the Limit

These photographs of the sky were taken by Kushan Bhareti using his Sony Cyber-shot DCS-W690 and Yasith Ediriweera using his Samsung Smart Camera WB200F. 

Ramparts of Galle : The landmarks within

The Galle Fort, also known as the Dutch Fort, was built by Portuguese in 1588, and was fortified by Dutch and British afterwards. Galle Fort is known for it's dutch traditional buildings and landmarks, which Dulana Peiris managed to capture from his Canon IXUS155, while roaming within the fort area.