Owen Wiltshire Photography

02/16/2026

11/15/2025

"5 Essences - colour magic - Machhapuchhre"

Taken at the Green Gathering nearby Pokhara, Nepal.

W/ some photoshop colour fun.

10/23/2025

A few pics from beautiful Laos

10/20/2025

Tak bak - morning alms - Chiang Rai, Thailand

10/20/2025

Photo Title: "Making New Friends"

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AI Overview about these two guardians:

"The two guardians at the "Gate of Heaven" at the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) are Death and Rahu.

These mythical figures guard the entrance to the main building and represent the judgment of the soul's fate, similar to a spiritual gatekeeper.

Death: Represents the end of life and the transition to the spiritual world.

Rahu: A deity in Thai Buddhism who is believed to swallow the sun and moon to create eclipses and judges the fate of souls. "

- Gemini AI overview

Read more about the artist who built the temple, and about its history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Rong_Khun

10/17/2025

"Streetview 2025 - Chiang Rai"

10/17/2025

"Patience"

10/13/2025

"Across the bridge" at วัดร่องขุ่น Wat Rong Khun - The White Temple.

They said happiness was found this way. Turns out I wasn't looking for that. Instead I found stories about govt bombings and war. I found more suffering. Nirvana isn't for everybody. Why wait outside of time, when there is work to be done? Let's all suffer in this together

10/13/2025

Temptation, power, lust, desire, inequality & Lies.

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Secrets keep you safe! Hierarchy is merit. Control is order.
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วัดร่องขุ่น Wat Rong Khun - The White Temple - created by Chalermchai Kositpipat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Rong_Khun

10/13/2025

วัดร่องขุ่น - Wat Rong Khun - Chiang Rai, Thailand

"Bridge of "the cycle of rebirth"

The main building at the white temple, the ubosot, is reached by crossing a bridge over a small lake. In front of the bridge are hundreds of outreaching hands that symbolize unrestrained desire. The bridge proclaims that the way to happiness is by foregoing temptation, greed, and desire. Next to the lake stand two very elegant Kinnaree, half-human, half-bird creatures from Buddhist mythology.[5]"

"... Chalermchai Kositpipat, a local artist from Chiang Rai, decided to completely rebuild the temple and fund the project with his own money."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Rong_Khun