Postcards From Tuaran - Spectral Codex

At the beginning of February I spent several days near Tuaran, a town outside of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, Malaysia. Here are a few photos from my adventures there…

Kampung from a distance.
Kampung from a distance.
Kampung life.
Kampung life.
A bridge in Borneo.
A bridge in Borneo.
Inside a triangular plaza near the heart of town.
Inside a triangular plaza near the heart of town.
Ling San Pagoda, Tuaran.
Ling San Pagoda, Tuaran.
A gateway to otherworld.
A gateway to otherworld.
The entrance to a village in Sabah.
The entrance to a village in Sabah.
Metal shutters in Tuaran.
Metal shutters in Tuaran.
A midday haircut, smiling faces.
A midday haircut, smiling faces.
Tuaran city wildlife.
Tuaran city wildlife.
Overgrown on the outskirts of Tuaran.
Overgrown on the outskirts of Tuaran.
Sabahan sundown.
Sabahan sundown.

For more from this trip browse around Sabah.

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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.