Steven Raidis at Raidis Estate in Coonawarra, South Australia invited me to hold an exhibition in his Cellar Door as a part of the Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival on May 6-9. I made the decision to focus on the isolated Xinjiang province of north western China.

Raidis Estate is well known regionally for exceptional wine served with traditional greek food, and MedEast will combine photography with Fassoulada soup and Mezze platters from the Mediterranean.

I’ve carefully phrased the above subject as I don’t want to pretend that I’m a) not a tourist, and b) not annoying. I am keen though to know what really gets your blood boiling when you’re on the road travelling.

(Image of tourist blatantly ignoring ‘No Photography’ signs at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 October 2009. Jamie McDonald Photography)