1. Galle Road, Wellawatte - 1981

2. Crab Vendor – Can you tell the sex of each crab?

3. The friendly butcher, still better pay him more than the asking price..

4. The Locksmith, catching up with the racing news during the “slack business hours”..

5. A Stall in the Wellawatte Market

6. Rickshaw man, still around and struggling to make a living in 1981

7. Street Cobbler, instant service, news exchange, by Wellawatte Post Office

8. Home bread delivery has changed…

9. Beached Catamaran, Mr. Lavinia Hotel is in the far background…

10. Spiny Lobster for sale by local fisherman…

11. Do you know how narrow the Catamaran used in fishing really is?

12. Firewood from the depot was still in demand in 1981 as primary fuel

13. Home delivery of kerosene fast becoming the preferred fuel in 1981

14. Fussell’s Lane/Galle Road Junction, A hub of activity in 1981

15. Street fish vendors busy as usual

16. Tailor, Lily Avenue in 1981 Alfresco is more comfortable

17. Hardware related problems solved….. Lily Avenue in 1981

18. Saloons in Colombo do not sell booze but offer haircuts and shaves, instead

19. Tonsorial Artists in the same saloon

20. Begging on the pavement, Galle Road – 1981

21. Bullock Cart - 1981

22. Eggs, Plantains, Garlands, etc. High Street (W.A. Silva Mawatha), Wellawatte

23. Grandmother and Granddaughter by Chapel Lane, Methodist Church, Wellawatte

24. Ropes & Fruits Manning Place, Wellawate

25. Pottery and Mats Manning Place, Wellawatte

26. Live Chicken for Sale

27. Getting chicken ready for your kitchen Any fear of contamination?

28. A Hindu Wedding, Wellawatte 1981

29. Sapphire Cinema, Wellawatte

30. Sunrise at the Canal Pier, looking towards Fort…

31. Wellawatte Beach, near sunset, looking South…

32. Boat

33. Buying Coconut Oil - 1981

34. Buying Jewelry

35. Uncut Sapphire