Hobbies/Interests

In my spare time I like writing hard-boiled mystery/crime novels. I'm interested in mystery/crime fiction that are essentially character studies, analysing human behaviour and exploring the world we live in, such as books by Raymond Chandler and detective TV series from the 60's to 90's, e.g. Columbo and The Streets of San Francisco.

When I'm not writing, I enjoy energetic sports like running, squash, tennis and swimming.
I also like playing the electric guitar (metal), video/photo editing, retrocomputing and playing video games like Uncharted.

Photo Competitions:

• My photo was selected for the UQ Sustainability photo competition Flickr photo stream 2013.
• My photos, Sleek Singapore, were awarded Commended in the Australian Photographer of the Year Competition 2020 (Travel category). My other entry was The Trees of Leicester.

Family:
My father Kamal Yatapanage was a physicist. We worked together on the Minerosion3.01 project. Only some of his papers are available online, e.g.:
Yatapanage, K. G. and Post, K. Measurement of 3-D Facial Contours for the Design of Half-face Respirators, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 53(1):19-26. (1992). Download