Photo credits

The photographs on this website come from photographers who share their work under free licences. Thank you to every one of them. Photos from Unsplash are used under the Unsplash License. Photos from Wikimedia Commons are used under the licence shown next to each one (Creative Commons or public domain). Some photos have been cropped to fit the page.

The tea photos in our shop are for illustration only. Pictures of our own packs will follow.

Home page

• Main photo: Photo: Rowan Heuvel on Unsplash
• Our story (also on the About page): Photo: Le Vu on Unsplash

Shop

• Udarata Signature Blend: Photo: Jocelyn Morales on Unsplash
• Embilmegama Single Estate: Photo: Dilani Wickramanayake on Unsplash
• Pilimathalawa Single Estate: Photo: Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash
• Arabegama Single Estate: Photo: krzhck on Unsplash
• Signature Blend category: Photo: Mikhail Pushkarev on Unsplash
• Single Estate category: Photo: MKankesh, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

Gallery

• The first cup: Photo: Yana on Unsplash
• Morning over the tea at Ramboda: Photo: Thushal Madhushankha on Unsplash
• Dusk over the hills near Kandy: Photo: Anatoly Maltsev on Unsplash
• Iced tea season: Photo: Mae Mu on Unsplash
• Pulled milk tea: Photo: Amir Shrestha on Unsplash
• Two leaves and a bud: Photo: Natasha Yurova on Unsplash
• Clouds over the Uva hills: Photo: Asanka Rathnayake on Unsplash
• Pouring: Photo: Barrett Baker on Unsplash
• Nine Arches Bridge, Ella: Photo: Hendrik Cornelissen on Unsplash
• Cinnamon and spice: Photo: Tracey Parish on Unsplash
• Tea caddies: Photo: 360floralflaves on Unsplash
• The valley at Haputale: Photo: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

Journal

• 1873: The First Ceylon Tea Shipment to London: Photo: Postcard, 1907, New York Public Library, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• A Journey Through Sri Lanka’s Seven Tea Regions: Photo: Bergentroll, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
• A Short History of the Colombo Tea Auction: Photo: Postcard, 1907, New York Public Library, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• A Tea Taster’s Glossary: Bright, Brisk, Coppery and More: Photo: Netkero, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• Cardamom Milk Tea for Rainy Afternoons: Photo: Kamal Preet Kaur on Unsplash
• Ceylon Became Sri Lanka — Why the Tea Kept Its Name: Photo: Unknown photographer, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• Cold Brew Ceylon Tea: Smooth, Sweet and Simple: Photo: Matt Hoffman on Unsplash
• Ginger and Jaggery Tea (Inguru Tea): Photo: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
• High Grown vs Low Grown: What Elevation Does to Your Tea: Photo: Yasasi Rajapakse on Unsplash
• How Professional Tasters Judge Ceylon Tea: Photo: Nepal Tea Collective on Unsplash
• How to Brew the Perfect Cup of Ceylon Black Tea: Photo: Hc Digital on Unsplash
• How to Store Tea So It Stays Fresh: Photo: James Coleman on Unsplash
• Iced Ceylon Tea with Lime and Mint: Photo: Svitlana on Unsplash
• Inside a Tea Factory: From Green Leaf to Black Tea: Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• James Taylor and the 19 Acres That Started Ceylon Tea: Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• Kiri Tea and Jaggery: Sri Lanka’s Favourite Cup: Photo: VD Photography on Unsplash
• Loose Leaf vs Tea Bags: What Changes in the Cup: Photo: Matt Seymour on Unsplash
• Meet Arabegama: The Rounded Sweetness of Kandyan Leaf: Photo: Egle Sidaraviciute on Unsplash
• Meet Embilmegama: Brisk Clarity from the Kandyan Hills: Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• Meet Pilimathalawa: The Classic Strength of a Kandy Cup: Photo: Colby Otero, CC BY 2.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• Milk First or Tea First? The Great Debate: Photo: Lexane Sirac, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• Monsoons and Seasons: Why Ceylon Tea Changes Through the Year: Photo: Rowan Heuvel on Unsplash
• Short Eats and Tea: A Sri Lankan Tea-Time Guide: Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna on Unsplash
• Smallholders: The Quiet Backbone of Sri Lankan Tea: Photo: Anatoly Maltsev on Unsplash
• Sparkling Ceylon Tea Lemonade: Photo: Yoanna Yordanova on Unsplash
• Tea and Avurudu: The Sinhala and Tamil New Year Table: Photo: Manoj Malshan on Unsplash
• The Lion Logo: What “Pure Ceylon Tea” Means: Photo: Visual Karsa on Unsplash
• The People Who Built Ceylon Tea: Photo: W.L.H. Skeen & Co., Museum of Photographic Arts, no known copyright restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons
• The Water Matters: Choosing Water for a Better Brew: Photo: Tanushree Rao on Unsplash
• Thomas Lipton and the Tea Gardens of Ceylon: Photo: Linganathan Anushan, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• Two Leaves and a Bud: The Art of Plucking: Photo: Asantha Abeysooriya on Unsplash
• Udarata: A Short History of the Kandyan Hill Country: Photo: Chathura Anuradha Subasinghe on Unsplash
• Understanding Ceylon Tea Grades: BOP, OP1 and FBOPF: Photo: sudodana2048, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• Visiting the Ceylon Tea Museum in Hantane, Kandy: Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• When Coffee Failed: How Ceylon Became Tea Country: Photo: Smartse, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
• Why We Blend Three Estates: Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons