I'Anson asked with a rhetorical Aussie lilt. All the traveling I'Anson does takes the photographer away from his wife and two little girls in Melbourne. It also puts him on constant deadline in a completely new culture. You have to be comfortable right away. The pressure is intense.
Nothing can go wrong.
Check into hotel, then start to walk. Whether it's Calcutta or New York City, walking helps him pick up a feeling for the place, catch some nuances of the culture, and figure out where the sun is so he can gauge where it rises and sets. While he's walking, I'Anson picks up an English-language newspaper to check the exact time of sunrise. No matter how jagged his jet lag, he must stake out a presunrise spot to perch on so he will be poised to snap hundreds of photos in the shadowless dawn. I'Anson also has to figure out how to get to that right spot.