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        • Paris
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      • Iceland
      • Italy
      • Jersey
      • Latvia
      • Norway
      • Portugal
      • Spain
        • Seville
      • Switzerland
      • Ukraine
    • Beyond
      • Africa
        • Botswana
        • Cape Verde
        • Gambia
        • Kenya
        • Madagascar
        • Morocco
        • Namibia
        • Senegal
        • Tanzania
        • Zimbabwe
      • Americas
        • Belize
        • Canada
        • Chile
          • Rapa Nui
        • Colombia
        • Costa Rica
        • Ecuador
          • Galapagos Islands
        • Guatemala
        • Jamaica
        • USA
          • Chicago
          • New Mexico
          • New York City
          • Washington State
      • Asia
        • DPRK
        • India
          • Kerala
          • Rajasthan
        • Indochina
          • Cambodia
          • Laos
          • Vietnam
        • Japan
        • Nepal
        • Oman
        • Syria
        • United Arab Emirates
        • Uzbekistan
  • Themes
    • Architecture
    • Art
      • Crafts
      • Street art
    • Colour
    • Dark tourism
    • Eco-tourism
    • Food & drink
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    • History
      • Ruins
      • War
    • Landscape
      • Coast & seascapes
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    • Nature and wildlife
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      • Birds
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        • Flowers
        • Trees, forests and woodland
    • People
      • Culture & tradition
      • Street photography
    • Travel in general
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    • Travel galleries
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      • Monochrome Madness
      • Nature Photo Challenge
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      • Photographing Public Art
      • Pick a Word
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  • Madagascar,  Monday walks,  Nature and wildlife

    A last walk in V.O.I.M.M.A. reserve

    November 29, 2023 / 18 Comments
    Woman and two children at the open window of a simple wooden shop

    In addition to the national parks in Madagascar there are a number of small community-run reserves. In these local people care for and maintain their patch of forest. The money they get from visitors, e.g. for guiding and souvenir sales, is invested into both the village and the upkeep of the forest.

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    A postcard from Madagascar: a tenrec

    October 28, 2023
    Boat with a triangular sail

    Gallery: seeking asymmetry in Madagascar

    November 9, 2023
    Fluffy grey and golden lemur looking down

    In search of lemurs in Madagascar

    November 13, 2023
  • Lens-Artists,  Photographic techniques,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: empty spaces

    November 27, 2023 / 52 Comments
    Man in a rowing boat on a lake with reeds

    It may seem contradictory to suggest that we photograph empty space. Shouldn’t a photo be OF something? But if we set our subject against a large area of relative emptiness and create ‘breathing room’ around our subject, we can help the viewer to see that subject differently.

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    Modern buildings and cathedral dome in dull weather

    Gallery: favourite city life photos of 2021

    January 2, 2022
    Old map of the world with modern photos superimposed

    Gallery: hunting for photographic treasure

    October 2, 2022
    Turquoise sea with light and shaded areas

    Gallery: expressions of a single colour

    April 17, 2022
  • Architecture,  History,  Madagascar,  Street photography

    A day out in Tana

    November 24, 2023 / 18 Comments
    View across a formal garden towards a city with hills beyond

    Of course a trip to Madagascar is always going to be focused mainly on its unique wildlife. Endemic species such as lemurs and chameleons will be top of everyone’s must-see list, ours included. But sometimes it’s nice to take a break from these and to see something of the island’s human population and their culture.

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    Small church on a wooded mountainside

    Asen’s Fortress and the Church of the Holy Mother of God

    August 18, 2021
    Banner with photo of a tightrope walker

    Friendly Friday: meet a young tightrope walker in Jaisalmer

    August 27, 2021
    Jumble of flat roofed buildings with distant castle and glimpse of sea

    Gallery: looking back at buildings

    January 15, 2023
  • Animals,  Happy Place Happy Space,  Madagascar,  Monday walks

    Night walks in Madagascar

    November 21, 2023 / 43 Comments
    Owl in a tree at night

    Many of the fascinating and endemic creatures of Madagascar are nocturnal. Frogs, geckos, chameleons and lemurs all include some species that prefer the cover of darkness. So to see them you have to get out at night too, of course.

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    Large elephant walking towards camera

    Elephant encounter: flashback to our first safari

    June 26, 2021
    Back of whale with mountainous coast behind

    Thar she blows – eventually!

    July 7, 2021
    Badger emerging from behind a tree

    Video: more cuteness overload

    September 15, 2023
  • Lens-Artists,  Photographic techniques,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: look up, look down

    November 19, 2023 / 50 Comments
    Looking up at a gold dome and chandelier

    When you first start using a camera, the tendency is to look straight ahead at a scene. We get caught up in what we see right in front of us. We may look ahead, to the left and right, down and even behind us, but many times we forget to look up.

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    Looking up at sunlight filtering through trees

    Gallery: backlighting to add drama and atmosphere

    May 4, 2023
    Large group of people with flags and posters

    Precious moments at Virtual Tourist Euromeets

    December 14, 2020
    Man tossing insects in a frying pan

    Breaking boundaries while travelling

    July 25, 2023
  • Madagascar,  Monochrome Madness,  Photographic techniques,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: seeing Madagascar in black and white

    November 16, 2023 / 41 Comments
    Man wading with a fishing net

    Madagascar is a colourful country! The landscapes are beautiful and for the most part lush and green. The wildlife is often colourful too. And in villages and towns there are lively markets, while hotel grounds are planted with pretty flowers. And yet, I can never resist the temptation to experiment with black and white edits

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    Boat with a triangular sail

    Gallery: seeking asymmetry in Madagascar

    November 9, 2023

    A postcard from Madagascar: dwarf chameleons

    November 2, 2023
    View across a formal garden towards a city with hills beyond

    A day out in Tana

    November 24, 2023
  • Animals,  Happy Place Happy Space,  Madagascar,  Monday walks

    In search of lemurs in Madagascar

    November 13, 2023 / 53 Comments
    Fluffy grey and golden lemur looking down

    There are a lot of reasons to visit Madagascar, but for most people the biggest draw is lemurs. These cute animals are endemic to the country, having evolved there separately to apes and monkeys, their closest relatives. And of all the lemurs the one I most wanted to see, and hear, was the Indri.

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    Hazy view of bamboo clump

    Periyar’s monkeys, elephants, bison and more

    October 4, 2021
    Tabby cat peering from between wooden board and a drain

    Gallery: peeking at animals, peeking at me

    March 30, 2023
    Lioness followed by two cubs

    Gallery: when three is better than two

    January 21, 2022
  • Lens-Artists,  Photographic techniques,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: full frame impact

    November 12, 2023 / 49 Comments
    Close-up of delicate mauve and yellow flower

    In photography, when you choose to fill the frame with your subject, leaving out everything that surrounds it, you remove all distractions and by doing so force the viewer to look only at this one thing. This can be very impactful.

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    Row of huts in front of a larger modern building

    Dreaming of reunification in North Korea

    March 26, 2023
    Man in small boat and a distant volcano

    Gallery: the serenity of dawn on Lake Atitlàn

    December 19, 2021
    Black and white photo of umbrella-shaped seed heads

    Gallery: nature by design

    November 14, 2021
  • Lens-Artists,  Madagascar,  Photographic techniques,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: seeking asymmetry in Madagascar

    November 9, 2023 / 55 Comments
    Boat with a triangular sail

    While I sometimes enjoy the harmony of a perfectly symmetrical shot, on the whole I find the asymmetrical more interesting. An image that is off-centre is more dynamic and encourages the eye to explore rather than settling in one spot.

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    Blue flowers with a blurred green backdrop

    Gallery: playing with bokeh

    April 13, 2022
    Bright yellow gourds on a wooden bench

    Gallery: kitchens in time and place

    July 4, 2023
    Clothes hanging on a white wooden door

    Gallery: the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden in St Ives

    April 4, 2021
  • Animals,  Madagascar,  Postcards from the road

    A postcard from Madagascar: black and white ruffed lemur

    November 4, 2023 / 51 Comments

    I photographed this black and white ruffed lemur on Lemur Island, a private reserve in the grounds of one of the Andisibe lodges.

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    Two elephants in long grass

    Gallery: the animals went in two by two …           

    June 7, 2022
    Landscape with trees and escarpments

    Tiger, Tiger, burning bright …

    November 8, 2021
    Large elephant walking towards camera

    Elephant encounter: flashback to our first safari

    June 26, 2021
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Some favourite photos

Man in a turban with fishing nets
Fisherman in Fort Kochi, Kerala
Two elephants in long grass
Okavango elephants
Blue glacier edge
Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile
Elderly woman in black hat and sunglasses
In Santiago, Chile
Very large statues of North Korean Leaders
Statues of the Great Leaders on Mansudae Hill, Pyongyang
Water reflecting the sky with clouds and low sun
Approaching sunset in the Okavango Delta
Feet of huge metal sculpture, with man standing beside
The feet of the Angel
Large moai with row of more behind
The ‘travelling moai’ and Ahu Tongariki
Man in knitted hat by water, black and white photo
Waiting for the ferry, Banjul
Mountain reflected in a lake
On the road to Dyrholaey
Sunset at Wahiba Sands, Oman
Squirrel with a conker in his mouth
In Walpole Park, Ealing
Silhouette of a man in a gateway
Looking out from Bundi Palace
Blue and pink bird on a dead tree
Lilac-breasted Roller, Chobe NP, Botswana
Buddhist monk in orange robes with mobile phone
Monk at Wat Nong Sikhounmuang, Luang Prabang
Man sleeping in a tuk tuk by a carved stone wall
Tuk tuk driver by the Terrace of the Leper King
Close up of flamingo with head tucked under
Flamingo (Jersey Zoo)
Lady with baskets of fruit sitting by a canal
In Hoi An, Vietnam
Small fishing boat with a man in it, on a large lake
Lake Atitlan
Wet street and two people with bright pink umbrella
Street in Lucca, rainy day – edited

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