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        • Morocco
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        • Senegal
        • Tanzania
        • Zimbabwe
      • Americas
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        • Canada
        • Chile
          • Rapa Nui
        • Costa Rica
        • Ecuador
          • Galapagos Islands
        • Guatemala
        • Jamaica
        • USA
          • New Mexico
          • New York City
          • Washington State
      • Asia
        • DPRK
        • India
          • Kerala
          • Rajasthan
        • Indochina
          • Cambodia
          • Laos
          • Vietnam
        • Japan
        • Oman
        • Syria
        • United Arab Emirates
        • Uzbekistan
  • Themes
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    • Art
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    • Dark tourism
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  • Latvia,  Photographing Public Art

    Introduction to some monuments in Riga

    June 25, 2022 / 25 Comments
    Looking up at large stone sculpture of a soldier

    Riga was a city in which I quickly felt very comfortable. It has a compact old town with plenty to see but not too ‘aspic-like’; by which I mean that it felt both touristy and homely at the same time, somewhere I could imagine that the locals don’t feel too overwhelmed by the history and the visiting population. It is also a city of monuments.

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    Row of elegant buildings in cream, blue and white

    Gallery: the Art Nouveau gems of Riga

    August 20, 2021
    Very large green snail sculpture

    Gallery: giant snails invading Riga!

    November 12, 2021
    Sculpture of a cat on a roof

    Gallery: meet the many cats of Riga

    September 25, 2021
  • Art,  England,  Photographing Public Art

    The Conversation Piece and the Eye

    June 11, 2022 / 39 Comments
    Group of sculpted figures among dune grass

    Some sculptures are all the better for being in just the right place; think of the Angel of the North or Statue of Liberty, for example. And in its own less dramatic way that is true of the Conversation Piece in South Shields.

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    Gallery: tripling the impact

    April 8, 2022
    Huge sculpture with outspread wings

    The Angel of the North

    December 8, 2020
    Street with low houses and woman carrying a basket

    Weird and wonderful: forbidden culture in Cuenca

    October 24, 2021
  • Cape Verde,  Photographing Public Art,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: Cape Verde street art

    June 3, 2022 / 27 Comments
    Large mural of woman's head wearing a colourful headscarf

    Most people visit Cape Verde for the classic three Ss: sun, sea and sand. We came mainly for the first of these, in search of some February warmth. In truth it wasn’t as warm as we’d hoped, so maybe it was a good thing we had relatively little interest in the other two.

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    Lady in bright carnival costume

    Carnival parade in Praia, Cape Verde

    January 18, 2021
    Looking down on faded yellow-painted buildings

    Campo da Morte Lenta: Camp of the Slow Death

    March 31, 2021
  • London,  Photographing Public Art,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: some street art in London’s Brick Lane

    May 14, 2022 / 48 Comments
    Brick Lane street sign and small butterfly mural

    Brick Lane, in London’s East End, was once among the poorest slums in the capital. It takes its name from the 15th century brick and tile production based in this area. Like all poor city districts it became a magnet for various groups of immigrants over the centuries. First Jews, then French Huguenots, then Irish established communities here over the centuries, and later Bangladeshi-Sylheti immigrants settled here and made the street famous for its restaurants.

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    Path through green woodland

    Ruislip Woods: ancient woodland in suburbia

    November 15, 2021
    River with small white boat moored

    Found in the neighbourhood: some lockdown discoveries

    November 16, 2020
    Deep pink blossom

    Gallery: an April selection

    May 1, 2022
  • Architecture,  Photographing Public Art,  Portugal,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: tiles, tiles and yet more tiles!

    April 30, 2022 / 42 Comments
    Blue tiles with religious painting

    I doubt you can walk more than ten metres through a traditional Portuguese town and not spot a ceramic tile or several! The unique craft of azulejos portugueses is an unmistakable feature of these lovely old houses. And just as you can’t walk far without seeing them, I find it impossible to walk any distance without photographing some!

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    View of a city with river and modern architecture

    The astounding architecture of Pyongyang

    November 7, 2021
    Looking across a park to an historic building with a river and modern skyscrapers beyond

    Gallery: what makes a perfect city?

    March 29, 2022
    Modern white building with moat

    Gallery: cool architecture, cool colours

    May 24, 2021
  • Art,  Photographing Public Art,  Portugal,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: a wartime farewell in Tavira

    April 23, 2022 / 40 Comments
    Sculpture of a soldier in uniform waving

    When we visited Tavira for the day from our weekend base in Faro, I couldn’t help noticing the life-size statue of a soldier outside the station. He holds his kit bag in his right hand while his left is raised in farewell.

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    Large wooden curved structure

    Gallery: Seville’s mushrooms, art or architecture?

    December 4, 2021
    Group of sculpted figures among dune grass

    The Conversation Piece and the Eye

    June 11, 2022
    Green hillocks and winding paths

    Is it art or is it nature? Northumberlandia

    June 30, 2021
  • Photographing Public Art,  Portugal,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: art on the streets of Faro

    April 15, 2022 / 33 Comments
    Mural with three faces

    Never go back, they say. And in fact, I rarely do. But occasionally I make an exception, and especially if I have fallen for a place while visiting without my husband and want to introduce him to it. Riga and Tallinn were in the past such places, and now Faro, on Portugal’s Algarve coast, has joined them.

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    Colourful mural in blues and greens

    Gallery: street art in Reykjavik

    July 23, 2021
    Wall painting of a blue hummingbird

    Gallery: spotting street art in Sant Elena

    February 26, 2022
    Brick Lane street sign and small butterfly mural

    Gallery: some street art in London’s Brick Lane

    May 14, 2022
  • Art,  Photographing Public Art,  Themed galleries,  Thursday Trios

    Gallery: tripling the impact

    April 8, 2022 / 23 Comments

    Why erect one monument when you can erect three? If something is worth commemorating then let’s make a big impact by tripling up! 

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    Lake with palace on the hill beyond

    The Palace of Bundi: Kipling’s ‘work of goblins’

    November 18, 2020
    Man standing in front of frescoes, talking

    An encounter in Zurich: a person with a passion

    March 3, 2021
    Group of sculpted figures among dune grass

    The Conversation Piece and the Eye

    June 11, 2022
  • Costa Rica,  Monday walks,  Photographing Public Art

    A short (hot) walk around Guiones

    March 31, 2022 / 43 Comments
    Rough wooden sign on the edge of a beach

    While the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica’s southwest is remote and wild, the Nicoya Peninsula in the northwest is rather more developed as a tourist destination. Nevertheless Pacific waves still pound its shores and there are quiet corners to be found. After all, ‘developed’ in Costa Rica is a relative term!

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    Hairy animal holding a tree trunk

    The oddities of sloths

    March 6, 2022
    Whale's tale

    Will we see whales?

    February 24, 2022
    Rocks and waves seen from a beach

    Corcovado: a walk in a rainforest

    February 21, 2022
  • Photographing Public Art,  Street art,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: just passing by (street art)

    March 18, 2022 / 27 Comments
    Man passing a bright wall painting on a dark building

    When I photograph street art I am conscious that for the most part the success of the image depends on the quality of the piece of art itself, and that any creativity involved is that of the original artist, not mine as a photographer. So I often try to create something new by involving a passer-by, or two.

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    White wooden doors with painting of girl in red dress

    Double dipping: a challenges overload!

    January 9, 2022
    Green hillocks and winding paths

    Is it art or is it nature? Northumberlandia

    June 30, 2021
    Mural with three faces

    Gallery: art on the streets of Faro

    April 15, 2022
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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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