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    • England
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        • Paris
      • Germany
      • Iceland
      • Italy
      • Jersey
      • Latvia
      • Norway
      • Portugal
      • Spain
        • Seville
      • Switzerland
      • Ukraine
    • Beyond
      • Africa
        • Botswana
        • Cape Verde
        • Gambia
        • Kenya
        • 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
    • Gardens
    • History
      • Ruins
      • War
    • Landscape
      • Coast & seascapes
      • Deserts
      • Mountains
      • Rivers
    • Nature and wildlife
      • Animals
      • Birds
      • Plants
        • Flowers
        • Trees, forests and woodland
    • People
      • Culture & tradition
      • Street photography
    • Travel in general
  • Photo galleries
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  • Challenges
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      • Monochrome Madness
      • Nature Photo Challenge
      • One Word Sunday
      • Photographing Public Art
      • Pick a Word
      • Squares
      • Sunday Stills
      • The Changing Seasons
      • Cee’s challenges
        • CBWC
        • CFFC
        • CMMC
    • General challenges
      • Happy Place Happy Space
      • Monday walks
      • Words of Wisdom
      • Writers’ Quotes Wednesday
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  • Culture & tradition,  Landscape,  Norway

    A brief look at the Lofoten Islands

    August 4, 2023 / 42 Comments
    Inlet in the sea with snow and wooden hut

    I had heard a lot about the stunning landscapes of the Lofoten Islands. They promised dramatic mountains, pretty fishing villages and a beautiful coastline. So when an evening excursion to see a little of the islands was offered on the Hurtigruten ship, I was quick to sign up.

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    Low stone houses on a hillside

    The Birdmen of Rapa Nui

    January 15, 2021
    Dark table with lots of small dishes

    Gallery: Dining in (Japanese) style ~ kaiseki

    March 6, 2021
    White houses, blur minaret and dome, distant mountains

    A walk along the Corniche in Muttrah

    June 9, 2022
  • Coast & seascapes,  Mountains,  Norway

    Bleak landscapes of Kvaløya Island

    July 7, 2023 / 54 Comments
    Lichen-covered shore and inlet of water with snowy mountains

    Why do people choose to settle in some places and leave others almost deserted? The reasons are many, but natural resources play a big part, and so does climate of course.

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    Snowy mountains and water seen from the sea

    Gallery: in the land of the Midnight Sun

    June 8, 2023
    Part of a castle wall by water

    Guarding the Solent

    August 7, 2023
    Old boat and rail track on a shingle beach

    Gallery: at the edge of England

    November 11, 2020
  • Monday walks,  Norway,  Photographing Public Art,  Street art

    History and street art in Tromsø

    June 27, 2023 / 53 Comments
    Large mural showing a face peering over a graffiti wall

    Tromsø is in many ways a surprising city, and full of extremes. Located well inside the Arctic Circle it experiences both Midnight Sun (in summer) and Polar Night (in winter). It can boast the world's northernmost university, its northernmost botanical garden, northernmost cathedral – and northernmost brewery!

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    Stone circle in a landscape with blue sky and white clouds

    A visit to Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain

    June 21, 2022
    Line of stone figures carved on a wall crossing a moat

    Angkor Thom, the great city

    July 11, 2023
    Typical Italian stone village surrounded by trees

    On a walk through Serra San Quirico

    July 21, 2021
  • CBWC,  Monochrome Madness,  Norway,  Photographic techniques,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: seeing Norway in black and white

    June 23, 2023 / 36 Comments
    Sculpture of a dachshund dog by the water's edge

    Welcome to the ‘strange’ world of northern Norway, where June feels more like January in London and where the photographic rewards are great if you’re happy to brave the chilly fingers needed to press the shutter!

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    Black and white photo of two zebras

    Gallery: seeing animals in black and white

    December 23, 2021
    Looking down at a curved spiral staircase

    Gallery: staring up at the steps

    May 19, 2023
    Looking directly down at a cluster of simple houses

    Gallery: ways of seeing

    April 2, 2022
  • Monday walks,  Norway,  Photographing Public Art

    A brief break in Bodø

    June 19, 2023 / 49 Comments
    Mural with mix of photos of people and painted background

    The Hurtigruten line is first and foremost a postal service and ferry, although it caters well to tourists too with a cruise-like offering of quality food, excursions and on-board lectures. Many of the stops the ships make are brief, typically twenty minutes. Supplies for these small coastal towns and villages are off-loaded, post and parcels collected. A few passengers embark or disembark. Most are locals, visiting family or returning home after time away. Only a handful will be tourists, hikers perhaps.

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    Rocky foreshore and distant cliffs

    Gallery: not just any day!

    November 1, 2021
    Large square with historic buildings and tourists

    In ancient Bhaktapur, a royal capital

    November 24, 2022
    Line of stone figures carved on a wall crossing a moat

    Angkor Thom, the great city

    July 11, 2023
  • Architecture,  Lens-Artists,  Norway

    A tale of two cathedrals

    June 18, 2023 / 38 Comments
    Simple candlestick with slim coloured candles

    The most famous sight in Tromsø is probably the Arctic Cathedral … except it isn’t actually a cathedral. Despite the popular name, this is a parish church, but a very substantial and eye-catching one.

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    Large cobbled square surrounded by low whitewashed buildings

    A stroll around Villa de Leyva

    February 27, 2023
    Imposing stone cathedral facade with towers

    The northernmost Gothic cathedral in the world

    June 14, 2023
    Colourful buildings reflected in a river

    A summer evening stroll in Trondheim

    June 12, 2023
  • Coast & seascapes,  Monochrome Madness,  Norway,  Photographic techniques,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: seeing the Norwegian landscape in black and white

    June 15, 2023 / 34 Comments
    Sea with jetty and hut, distant mountains, gulls

    Much of the Norwegian landscape looked a little unreal to me even in its natural colours. The drama of its mountains, the almost eerie light around midnight, even the snow and rain. All these lent it a magical air.

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    Rocky foreshore and distant cliffs

    Gallery: not just any day!

    November 1, 2021
    Canal with narrowboats decorated with flags

    Gallery: summertime and the livin’ …

    July 17, 2022
    Water with a small boat moored and surrounding palm trees

    Beach walks on the Caribbean coast of Colombia

    May 16, 2023
  • Architecture,  Norway

    The northernmost Gothic cathedral in the world

    June 14, 2023 / 30 Comments
    Imposing stone cathedral facade with towers

    Trondheim’s Nidaros Cathedral is the world’s northernmost Gothic cathedral. It was built over the tomb of King Olav II (reigned 1015–1028), the Viking king who converted Norway to Christianity. He reigned from 1015 to 1028 and later became the country’s patron saint. It is here that Norwegian kings are crowned, not in the capital Oslo.

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    Three photos in a black frame showing an oriental palace and some details

    Buildings three ways (three of a kind)

    May 29, 2022
    Terraced fields, shadowy buildings and mountains tinged with pink

    In Bandipur, an ancient hilltop town

    December 20, 2022
    Street of traditional Japanese houses

    Gallery: the merchant houses of Takayama

    September 23, 2020
  • Architecture,  Monday walks,  Norway

    A summer evening stroll in Trondheim

    June 12, 2023 / 61 Comments
    Colourful buildings reflected in a river

    In Viking times this was the capital of Norway. Today it is a busy modern city with an impressive cathedral. It lies where the Nidelva river meets Trondheim Fjord, creating an excellent sheltered harbour. Although south of the Arctic Circle and therefore experiencing neither Polar Night nor Midnight Sun, in the summer months it remains light enough all night for artificial lighting only to be needed in poor weather.

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    Detail of ornate tiled frieze

    Finding geometry in the buildings of Marrakesh

    July 27, 2021
    Part of a cathedral with blue skies

    Catedral de Santa María de la Sede: Seville’s cathedral

    January 15, 2022
    Buddhist monk

    Saying prayers for Korean reunification

    June 3, 2021
  • Coast & seascapes,  Lens-Artists,  Norway,  Sunday Stills,  Travel galleries,  Writers' Quotes Wednesday

    Gallery: in the land of the Midnight Sun

    June 8, 2023 / 53 Comments
    Snowy mountains and water seen from the sea

    If you’re looking for summer warmth this isn’t the place to come. On my recent trip to Trondheim (south of the Arctic Circle) and Tromsø (north of it) I experienced some sun, yes, but also rain, hail, sleet and snow!

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    Man in a brown hat with a feather

    Shanti Arts: inspired by world travel

    June 9, 2021
    Ruins of a castle

    Kippers and castles: a walk from Craster to Dunstanburgh

    April 13, 2021
    Man in a red turban

    The fishermen of Chowara, Kerala

    February 6, 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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