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    • England
      • London
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    • Europe
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        • Paris
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      • 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
          • 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
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    • Food & drink
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    • History
      • Ruins
      • War
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      • Coast & seascapes
      • Deserts
      • Mountains
      • Rivers
    • Nature and wildlife
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      • Birds
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        • Flowers
        • Trees, forests and woodland
    • People
      • Culture & tradition
      • Street photography
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      • Nature Photo Challenge
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      • Photographing Public Art
      • Pick a Word
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        • CBWC
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  • Colombia,  History,  Lens-Artists,  Monday walks,  Photographing Public Art,  Street art,  Street photography

    Finding peace in Medellín

    March 6, 2023 / 53 Comments
    Balconies with Comuna 13 in large colourful letters

    How do you find peace in a city rife with crime and violence? During the 1980s and most of the 1990s Medellín had the reputation of being one of the most violent cities in the world.

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    Large pink flower

    Gallery: in the pink in Colombia

    March 8, 2023
    Two women in colourful traditional dress looking at mobile phones

    Gallery: a February selection (2023)

    March 3, 2023
    Ruined building among trees

    A postcard from Colombia: Pablo Escobar’s former lakeside retreat

    February 13, 2023
  • Architecture,  Colombia,  History,  Monday walks

    A stroll around Villa de Leyva

    February 27, 2023 / 34 Comments
    Large cobbled square surrounded by low whitewashed buildings

    Colombia’s Villa de Leyva is one of those places where time seems to have stopped still. Or at least, it would seem that way were it not for the large number of visitors, both Colombian and international, who descend on the town to see its perfectly preserved colonial architecture and huge main square. This is a town that is as much museum as place to live.

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    Looking down a spiral staircase

    Gallery: the perfect simplicity of a spiral staircase

    October 10, 2021
    Three photos in a black frame showing an oriental palace and some details

    Buildings three ways (three of a kind)

    May 29, 2022
    Banner with photo of a tightrope walker

    Friendly Friday: meet a young tightrope walker in Jaisalmer

    August 27, 2021
  • Colombia,  Dark tourism,  Postcards from the road,  Ruins

    A postcard from Colombia: Pablo Escobar’s former lakeside retreat

    February 13, 2023 / 34 Comments
    Ruined building among trees

    On the shores of the El Peñol-Guatapé Reservoir the infamous Colombian cocaine drug-lord Pablo Escobar built a lavish estate which he named La Manuela, after his daughter.

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    Sculpture of a large bald head from the rear, with a bald man standing next to it

    The unique vision of Fernando Botero

    March 10, 2023
    Two women in colourful traditional dress looking at mobile phones

    Gallery: a February selection (2023)

    March 3, 2023
    Large cobbled square surrounded by low white buildings

    A postcard from Colombia: Villa de Leyva

    February 8, 2023
  • Colombia,  History,  Postcards from the road

    A postcard from Colombia: Villa de Leyva

    February 8, 2023 / 30 Comments
    Large cobbled square surrounded by low white buildings

    Villa de Leyva was founded in 1572 by the Spaniards, and is considered one of the most beautiful colonial villages in Colombia.

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    Pale blue birds with darker blue wings

    Gallery: feeding the birds of Colombia

    March 1, 2023
    Soft focus image of a dramatic flower

    Gallery: soft orchids from Colombia

    February 22, 2023
    Single storey houses in bright colours

    A wander through Getsemani

    March 21, 2023
  • Colombia,  History,  Postcards from the road

    A postcard from Colombia: finding gold

    February 6, 2023 / 35 Comments
    Engraved gold band

    Bogota's Gold Museum, El Museo del Oro, holds a stunning collection of pre-Columbian gold and other metals.

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    Sculpture of a large bald head from the rear, with a bald man standing next to it

    The unique vision of Fernando Botero

    March 10, 2023
    Balconies with Comuna 13 in large colourful letters

    Finding peace in Medellín

    March 6, 2023
    Colourful mural street art depicting two women

    Gallery: the street art of Candelaria, Bogota

    February 24, 2023
  • Architecture,  History,  Monday walks,  Nepal

    A walk in Patan, the City of Beauty

    February 1, 2023 / 40 Comments
    View over group of brick temples with tiered tiled roofs

    Patan is said to be one of the oldest Buddhist cities in the world. It is also known as Lalitpur, which means the City of Beauty. The name recognises its tradition of arts and crafts which continue to define the city.

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    Row of old shops and cafes

    A stroll around Las Vegas

    October 19, 2021
    Black and white photo of a modern building and silhouetted bridges

    Gallery: seeing the Sage in black and white

    December 28, 2022
    Empty airport seating area

    Gallery: Wonsan Kalma International Airport sits deserted

    May 7, 2021
  • History,  Lens-Artists

    Reading messages from the past

    January 29, 2023 / 62 Comments
    Rock with petroglyphs of animals

    When I travel I am always curious about the people who inhabit the places I visit. I seek to understand their way of life and observe how it differs from, or is similar to, my own. But there are other people who populate my travels, the people who ONCE lived in these lands.

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    Looking out from a cave towards valley with pine trees

    In the footsteps of the Mogollon at Gila Cliff Dwellings

    May 31, 2021
    Brick church with domes against a blue sky

    A postcard from Sofia

    September 28, 2022
    Sepia photo of old houses

    Port Royal, the richest and wickedest city in the world

    May 21, 2021
  • Architecture,  History,  Lens-Artists,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: looking back at buildings

    January 15, 2023 / 61 Comments
    Jumble of flat roofed buildings with distant castle and glimpse of sea

    One of the (many) things I like to photograph when I travel are the various buildings I see. Buildings tell us so much about how people live, how they work, how they worship. Or, if they are old buildings, how they once lived/worked/worshipped.

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    Terraced fields, shadowy buildings and mountains tinged with pink

    In Bandipur, an ancient hilltop town

    December 20, 2022
    Stone church and blue sky

    The wonders of Bulgaria’s Bachkovo Monastery

    February 10, 2022
    Black and white photo of a modern building and silhouetted bridges

    Gallery: seeing the Sage in black and white

    December 28, 2022
  • Architecture,  History,  Monday walks,  Nepal,  Street photography

    In Bandipur, an ancient hilltop town

    December 20, 2022 / 43 Comments
    Terraced fields, shadowy buildings and mountains tinged with pink

    Strung out along a ridge in the Himalayan foothills lies the ancient town of Bandipur. It has only been fully accessible by road since 1998. The ridge is just 200 metres long and barely wide enough to accommodate the main street and the buildings that line it. Behind the houses the mountainside falls away steeply. The small market gardens farmed by the inhabitants are accessible only by steps cut into the hillside.

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    Series of ornate arches with trees beyond

    Gallery: looking out from the shadows

    May 7, 2022
    Blue and green wooden doors

    Gallery: the doors of Nepal

    January 23, 2023
    Statue of two soldiers shaking hands

    Gallery: favourite miscellaneous photos of 2021

    January 7, 2022
  • History,  London,  Sunday Stills

    Ealing, the Queen of the Suburbs?

    December 10, 2022 / 35 Comments
    Large stone building with towers and arched windows

    In 1902 Charles Jones, Ealing’s borough surveyor, published a book. In it he referred to Ealing as the ‘Queen of Suburbs’. His aim of course was to promote the area as a place to live.

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    Large palace with lots of people and flower bads

    Gallery: a farewell to a monarch

    September 16, 2022
    Intricate red stone palace

    Around the world in ten photos: day seven

    December 23, 2020
    Roman columns and other ruins

    Once upon a time in Syria: part two

    September 21, 2020
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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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