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  • Destinations
    • England
      • London
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    • Europe
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      • Austria
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      • Estonia
      • France
        • 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
    • Themed galleries
    • Travel galleries
  • Postcards from the road
  • Challenges
    • Photography challenges
      • Lens-Artists
      • 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
    • Challenges archive
      • Bird Weekly
      • Friendly Friday
        • The Friendly Friday Challenge: how to join in
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      • Just One Person
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      • Mid-week Monochrome
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      • Ten photos
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  • About me
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  • Lens-Artists,  Photographic techniques,  Street photography,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: faces in the crowd

    August 22, 2023 / 65 Comments
    Group of of people climbing steps, one looking back

    With 7.888 billion people in our world it shouldn’t be hard to find someone interesting to photograph. Yet, among so many, how do we find the ones that stand out from the crowd? Which are the faces that speak to us? Which seem to tell a story that can be captured in a single shot? Perhaps it’s their clothing, their expression or what they are doing?

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    Bridge and rainbow from the air

    Gallery: Victoria Falls – what a treat

    October 27, 2020
    Half-finished relief carving of people in ancient dress

    Works in progress around the world

    August 6, 2023
    Rock arch with rock stack

    Gallery: earth’s story told in its rocks

    March 27, 2022
  • Coast & seascapes,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer

    August 8, 2023 / 48 Comments
    Waves crashing on a beach

    Unfortunately summer seems to have deserted the UK this August, as it did in July! We’re told it’s the jet stream to blame. In July it shifted southwards, flowing directly across the UK and Ireland. This is close to its usual winter position and carries low pressure systems directly towards us. It also meant that warm air was contained across central and southern Europe, creating a severe heatwave, while dragging in cooler air over us.

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    Man in a red turban

    The fishermen of Chowara, Kerala

    February 6, 2021
    Lichen-covered shore and inlet of water with snowy mountains

    Bleak landscapes of Kvaløya Island

    July 7, 2023
    Group of men sitting among fishing boats on a beach

    Gallery: a traditional fishing village in Bakau

    April 10, 2021
  • Birds,  Photographic techniques,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries,  Writers' Quotes Wednesday

    Gallery: seeing double

    July 27, 2023 / 37 Comments
    Swan reflected in deep green water

    There is something about a reflection that draws us as photographers. Is it the illusion of seeing double? Or the fact that we can capture double the beauty?

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    Two flamingos feeding

    Gallery: reflecting on birds

    March 27, 2021
    Two birds with turquoise feet

    Blue feet, red feet, any coloured feet …

    May 18, 2021
    Two pelicans swimming with daisies beyond

    Gallery: the birds of St James’s Park

    July 13, 2021
  • Nature and wildlife,  Photographic techniques,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: small is beautiful

    July 19, 2023 / 33 Comments
    Close-up of a shiny green fly on a leaf

    One of the pleasures of an addiction to photography is that you start to see photos wherever you look! And by look, I mean REALLY look. While it’s wonderful to be able to photograph sweeping landscapes, iconic buildings, wild (and not so wild) animals, interesting people … look closer and you will find even more subjects.

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    Orange sunset with water reflections

    The sun sets and the sun rises over the Chobe River

    June 21, 2021
    Yellow dahlia with raindrops on the petals

    Gallery: favourite nature and landscape photos of 2021

    January 1, 2022
    Close up of peeling white bark

    Gallery: barking up the wrong tree?

    July 9, 2021
  • Culture & tradition,  History,  Lens-Artists,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: kitchens in time and place

    July 4, 2023 / 56 Comments
    Bright yellow gourds on a wooden bench

    A kitchen can tell you a lot about a home. Whether it’s a basic one in a simple home or a much more elaborate one in a grand mansion, the kitchen will reflect not only the physical nature of the house but also the lives of the people who live or lived there.

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    Performers in a stadium with a backdrop image of Kim Jong Un

    The Land of the People

    December 13, 2021
    Little girl in red skirt playing piano

    Spending time with the children of Chongjin

    March 25, 2021
    Old bus and motor garage

    Stepping back in time: living history at Beamish

    September 23, 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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    Water with a small boat moored and surrounding palm trees

    Beach walks on the Caribbean coast of Colombia

    May 16, 2023
    Abstract view of sparkling blue water

    Gallery: water, water everywhere …

    February 20, 2022
    Child playing on an otherwise empty beach

    Gallery: seeing the English coast in black and white

    August 24, 2023
  • London,  Nature Photo Challenge,  Plants,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: finding peace in the park

    May 26, 2023 / 51 Comments
    Bee on yellow flowers

    Like many Londoners (and indeed town dwellers worldwide) I discovered the pleasures of our local park during the pandemic lockdowns. Whether on our permitted visits to the shops or on the also permitted daily walks close to home, Walpole Park was our refuge and our delight.

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    Purple flower against a bright green backdrop

    Gallery: a November (and October) selection

    December 1, 2022
    Robin in a bird bath

    Gallery: a June selection

    July 3, 2022

    Gallery: Snow in Ealing 2021

    January 29, 2021
  • Colour,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: purple blowing my mind

    May 15, 2023 / 36 Comments
    Purple flowers against the sky

    Purple is the colour of wealth and royalty. Its rich tones call to mind the trappings of majesty and ceremony. Its blend of red and blue means that it lies carries messages both of tranquillity and of passion. Purple is also the colour of creativity, as it fosters creativity by stimulating our senses while also promoting the calmness needed for thoughtful observation and introspection. And it just happens to be my favourite colour too!

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    Colourfully painted houses on a cobbled street

    A postcard from Colombia: a street corner in Guatapé

    February 15, 2023
    Two men in Arab robes on a sand dune

    Gallery: blackness against the light

    January 30, 2023
    Large pink flower

    Gallery: in the pink in Colombia

    March 8, 2023
  • Albania,  Architecture,  Monday walks,  Sunday Stills

    Sweet freedoms in Tirana

    May 8, 2023 / 38 Comments
    White statue of a saint against a blue sky

    Under the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha many freedoms were denied to Albanians. Among them the freedom to travel abroad, the freedom to express dissent, and the freedom to worship. Hoxha declared that ‘the only religion of Albania is Albanianism’.

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    Men at small tables, with drinks

    Gallery: the people of Tirana in black and white

    April 26, 2023
    Books on a market stall

    A postcard from Tirana: the flea market

    April 24, 2023
    House in a garden with concrete path

    A postcard from Tirana: Enver Hoxha’s former residence

    April 22, 2023
  • Animals,  Birds,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: peeking at animals, peeking at me

    March 30, 2023 / 51 Comments
    Tabby cat peering from between wooden board and a drain

    Looking back I see that I have already in the past, several times, shared photos of animals’ eyes. I hate to duplicate but but I believe I’ve managed to dig out some new, and some not-yet-shared, images for this collection.

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    Face of a sloth among large leaves

    A postcard from Colombia: a three-toed sloth in a city park

    February 17, 2023
    Black and white monkey in a tree with small orange fruits

    Gallery: wildlife in the Caño Negra refuge

    March 17, 2022
    Red and black igiana

    The ‘Christmas’ marine iguanas of Española Island

    December 6, 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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