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La Conca – dry
La Conca – dry This is what the eroded rocky coastline looks like at La Conca, on the southernmost tip of Isola di San Pietro, just off the coast of south-western Sardinia. At normal high tide, no seawater appears to be flowing in, as the small hollows have completely dried up. If that were the…
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you Are LOVE
you Are LOVE Where are we? What has happened here? Is this the scene of a fatal, all-consuming love affair? A double sprung bed, its fabric torn to pieces, foam rubber all over the place. The ominous appearance of a true battle field after the battle: you Are LOVE ! Voor mijn Nederlandse vrienden, deze…
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Stillness
Stillness The silence is audible. Not necessarily because there is no sound to be heard. A voice in the distance, beneath the vast sky, can actually heighten the sense of overwhelming silence.Silence can also be seen, as the photograph shows. The calm surface of the sea; the vast, empty sky; the faint, almost transparent colours…
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Chatting with Bonnie
Chatting with Bonnie Last night as I lay on my pillowLast night as I lay on my bedLast night as I lay on my pillowI dreamed that my Bonnie was dead Bring back, bring backOh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me!….. Photo of the week: Chaloklum Bay, Koh Phangam, Thailand 2019
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Hi Gautama
Hi Gautama Churches, temples, mosques … they are not just places of worship where the devotees come together to pray to their god(s). Nowadays they are also favourite environments for group photos and selfies. And for chatting of course, since that goes on day and night irrespective of where one finds oneself. Who knows the…
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Heavenly nymphs
Heavenly nymphs Liked by hindous and buddhists alike in their temple decorations, the dancing apsaras fulfil the ideal of feminine beauty:round-breasted wasp-waistedbroad-hipped Photo of the week: Namdroling Monastery, Madikeri, Karnataka, India 2019
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WC-Monitor
WC-Monitor Once, one fine morning in our house in Orchha, I went to the toilet. To my surprise I found it occupied by an unexpected visitor who clearly wasn’t used to our western toilet habits. Not knowing if he (or she) was kindhearted or dangerous I kept my distance and patiently waited for my turn.…
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WC-DOCH
WC-DOCH A row of WC’s and DOCH’s (sic) as a weird fata morgana in the sand dunes near Tinfou. At your service in case of collective desperate need. Mind you, bring your own water! Photo of the week: Sand dunes near Tinfou, Morocco 2002
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WC-2000
WC-2000 A WC-arrow on the trek around the “Aiguilles Rouges” (Red Peaks) opposite the Mont Blanc. Even for the spic and span Swiss Alps this signpost at 2000m altitude looks a bit over the top. Photo of the week: Aiguilles Rouges, Switzerland 1998
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A statue of liberty
A statue of liberty In 1674, during a severe storm, the nave of the Gothic cathedral in Utrecht collapsed, and from amidst the rubble one must have been able to see the choir and the apse, which were still standing. The nave had collapsed because it had never been properly completed when the church was…
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 