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The Kumaon hills
The Kumaon hills By 2050, 66 per cent of the world’s population will be living and working in cities. Rapid urbanisation is also an ongoing trend in India. In the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, where I spend most of my time when I am in India, I see the flip side of this exodus to…
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Venice upside down
Venice upside down It’s always a lovely sight: the washing lines laden with clean laundry, stretched taut between houses on opposite sides of narrow streets in the old quarters of southern Europe. But might we ask you to be a little more considerate of others next time, dear lady (or gentleman) doing the washing, when…
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Through the fjord with a bang
Through the fjord with a bang While the Maori section of the museum in Okains Bay offered an interesting picture of Maori traditional craft and culture, the colonial section looked a bit like a junk shop, a ‘brocante’, with a nostalgic making mishmash of early 20th century objects brought along by the white settlers. The…
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Coffee time!
Coffee time! The background of the impressive Maori figure on the painting we recognize as Okains Bay, the pristine bay that I showed you on this blog two weeks ago. Behind the Maori’s back we see two waka (traditional Maori canoes) pulled up on the beach. The first Maoris that came to New Zealand over…
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Okains Bay
Okains Bay Okains Bay is not just a magnificent bay on New Zealand’s South Island (see last week’s post). It is also the place of an old Maori settlement with still a considerable percentage of Maori population to this date. The photo shows the inside of the Whaakata, a traditional meeting house, now part of…
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Images of virginal purity (2)
Images of virginal purity (2) The stunning Okains Bay on the stunning Banks Peninsula on New Zealand’s stunning South Island.Sit back, enjoy the view, close your eyes and let your mind wander. Photo of the week: Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand 2013
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Images of virginal purity (1)
Images of virginal purity (1) Sweeping views across a vast, deserted beach. But then, in the far distance, we make out three tiny dark specks – people smaller than sand fleas, blown away by the wind.Farewell at Farewell Spit. Photo of the week: Farewell Spit, North shore, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand 2013
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Waves, trapped …
Waves, trapped … in rock by a constant interplay of sun, rain and wind in sandby the wind, and soon gone again with the wind in cement by an artist who dreams of capturing a fleeting moment in emulsion by light falling on a film coated with silver gelatine Photo of the week: Rainbow…
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The sheltering tree
The sheltering tree Mozambique, 1993, where, after many years of devastating conflict and war, people can breathe more freely once again. A tree. Branches and foliage stretching out in a sweeping circle around the trunk. In its shade, around a hundred women have gathered, along with children and a few men. There is an atmosphere…
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A roof of dense foliage
A roof of dense foliage Without the support posts, this living monument would soon collapse under its own weight. A tree on crutches – not to walk with, but to stay upright.Whether it’s a freak of nature or a labour of love – it’s certainly impressive. Photo of the week: Nagamachi samurai district, Kanazawa, Japan 2008
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