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Uglich, Russia 2009 We took a river cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow and as we were leaving the quay, I shot this lovely little church. Of course, I thought they were all lovely, even the ones that were half destroyed. … Continue reading
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Kochi, India 2009 These are called “Chinese Fishing Nets”. I was looking forward to photographing them. Despite their large size, their catch is usually only enough for a small dinner. The nice thing is that you can ask the fisherman … Continue reading
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Morocco, somewhere between Ouarzazate and Merzouga, 1998 Women are sent out to fetch vegetation to burn for bread baking. You can’t really call it firewoood, it is some kind of dried plant. It burns hot and quickly. In most villages … Continue reading
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Morocco, Erg Chebbi dunes 1998 If you ever go to Morocco, you must go to the Erg Chebbi. This is Morocco’s most beautiful landscape, in my opinion, and Morocco has many beautiful landscapes. The sun was setting here and I … Continue reading
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The ruins of Apamea near Hama Syria 2010 Apamea was founded in 300 B.C. by one of Alexander the Great’s generals and later, under Pompey, became a Roman city in 64 A.D. These columns remain from the 1200 columns that lined … Continue reading
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On the Mekong River 2007 A “vintage” photo of a junk sailing the rapids of the Mekong. The pilots of the boats skillfully maneuvered the boats over the rapids. Large rocks lay hidden under the muddy water and it was necessary … Continue reading
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The castle, located near Cluj, Romania was begun in the 14th century and was owned by the Banffy family almost from the beginning. They were a prosperous family: active in politics, forestry, agriculture. The castle was the finest in Transylvania … Continue reading
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Near St. Petersburg Russia 2009 Tsarskoe Selo means Tsar’s Village and it is here that the royalty of Russia spent the summers. The main architect for the palace was Bartolomeo Rastrelli who came from Italy in 1715 and designed many famed palaces … Continue reading
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This is the kind of shot I strove for during my first year of studying photography. The teacher was keen on the great photographers, Stieglitz, Strand, Cartier-Bresson and others. I enjoyed the lectures where he gave slide shows of famous … Continue reading
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An old village resting by the side of the Volga River. The church roof had caved in and not many people lived here. Not a soul was visible. They’d died or gone to the big city, the same story as … Continue reading
