Skopje

Skopje, Macedonia, 2002: Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC. Under the Roman’s it was known as Scupi, the Ottoman Turks called it Üsküp during their five hundred year occupation…At the conclusion of the Second World War, Skopje became the capital of the Socialist Federal Republic of Macedonia. The city developed rapidly but […]

Bad Education

Petone, Wellington NZ, Sept 2011: The former Petone College has been abandoned since 1998. It’s an eyesore that has to be seen, to be believed… A full scale high-school- graffitied and decaying, with no hope of redemption… Canon 30D/18-55is

Fortlight

Wellington, NZ, lastnight: Fort Buckley was one of five forts constructed in 1885 around Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbour) to protect the capital from the threat of the expanding Russian Empire. Wellington had no defences at all, yet had the national gold reserve in the vaults of the Bank Of New Zealand. Check out Darkhalide for […]

Arch

Wellington, NZ, 2011: Mamiya ZM/Mamiya 35 f2.8

Krak des Chevaliers

Krak des Chevaliers, Syria, 2005: A farmer walks his cows past the imposing walls of the 1000 year old Krak des Chevaliers. The castle, originally built in 1031 for the emir of Aleppo, became one of the most strategic fortresses of the Crusades by controlling the road to the Mediterranean. In 2006 Krak des Chevaliers […]

Cinema

Whanganui, New Zealand, 2011: Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Open – Closed

Whanganui, New Zealand, August 2011: Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Stonehenge

Wairarapa, New Zealand, today: “Stonehenge Aotearoa” is a modern interpretation of Stonehenge. It differs obviously in many ways, but is similar to what a “perfect” version of Stonehenge would have been if built in this part of the world- albeit in concrete moulding… Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Haunted House

Wairarapa, New Zealand, today: Saw this derelict house whilst driving around the Wairarapa. It was hard to miss, sitting up high on a barren hill. It kind of reminds me of the house in Hitchcock’s “Psycho”, or the “House on Haunted Hill”. Whether it’s actually haunted or not I don’t know- but it sure looks […]