Narguileh

Sidon, South Lebanon, 2005: A Narguileh goes by many names; Hookahs, Narghile, Shishas, Chillum, Argilah, Nargeela…bongs! … Its variations and use spread from India and Nepal, through to Persia and the Middle East; North Africa, Turkey, Greece, the Balkans; Spain.. the USA…             Canon EOS D30/Sigma 17-35

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Sparrowman

Notre Dame, Paris, France, 2004: The Sparrowman of  Notre Dame was quite popular with the birds… And no, he wasn’t covered in bread crumbs.  Notre Dame means “our lady” in French and is commonly used in the names of Catholic churches in French speaking countries.     Canon EOS 1N

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Barcelona Bubble

Barcelona, Spain, 2005: Park Guell is another incredibly surreal Antonio Gaudi masterpiece. In January 2005  it was also a popular place for wedding photographs, and a hang-out for anarcho-punks specialising in making huge bubbles…  Canon EOS 1N / Canon 28-135is / Fuji Reala

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Sphinx of Zardar

Zardar, Croatia, 2002. Spotted this sphinx in the front yard of a neglected mansion.  On closer inspection,  it was obvious this sphinx had no Pharohs face and was definately not popular with the locals. Perhaps it’s supposed to be Marshall Tito’s face, or another hero of Yugoslavia? Or more likely, it’s just the vain previous […]

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Railman

Belgrade, Serbia, 2002. This railway man was literally, looking over his shoulder… it made me feel paranoid.  Had I been followed?   Probably, since I felt like-  looked like- and possibly was the only tourist in town…      Canon EOS 5/Sigma 28-105

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