Corniche

Beirut, Lebanon, 2005: The seaside promenade in Beirut is known as the Corniche. Lined with palm trees, the waterfront boulevard is a popular place to walk, ride and take in the view and sea air…  It was also a great place for people spotting, watching Beiruties realaxed in peace-time…  Seven months later this reality was […]

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Mime of Montmatre

Paris, France, 2004: Montmartre was the stamping ground of Monet, Dali, van Gogh, Picasso etc… In 2004 it was more of a tourist side-show…    Canon EOS 1N/Canon 28-135is/Fuji Sensia 100

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Ark

Petone, Wellington, NZ, 2008: The Greek Orthodox church in Petone kind of reminds me of a capsized Noahs ark or an observatory…    Voigtlander Bessa R/Canon Serenar 50mm f1.8

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GRAD

Ljubljana, Slovenia,2002: At the tail end of winter 2002 I began a circular journey around the former Yugoslavia…  Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia was the first stop… It had began snowing as soon as the train had crossed the border from Trieste (Italy). Accomodation was difficult to find, but eventually I found a bed in […]

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Z

Iraklion,  Crete, Greece, 2003: A later edition to Heraklion’s 1000+ year harbour wall …..             Canon EOS A2E (EOS-5) / Sigma 28-105 / Fuji Superia 400

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Thera chapel

Santorini, Greece, 2003: Santorini (also known as Thera or Thira) has many picturesque small chapels, usually shot in fine-grained vivid colour.   Taking a different approach, I shot this in classic Kodak Tri X grainy black & white…     Canon EOS A2E (EOS-5)/ Sigma 28-105 / Kodak Tri-X

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Kurve

Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 2003: Heraklion, (or Iraklion) is the capital of Crete and the fourth largest city in Greece. The city has had many rulers and been known by many names. For centuries under Venetian rule it was called Candia.  The Ottomans who famously besieged it for 24 years (the longest siege in history) called […]

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