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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

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

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 […]

Rhodes

Rhodes, Greece, 2003: Red poppies line the massively fortified walls of Rhodes city. In spring 2003 I landed in Rhodes after being stranded on Crete for days due to heavy seas. A wild 12 hour ferry ride in still rough seas (you know it’s not normal when even the locals look worried) got me to […]

docia

Cappadocia, Turkey, 2003: Hired a scooter and biked around the central Kapadokya area- superb scenes and bizarre rock formations were the norm… Canon EOS A2E/28-105/Velvia

Yaprakhisar

Yaprakhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey, 2003: Legend has it that this view in Cappadoccia inspired George Lucas for many scenes in “Star Wars”- Tattooine and the Sand People in particular… Of course this possibly completely false but it certainly looks the part…..