I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it ― William Shakespeare *Images made with Nikon D850 and AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E VR lens, …
de toros, caballos y amigos
de toros, caballos y amigos
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out in the midday sun
“and from the ends of the earth, across the thousands of miles of land and sea, kindly, well-meaning speakers tried to voice their fellow-feeling, and indeed did so, but at the same time proved the utter incapacity of every man truly to share in suffering that he cannot see…”
– Albert Camus, The Plague
Today, I will let my photos tell my story.
Except, one more thing?
Some words, from a colleague with whom I am fortunate to be working (in a virtual sense), who observed (more or less) “our planet has been suffering a fever for some time, now that we too have a fever, perhaps we will change”.
He nailed it.
Coronavirus is presenting us with not only what is perceived (by some) as an existential threat but perhaps also the reverse. Pollution across the world is down, perhaps because people, people like me, are grounded.
So, are we up for a change? I am, even if only in a small way. Every little helps, no?
And, perhaps as my photos suggest, we may be down, but our planet, nature is surely not.
Stay safe everyone.
…and a p.s. as expected, the hotel has (this morning Friday, 27 March) informed we remaining sixteen guests that they are considering closing next Wednesday. So my nomadic lifestyle continues, another twist and turn, watch this space.
*all images hand crafted with iPhone 11 Pro 4.25mm f/1.8 lens, unedited*
rise // set
Don’t forget:beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies.
– Paulo Coelho
No filters and no edits.
Shot from the window of my BA flight home last night.
For WordPress weekly photo challenge rise/set
variations (on a theme)
‘We know that we fear to win
And so we end before we begin’
U2 – Every Breaking Wave
take the
shot,
if you don’t, you’ll
never
know,
will
you?
For WordPress weekly photo challenge ‘variations on a theme’
*Shot with Nikon D700 and Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.d ‘push pull’ lens at f/2.8, 1/4000s and ISO200*
sindjelićeva
A pedestrian reflection from Belgrade.
For WordPress weekly photo challenge – pedestrian
“To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon;
To be a tree and read the memory of the leaves;
To be an insignificant pedestrian on the streets”
– Dejan Stojanovic
Images captured on a late Summer evening with my Olympus OM10 and 100 ASA black and white film.
A to Z
Ever wondered what it would be like to work as a consultant, travelling the world, meeting new people, experiencing new cultures, stretching yourself intellectually and emotionally, being wined and dined?
Passing straight through the lounge doors at the airport?
A silk carpet, leather seats.
Flying the blue. Not Ryanair yellow. Not Easyjet orange?
Welcome to my world.
Here’s an A to Z of what it actually feels (looks) like.
shiny
Maybe the star doesn’t even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
For WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – ‘Ooh, Shiny’
*Made with Fujifilm X100F and fixed 23mm (35mm full frame equivalent), ISO320, f/14 at 1/850s*
usoro uso
A celebration of creativity in Akwa Ibom, over on nigeriastreets
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa and often referred to as the ‘Giant of Africa’, is a Federal Republic made up of 36 States.
Akwa Ibom, located on the coastal southern part of the country in the ‘South South’ sits between Cross Rivers State and Rivers State. Created in 1987, from the former Cross River State, Akwa Ibom is home to over five million people.
The State capital is Uyo with a population of around half a million.
This week, I was lucky enough to be part of a group visiting the Usoro Uso art exhibition, a celebration of contemporary Nigerian arts and craft featuring some outstanding work from artists of Akwa Ibom.
The exhibition opened on 8 June 2017 and is on display at the Ibibio Union Museum, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The exhibition is slated to close on 22 June, 2017 so, if you are visiting…
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seven weddings
‘Seven weddings’, last week, over on nigeriastreets, more to come soon from my travels in Nigeria.
Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls
– Khalil Gibran
Today, I attended seven weddings.
Well, not intentionally. I was invited to one, and found myself inadvertently attending seven. Which, incidentally, brings my weekly tally to eight weddings in two continents in the last week.
And that wasn’t the only surprise of the day.
The wedding was that of a colleague and friend here in Abuja, where I have been living and working over the last six months. The time has flown by.
To be invited to a colleague’s wedding was an immense privilege. And, perhaps, we really only get to know a culture by seeing how people are hatched, matched and dispatched?
Well, I can’t comment…
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