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Debbie Smyth

Industrious Venice

Concentration is my motto – first honesty, then industry, then concentration.  – Andrew Carnegie I had a great travelling 2014.  One of my favourite memories is the photo workshop I attended […]

What’s Happening this January

2015 opens with some exciting events around the world.  Maybe some of these January events will tempt you. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Modern Times The Rijksmuseum’s first ever photography exhibition to showcase […]

Z is for… Zénobe Gramme

Zénobe Théophile Gramme (1826-1901), the father of the dynamo, was a Belgian engineer who lived and died in France. At the age of 30 he began work in a Paris electrical […]

Looking Forward to 2015

The new year is almost here, so here’s a quick look at some of the events coming up around the world. 2015 has been designated the International Year of Light and the International […]

An Alternative Face of Venice

I didn’t see much graffitti in Venice and what there was tended to be confined to specific areas, such as around the football stadium and the port.  This example made me […]

Ficus Wishus

Make a wish and tie a ribbon to the ficus tree at the Dalí Museum in St Pete. Scottish and Hindu traditions come together in this popular corner of the gardens. Linked […]

Edinburgh at Christmas

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 70 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own […]

Ever-changing Skyline

If ever I see the City of London skyline without an array of cranes and scaffolds, I will know something is very wrong. I love to see something new emerging, […]