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-London

Night Sky over Horatio

Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, is commemorated by Nelson’s Column that towers over London’s Trafalgar Square.  It was constructed between 1840 and 1843 at […]

-Kent

Scottish Design in Kent

The Sun Foundry was established in 1858 by George Smith in Glasgow.  It was an important company in the iron industry of the day, expanding quickly and moving to a larger site […]

-London

Isaac Newton: Bigger than Life

This is an imposing depiction of Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726), an English physicist and mathematician whose achievements are many and varied.  He shares credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of […]

-London

A Balanced Alien

I have featured this massive upside-down alien previously.  He landed on his head in a London garden in early 2013, and was a feature that I would make a detour […]

-Turkey

Hot Work in a Caravanserai

The caravanserais behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar are home to many specialised workmen, including the following friendly metal worker who was slaving over the flames Linked to Hot Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 February 2016 […]

One Word Photo Challenge

Invincible Sun

“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer” – Albert Camus Sunny Stockholm, January 2016, linked to Backlit and Vibrant Copyright Debbie Smyth, […]

-London

Misty Walk Along the Thames

This week I’m going to take you along the Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge on a misty January day. At this point I had run out of time and […]

-Denmark

Wacky Postal Employee

I have shared shots of this cute fella before, but today I thought I’d demonstrate what a hard worker he is – out there, guarding the post boxes no matter what weather […]

-Slovenia

Martin Luther King and a Musician

  The highly recognised face of Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) seemed a great background to a small musical group who entertained the crowds in Ljubljana.  A good combination of a […]