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-Portugal

City Silent and Bare

“This city now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning; silent bare, ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie open unto the fields and to the sky; All […]

-Manchester

Toast Rack and Fried Egg

I was born and spent the first five years of my life in Manchester, England.  My elder sister went to college there in the early 1960s, before we all moved […]

-Marseille

Inside Notre Dame de la Garde

Notre-Dame de la Garde (literally Our Lady of the Guard) stands high above Marseille, watching over the people below.   Local inhabitants commonly refer to it as la bonne mère (“the good mother”). Standing, as it […]

-Manchester

Multi-coloured Elephants

First came Cow Parade, in Switzerland in 1998, and then came Elephant Parade in 2007. In the mid-noughties, on holiday in Thailand, Marc Spits met Mosha, a young elephant who […]

-London

Grems on the South Bank

French rapper, designer and graffiti artist, Grems (also known as Supermicro, and real name Michaël Eveno), has produced a bright, detailed artwork on the South Bank.  His intense colours stand […]

-Kenya

Peace

One photo, no words for Silent Sunday. Also linking to Camera Critters.

-Manchester

Canals through Manchester

Canals were at the heart of the development of industrial Manchester. They brought coal and raw materials right to the heart of the city and carried away manufactured goods. The […]