Category: Travel Photography
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Through the Keyhole
This image was taken in one of the many buildings you can explore within the ruins of Pompeii. I liked the way the light streamed in through the roof, and that unusual keyhole shaped entryway. I learned a lot about Pompeii whilst I was there, including this interesting fact: Due to their healthy diet (high…
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Faraglioni Rocks
These rocks live off the coast of Capri, and are a bit of a playground for boats. What did this image teach me? Capri is a beautiful island, and very popular with people who own expensive and impressive boats. I shall most likely never be one of those people.
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Stone Star
This star, and many others just like it, can be found at the Cassino War Cemetery, built at the foot of Montecassino in Italy. The WWII battle to take the abbey on the hill at Montecassino was one of the fiercest battles that took place on Italian ground. Never to forget.
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Palm Gold
This image reminds me of warmer times, whilst travelling around America a few years ago… What did this image teach me? Sometimes simplicity is the secret to a successful shot.
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Sailing on the Azure Sea
This boat bobbed along, not a care in the world, along the coast of Capri. What did this image teach me? That sea water really can be this shade of blue!
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The Market Cross
This stone cross stands in the centre of Market Harborough, a place that started out as a tiny Saxon village almost a thousand years ago, before growing over the centuries into the popular town it has become. I discovered that 800 years after Market Harborough was founded, the canal system arrived (which is how I…
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Vatican Blue
Here are a few shots from Rome & Vatican City (taken a few years ago), all showing some classic architecture against an azure sky. What did these images teach me? That Italy is somewhere worth revisiting, with some fantastic old architecture and many, many photographic opportunities.
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The Stone Lion
This stone carving, combining elements of a lion and the “green man” lives in a pillar is Pisa, Italy. What did this image teach me? Well, I’m not sure I’ve learned this yet but I do know that there’s a lot of hidden meaning behind these kind of iconographic carvings. I just need to research…
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The Last Condottiere
This statue, found in Florence, depicts Lodovico de Medici. who was a young fighting captain also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere, after his mercenary group (the Black Bands). By all accounts he was quite the thug, and enjoyed his time as a condottiero – a kind of mercenary captain. He was fatally wounded in…