Human imitates statue
The Jeunesse d'Aristote is a statue made by Charles Degeorge and is currently in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Sometimes, we humans, unintentionally imitate others, even inanimate objects. Or maybe it's just a comfortable way to sit. Degeorge captured that amazingly well in his work here.
We thought the summer rain was bad..
Remember when people thought the rain in late July and August 2023 was bad? What about Storm Isha yesterday, eh? Another storm on the way too. The start of June was blisteringly hot. It was so hot I preferred to stay inside out of it. Nobody seems to remember that. Oh, the photo above is...
Ian Bailey and The West Cork Way
Ian Bailey, the man accused of murdering a French woman, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, died today. Here he is in 2019, when he was selling his book, "The West Cork Way", at a market in Skibereen.
Don’t look back
A woman on her phone looks over her shoulder at some commotion, off camera, that has caught her attention. We'll never know what.
An umbrella in the rain
Sometimes all you need is an umbrella. When it's raining, it's the best thing.
Waiting for a Taxi
"Look, the taxi is coming now. I see it!""It better be Afonso driving. He owes me €10 from the other night.""Oh, doesn't look like it. Not his car. You lent him that money to buy a gift for his mom, didn't you?""Yeah, He paid far too much for a little figurine, but his mom loves...
The sunglasses guy
You want sunglasses? I got sunglasses. No way, it's not too dark to wear them. You can still see everything with the street lights!
Dreaming of Handstands
Wandering around Lisbon I came across this bus stop in the middle of the city. The guy pictured in the back of the bus stop caught my attention, contrasting nicely with the people waiting at the stop. When I got home, I looked up the text, "O SONHO NÃO PARA, ARRANCA", it says, "THE DREAM...
In Ler Devagar
Ler Devagar is a bookshop in the LX Factory in Lisbon. Books line the walls on shelves too far up to reach, and of course, most of them are in Portuguese. There are a few in English, and even a few photography books. Unfortunately, many of them concentrate on architecture, but there was a really...
Look into my eyes
Sometimes I'm making photos on the street, or in this case, photographing from a moving tram, and someone will make eye contact. They'll stand out from the crowd because they are different and made a connection.
Cobbles, Light and Shadow
I visited the Igreja Paroquial da Graça (Church of Our Lady of Grace) in Lisbon early one morning. There's a beautiful view of the city, but if you look behind and around you'll find these lovely cobbles. In the early morning, the houses opposite cast a shadow on the street and on the wall of...
Three Friends
Three friends sit on the steps next to the Tagus in Lisbon, Portugal. I was curious and looked up the area on Google Maps. I think I came across the best Google Street View image nearby! I wonder if that dog owner knows his dog is on Google Maps?