Serpentine stone walls, tiny homesteads, castle ruins, emerald green hills, and beaches…
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Throwback to 1988: When my camera was as old as Notre-Dame.
A 36-Year History with Notre-Dame (or, the Cathedral that Tried to Kill Me) [Paris, France]
1988. I’m a high school senior, standing in Notre-Dame de Paris…crash! Completely unexpected in a place like this…a little stone, about the size of a golf ball, just sitting there on the floor to my right. I can only assume it fell from the vault above. Not exactly a comforting thought when you’re standing under an 850-year-old ceiling.
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Hooves and Handshakes: the Ballinasloe Horse Fair [Ballinasloe, Ireland]
In a sprawling field crowded with horses and people, the business of buying and selling horses happens across the withers of a horse, and deals are sealed with a handshake. Little ones, perched atop their ponies, gaze wide-eyed at the carnival rides as they dream of sugary treats.
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Hot Rocks and Cold Noses [Mt Etna, Sicily]
Close enough to the top to smell the burning earth…
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Sunshine and Shadows: A Day at Dachau [Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, Germany]
So many shades of suffering that permeated this space…
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Turquoise Tranquility: Lake Königssee’s Eco-Friendly Beauty [Berchtesgaden, Germany]
Eva Braun was said to have sunbathed frequently on its shores and Hitler to have boated its waters…
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