A Man Tired of London…
It never occurred to me that I could become tired of London. Yet, many people get tired of living in a big city. I lived in a little town, and even though I love the countryside, I wouldn’t dream of…
Category Architecture Photos
In this category you fill find everything architecture photography, one of the most beautiful man-made things in the world that is continuously evolving. The designs that vary based on culture, influence, and the craftsmanship is what makes it so unique. Architecture from every time period and various different architects are shown throughout Europe. Most buildings in Paris were designed by the same architect, but there’s also a lot of variety.
Here you will find timeless beauty and authenticity, as I show all the beauty I have seen through these photos. From churches, apartments, monuments, stairways, bridges, and everything in between. Some of these have been built over centuries with multiple architects, some within a number of years by one person. Each has a rich history and a unique aesthetic.
The Resilience of Amiens Cathedral Through History
The Cathedral of Amiens is somewhat special to me. I am a Breton, but my Mother’s family is from Picardy. Way up North. This area’s Capital town is Amiens (Pronounce Amyuuuuun – very nasally – yes I know you can’t…
Piscine Molitor in Paris
You may know about “Piscine Molitor” because of Pi Patel from Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi”. Here is the real mc Coy with real – not 3D – characters swimming in the mid of Winter in near freezing temperature. When…
Postmodern modernist architecture in Montsouris
Modernist architecture is no longer flavour of the month. Yet it can be interesting at times. As I was walking down the street, not that far from where I live, I stumbled upon the following building and found it rather…
Cloud computing data center shots
Here are a series of shots taken from Orange Cloud for Business’ Normandy data center. As Orange is my client, all the pictures are watermarked with their French hosting website. Plenty of opportunities for great pictures in such a building.…
A tourist’s look at the Eiffel Tower
Finding a subject for a tourist’s look at the Eiffel Tower doesn’t require much effort. Since I’ve remained one in my own city, I’m probably the ideal man to talk about it. I chose to focus on the Eiffel Tower…
High-Speed Photography: Capturing the Fountain of Explorers
No digital trickery, computer doctoring, or AI nonsense on this High-speed photography shot of the Fountain of Explorers – just a slight crop on the right-hand side. The water droplets were captured at very high speed (1/800 sec), low ISO…
Lorient Submarine base, bunkers, WWII relics and flip flops
Lorient ‘La Base’, aka Lorient Submarine Base is a major historical site built by the German army between 1941 and 1944 during World War II to shelter submarines (U-boats) as part of the Battle of the Atlantic. It’s the largest submarine…
Musings About Heritage, Wars and Buildings
Here are a few musings about heritage, wars and buildings as we are entering the new year. Our approach to heritage is rather surprising. Everyone talks about preserving it, as if it were frozen forever, yet the 20th century saw…
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