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A walking tour with a companion and a camera is a great way to get to know a section of city, and to absorb the local colour and history. I was lucky enough to have a friend who had been living and working in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a few years before I visited the […]
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Posted in environmental portrait,Every Day Life,Sri Lanka,TravelTags: architecture,blog,Catholicism,environmental portrait,environmental portraits,everyday life,hindu,Photo Blog,portraits,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall,walk
California’s Eastern Sierras are a jaw-droppingly beautiful outdoor playground. How lucky was I to have a photography-friend with not one, but two bases in this rugged and gorgeous area! Like me, she is a fan of mountain walks and flowers, and we had timed my trip to line up with the best of the mountain […]
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Posted in Flora,Landscapes,Nature,USATags: California,flora,National Park,nature,Photo Blog,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall,USA,walk,wildflowers
The Netherlands is known for its flat landscape punctuated by canals and dikes. If fact, I was taught at school that dyke was a Dutch word. While it is true that dijk (pronounced ‘dyke’) is a common word in Dutch, it comes from the same Old German word that gave English ‘ditch’. Sadly, the little […]
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Posted in Architecture,The Netherlands,TravelTags: architecture,blog,environmental portraits,landscape,Photo Blog,travel,Travel Blog,UNESCO,Ursula Wall
The Kara/Karo people, a small tribe of Omotic people, living on the east bank of the Lower Omo River in Ethiopia, are perhaps best known for their love of beads and face paint. With fewer than two thousand members, the Kara are one of the smallest tribes in the region. They are related to the […]
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Posted in Africa,environmental portraits,Ethiopia,TravelTags: Africa,environmental portrait,environmental portraits,Ethiopia,Lower Omo Valley,Omo Valley,people,Photo Blog,portrait,portraits,travel,Travel Blog,tribal life,Ursula Wall
Bad lighting and dancing shadows lend an eerie air of animation to the figures on the walls all around us. Intricately carved pillars and beautifully restored wall-reliefs contrast with uneven stones and rough scaffolding: it truly is surreal walking after dark through structures built over 2000 years ago. My Nile river boat was rafted up […]
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Posted in Africa,Egypt,History,TravelTags: Ancient Egypt,antiquities,architecture,blog,Egypt,history,low light,night photography,Photo Blog,Religious Practice,ruins,sculpture,temple,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall
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