Weekly photo challenge: Split-Second Story
I’ve arrived in Queenstown and am waiting for the ski season to start. More and more people come over, waiting for the same thing. In 2,5 weeks I’ll start working on one of the hills here. Both locals and tourists are getting excited since we had a massive dump of…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist
Is this monkey stealing a squirrel? No! Here’s the twist: this is mother silver leaf monkey with her child. The young monkey is orange when it’s born, but changes color after about three months. I love the contrast between mother and child. Also, these monkeys just look incredibly cute! This…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art
This work of art comes from Taipei. On a visit to the Sun Yat Sen memorial hall, I noticed this garden at the side of the building. The stern-looking statues are surrounded by all these pink flowers. A pretty sight. For more entries in the weekly photo challenge, check out…
Weekly Photo Challenge: On The Move
One summer I was working on the island Sardinia in Italy. We were based in a small town called St. Lucia. A short walk brought us to the beach. On my day off, me and a colleague hired mountain bikes to explore a track down the coast. On our bikes…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Spring!
Bright colors, wearing T-shirts, sitting outside even it’s still a bit chilly to catch the first sunshine, new flowers coming up… springtime! A few years ago I spent this time of year in Finland. It was gorgeous to see the snow melt and the flowers come up. We would go…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Letters
Roadside ads in Australia For more entries check out the daily post.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument
Two in one in Taipei There is a big gate at the Chiang Kai-Shek memorial on the side of the national theatre. This is a photo of a monument seen through a monument. The tall Taipei 101 building, as seen from the gates.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Streetlife
Streetlife in Venice is a bit different from the every day life I’m used to. During the day there is so much going on that you just don’t know where to look. Or how to get through the hordes of tourist for that matter. Here are two snapshots of life…
Weekly photo challenge: reflections, a self portrait
I was at the airport in Sandakan. I’d come to Sandakan full of hope and with a sense of adventure. When I arrived I heard about the uproar that had been going on in the areas of the province Sabah that I wanted to travel to. Instead of preparing for the…