an arched blue door at the end of an alley in the Castello district of Venice

the Venezian Blue Door

Venice is a city unlike any other, anyone will tell you. There are almost no words to describe its unique splendor. I’ve dreamed of it’s intricate, winding alleys and roadways of water for as long as I can …

Four Chairs at Sunset

Door County, My Favorite Photography Location

A place with towns called Fish Creek, Egg Harbor, Sister Bay, or Gills Rock has to have character. Such a place is Door County, Wisconsin, my favorite photography location. It is a peninsula that sticks out seventy-five miles …

Rugged Coastline along Upper Peninsula

The Keweenaw of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Keweenaw Peninsula and Copper Harbor The Keweenaw of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula projects into Lake Superior. It was the site of the first copper boom in the United States. Called “Copper Country,” it has a colorful history of hardworking …

Sunrise on Reelfoot Lake

Sunrise on Reelfoot Lake, Earthquake Lake of Tennessee

Sunrises are my favorite times to photograph, especially of a sunrise at Reelfoot Lake located in northwestern Tennessee. I made this photograph one summer morning. I got out of my camper and grabbed my camera gear, hoping for a …

Castle Chilon on Lake Geneva with blue water and blue skies

Chateau Chillon on Lac Leman in Switzerland

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d get to see the breathtaking Swiss Alps. Who knew it would be complete with a fairy tale castle?! Our train ride through the Italian Alps toward Paris took …

Edinburgh in autumn The Ramsay Garden by Micah Offman

Edinburgh in autumn

Edinburgh in autumn Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, is a major tourist attraction. The number of tourists is one and a half times the inhabitants during the summer festival. In December it is all sold out for Christmas and …

25 De Abril Bridge by Micah Offman

Visiting Lisbon – Portugal

Visiting Lisbon – Portugal I’ve decided to spend some time in Lisbon and by now I learned how this great city lives and breathes. The Belem Tower If you visiting Lisbon arriving by the ocean the first thing …

Europe – River Rhine at Twilight

River Rhine at Twilight  Watercolor Paintings by Sabina von Arx Summertime at the River Rhine The River Rhine (Latin: Rhenus, German: Rhein) is one of the major European rivers, which has its sources in Switzerland. It flows in …

Evening Sales by Sharon Popek

Street Scenes from Cuba

I have always loved to travel. There are quite a few places on my must go to list and I have to admit that Cuba was never one of them. But several years ago, I had the opportunity …

La Alhambra Palace Granada, Spain a palace, fortress complex

La Alhambra – Granada Spain

La Alhambra is a palace and fortress in Granada, Spain.  Originally constructed in 889 AD, it was largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the 13th century.  The design of the complex is Moorish and …

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