Break Time
King’s Cross, London
Down time
Oxford Street, London
Contrasts
Regent Street, London
Rocky Rorschach test
Peak District, England
Rocks
Peak District, England
Graveyard
In the late spring of 2025, I visited Ireland for the first time. I went to Dublin first, and then took a train to Galway. The weather in Dublin had been good, but it poured for the first couple of days that I was in Galway. That shouldn’t have been much of a surprise, and though I had the right gear to stay dry, I hadn’t really planned for rain.
Truth be told, I wasn’t really all that prepared for the trip at all. The idea to go to Ireland was a whim. I was in France to help my daughter move out back to the U.S. I had considered going to Morocco, where I’ve never been, either, but was dissuaded. (I’m stubborn as a mule about many things, but I’m easily talked out of things that I want to do.)
Anyhow. I was in Galway. In the rain. No car. Public transport is pooor. I was staying in university housing pretty far from the center of town. It looked like it might be a grim few days. The rain was one thing; the howling wind made it all the more dautning.
The town of Galway is lovely, but I’m not good at standing in pubs by myself. And though I love the idea of listening to Irish music, again, doing it by myself wasn’t all that enticing.
I did a tour of the Galway museum, which was fascinating, but my patience was worn out by loads of Spanish adolescents on a school trips. Many of them were plainly bored, and their teenage energy spilled over into rambunctious games that amused them, but made it tough for other museum goers to appreciate the displays.
I made my way to the exit, and found the tourist office right next door.
This cemetery is on the island of Inis Meáin, off the western coast of Ireland. The island is the second-largest (or second-smallest) of the three Aran Islands.
This cemetery is on the island of Inis Meáin, off the western coast of Ireland. The island is the second-largest (or second-smallest) of the three Aran Islands.
The Atlantic
Inis Meain, Ireland
Tombstones
Inis Meain, Ireland
Ruined church and tombstones
Inis Meain, Ireland
Walls and ruin
Inis Meain, Ireland
Sheep
Inis Meain, Ireland
Church
Inis Meain, Ireland
Six candles and not a soul to be found
Inis Meain, Ireland
Church
Inis Meain, Ireland
Flowers, walls, and ruins
Inis Meain, Ireland
Rocky road
Inis Meain, Ireland
Stony vista
Inis Meain, Ireland
Dancin’ in the Street
O’Connell Street, Dublin
Dancin’ in the Street
O’Connell Street, Dublin
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Millenium Spire with gull
O’Connell Street, Dublin
Inexorable tree
Dublin
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Spheres
Dublin
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Garden of Remembrance
Dublin
The Children of Lir
Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
Exit
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
Kilmainham Gaol
Dublin
Spiral staircase, Kilmainham Gaol
Dublin
Kilmainham Gaol
Dublin
Spiked fence
In front of the Kilmainham Courthouse, Dublin
Heron
Dublin
Horse and carriage
Dublin
Waiting for the tourists
Dublin
Alley
St. Catherine’s Lane, Dublin
A moment of solitude
Peace Park, Dublin
Pass Freely
A mural by street artist “Asbestos.” The lines are matches; each represents a Covid death.
The continual indignities of fame
Daniel O’Connell statue, O’Connell Street, Dublin
A fleeting moment of conscience
Dublin
Clouds on the Liffie
Dublin
Formal trading, on the other hand…
Dublin
Whimsy
On the hall of justice
West façade of Cathedral
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More whimsy
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Whimsy
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Pedestal figure
Samuel as boy receiving the lamb’s sacrifical blood
How not to raise a child…
Abraham and Isaac, atop the sheep that will be sacrificed in Isaac’s place; Moses standing atop the golden calf; Samuel making a sacrifice; and King David
Cobblestones
Laon, France
Also crushed by a saint
West façade of Laon Cathedral
Crushed by a saint
Pedestal figure, Laon Cathedral
Sculptures
West façade of Laon Cathedral
Penumbral Laon
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Beard
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Peering out from the Porte d’Ardon
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon
West face of the late twelfth- / early thirteenth-century Gothic catherdral
Dragon
At the Place du Parvis, Laon
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon
West face of the late twelfth- / early thirteenth-century Gothic catherdral
Street Talk
Laon, France
The Ramparts of Laon
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The 42nd Rainbow Division Memorial
For more information about the sculpture, read this: https://croixrougefarm.org/the-sculpture/
The 42nd Rainbow Division Memorial
For more information about the sculpture, read this: https://croixrougefarm.org/the-sculpture/
The 42nd Rainbow Division Memorial
For more information about the sculpture, read this: https://croixrougefarm.org/the-sculpture/
Kebab chef
Château-Thierry
Penguins gathering to demonstrate against tariffs
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The “donjon” at Château-Thierry
On the right, the remains of the “donjon” (not “dungeon”, but rather “castle keep”) from, I think, the 12th century.
Château-Thierry
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La Paye
Sculpture by Achille Jacopin; first version was in 1906. Used by anti-alcoholism groups, including campaigners for prohibition in the United States.
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“Le Grand Assistant”
“Le Grand Assistant”, sculpture by Max Ernst
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Style
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Schoolkids
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Man watching the world
Plaza de Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia
Catedral Primada de Colombia
Plaza de Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia
Bicycle with church
Plaza Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia
Agostino Zoppo: Portrait of Luca Salvioni, c. 1536. Bronze.
A rocky Rorschach test
Can you find a face? A horsehead?
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Security guard and scooter
Chicago, Illinois
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Monstrous doorknocker
Dijon, France
Fence
Dijon, France
Contemptuous mascaron
Dijon, France
Distraught mascaron
Dijon, France
Man between mascarons
Dijon, France
J’ai fait mes commissions et je rentre.
Dijon, France
The Umbrellas of Dijon
Dijon, France
Keeping in step with an app?
Djjon, France
Overload
Avigon, France
Contrast
Avigon, France
Spiral staircase
Avigon, France
Reflections on marriage
Reims, France
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lion
Indianapolis, Indiana
Honorable Sentiments
Indianapolis, Indiana
Pro Patria
Henry Hering, 1929
Pro Patria
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Sitting on a Park Bench
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Dancers
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Dancers
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Cymbals of Indianapolis?
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Bygone Ideals
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Happy Text
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Federal Bench
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Patience
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An Encumbered View of Christ Church Cathedral
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Vest, Tablet, and Text
The Thomas A. Hendricks Monument
“Wooden’s Legacy”
Indiana-born coaching legend John Wooden
At the gate of Père Lachaise
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CRS under the Eiffel Tower
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Companionship
On the quais of the Seine
Solitude
Texting on the quais of Paris
Parasols on the Seine
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Docking Ring
On the voie Georges Pompidou
Light fixture
Paris in August
Le Triomphe de la République
Place de la Nation, Paris
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Not Monet
Train at the terminus
Cloudwatching atop the Dune du Pilat
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More footprints than people
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Legs
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At the Musée des Beaux-Arts
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Nôtre Dame under reconstruction
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Alighting at Nôtre Dame
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Grocers are just like musketeers
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Talking
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So Rich, So Poor
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Striding
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Discreetly observing
Standoff
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Lighting the cathedral
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Yes!
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Between wings of angels
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Gothic Light
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Arches
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Glorious arches
Fountain of youth
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Street
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SciencesPo Campus
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Empty chairs
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Café life
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Flying buttresses
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Gothic splendor
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Street
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Choir
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Empty chairs
Empty chairs
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Saints aplenty
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Cross fertilization
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Splendid river
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The tranquility of August
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The spiritual life
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Curiosity
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Winter
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General Mills silo
One of the many silos that sit along the railway tracks alongside Hiawatha Avenue…
Stone arches
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Man crossing bridge
Looking west on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis on a chilly fall morning.
Walleye on a stick
Food booth at the 2022 Minnesota State Fair.
A smile bigger than that belt buckle
Minnesota State Fair
Icon
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Stripes
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Walking Man (George Segal)
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Exit
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Frozen Lock
The Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam on a cold January day. The lock was completed in 1963, but closed in 1965.
Stone Arch Bridge
Downtown Minneapolis: The Stone Arch Bridge, built as a railway bridge in 1883, is now a pedestrian and cyclist bridge. Measuring 2100 ft (640m) , it is built of native granite and limestone.
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Repurposing the city
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Cranes
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Pandemic humor
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Pandemic humor
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There’s always one….
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Road, dusk
Squamish, British Columbia
And nary a drop to drink
Alice Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia
Abandoned logging equipment
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The trail back from Elfin Lakes
Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia
Siesta
Whytecliff Park, Horseshoe Bay, BC
Skylight
Home
Engineering Building and Mill 3
Britannia Mine, Britannia Beach, British Columbia
Stump
Ray Peters Trail, Brackendale, British Columbia
Mist after heavy rainfall
In woods near Judd Beach, Brackendale, British Columbia
Bewitched
A view of the Witch on the face of the Stawamus Chief, Squamish, British Columbia
Jetsam
Tower Beach, Vancouver
Cat in a rush
Spain
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Observer
Elantxobe, Spain
Groovy beach
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Flysch
Near Zumaia, Spain
Structure and light
Inside the Guggenheim in Bilbao
Time check
Bergara, Spain
Buffalo
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Wolves
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Castle courtyard
Colombier, Switzerland
Tables
Jardin des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Get a little closer
Paris
Suds and spokes
Next to the Pont Neuf, Paris
Lamps and arches
Pont Neuf, Paris
Despair and consolation
Under the Pont Neuf, Paris
Whew.
Paris, France
Near the Quay
Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver
Waiting
Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver
Wreck
Near Brohm Lake, BC
Flying beer keg
Comox, British Columbia
In a hurry…
W. 33rd St., New York
Strolling
Gansevoort St., New York
Proliferation of manholes
Gansevoort & 13th St.
Amtrak conductor
On the way to Penn Station
Dogs
New York
Manhattan Bridge
Pike St., New York
Starbucks
Penn Station, New York
Message in a bottle?
Private Passage, a work by Malcolm Cochran; Hudson River Park, New York
Lamps
Hudson River Park, New York
City meets river
Hudson River Park, New York
River
Hudson River Park, New York
Crewman
Statue of Liberty ferry
Passengers
Statue of Liberty ferry
Beneath the Statue of Liberty
Liberty Island, New York
Manhattan
Seen from LIberty Island
Lazarus, Pulitzer, Eiffel…
Liberty Island
Curve
Astoria, Oregon
Not Mount Ararat
In rural Washington
Pilot boat
Pilot boat and tug at Main Street Dock, Vancouver.
Sitting on a park bench
The Jardin des Champs Elysées: a refuge from the bustle and traffic of Paris.
Place de la Concorde
Setting up for an event on the Place de la Concorde.
Why Europe Matters
The Ossuaire de Douaumont, seen from the Mémorial de Verdun. In 1916, Verdun was the site of one of the largest battles of the Great War. Roughly 300,000 soldiers died here between February and September 1916; the skeletal remains of 130,000 of them, French and German alike, are housed in the Ossuaire.
Rue St. Lazare, Paris
A man waits to cross the rue St. Lazare in Paris.
Paris: a view from the Centre Pompidou
Looking south from the Centre Pompidou, with Notre Dame de Paris, the Pantheon, and the Church of Val-de-Grâce all visible.
Notre Dame de Paris
Seen from the Seine
Bordeaux
Lamps
Galerie des Beaux-Arts
Bordeaux, France
The Palais Royal
Tourists entertaining themselves in the courtyard of the Palais Royal. In the eighteenth century, this was the site of one of Paris’ early arcades; luxury goods were sold here. At night, a somewhat different kind of trade and entertainment took place: gambling, prostitution, and all sorts of licentious behavior…
Palais-Royal
Paris, France
Girl in a crowd
I went in search of the statue of the girl facing down the bull — but found a crowd instead.
The Brooklyn Bridge
Seen from Center Street, in front of City Hall
Manhattan
Seen from the northeast end of the Brooklyn Bridge
This is one of my favorite sculptures: it’s Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s “Ugolino and his sons.” They have been imprisoned, and starved
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Slightly askew
This streetlamp is in Fort Tryon Park, near the Cloisters.
Squamish Estuary
Herons seem to do well in the estuary
On the beach
Some arguments contiune into the next life, it seems…
Stairs from Wreck Beach
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tree at Wreck Beach
Vancouver, British Columbia
Eagle in flight
Snowy day on the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia
Eagle on a stump
The eagles gather on the Squamish River in the winter months
Doorway to chapel
Beauly Priory, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Beauly Priory
The abbey was founded in 1230 or so. It remains a tourist attraction.
St. Mary’s Old Church Cemetery
Dunvegan, Scotland
Standing Stones, Calanais, Isle of Lewis
These are two of the thirteen late-Neolithic stones at Calanais. They were apparently a site of religious ritual.
Fort de Douaumont
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Cemetery, Douaumont, France
Armistice Day. A day to remember that one of the greatest human achievements is peace. Let the fortifications crumble and the guns rust.
Things I will miss about Switzerland
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Public Art, Fleurier
Alienation in the Jura
Marie Antoinette & Louis XVI
Basilique de St. Denis
Rue de Bièvre
Rainfall in Paris
Bohemian Montmartre…
Paris, France
Rooftops
Morat, Switzerland
Kapellbrücke, Luzern
Originally built in the fourteenth century, much of this wooden bridge burned in 1993. Alltough it was quickly rebuilt, much of the orignal art that lines the inside was destroyed. (The swan, like many of the tourists here, cares not one whit.)
Motorcyle envy
Place de la République, Arles, France
Stairs
Arènes d’Arles
Aigues-Mortes, France
Dog and castle show
Early audiobook
Palais des Papes, Avignon
Rhinoceroses
Zoo de Montpellier, France
Bicycle
Fribourg, Switzerland
Nestled next to a bridge
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Arch
Hauptgasse (Main Street), Solothurn, Switzerland.
Gothic arches
Basilica of St. Remi, Reims, France
Sculpture, base of Montmartre
Paris, France
Clos-Montmartre
This vineyard on the north side of the Butte Montmartre is the oldest in Paris. That isn’t, however, saying much: the vineyard was planted in the 1930s…. Vineyards existed at Montmartre much earlier, of course, but this one was planted in part to stop the development of an apartment building. The wine produced here is sold at auction every year; proceeds go to local charities.
Pont Alexandre III
Paris, France
Canonical thinking
Les Invalides, Paris
Invalides
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Les Invalides
A look into tbe courtyard at the Musée de l’Armée in Paris
Père Lachaisse
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Bust
In the Panthéon, Paris
Rue Lepic, Montmartre
Cycles of life
Passage de l’Utopie
Brouillard et oiseaux
Sideways Medusa
Istanbul, Turkey
Citadel
Seen from Basilica of St. John
Trees
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Asclepium
Pergamun, Turkey
Pergamon Acropolis
Bergama, Turkey
Tree at Pergamon
Oak tree at the Altar of Zeus
Ruins
Pine tree at the Great Altar of Zeus
Temple of Apollo
Didyma, Turkey
Columns
Temple of Apollo, Didyma
Medusa
Temple of Apollo, Didyma
Ionic Stoa
Miletus, Turkey
Once the home of Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes…
Miletus, Aydin, Turkey
Temple of Athena
Aydın, Turkey
Menhir
Neolithic standing stone. Bevaix-Treytel (Neuchâtel), 4500 B.C.
Doorway
Auvernier, Switzerland
Passageway
Bern, Switzerland
Moo
In the Jura, Switzerland
Tour Eiffel
Ironworks.
View of Notre Dame
It still had a roof and a spire then…
Notre Dame
Paris, France
Marble feet
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Château de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Stairs to the Chateau
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Church doors
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Art Nouveau doorway
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Reformer and photographer
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Howe Sound
Quiet on the Sound
14th Street – Union Square subway station
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Phone call
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Propeller
OMSI, Portland, Oregon
End of the run
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Mission
San Antonio, Texas
Stairs
Mission, San Antonio, Texas
Towers
San Antonio, Texas
Industrial Works
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Spire
T
Ladder
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Cleft
Ucluelet, British Columbia
Pallet
Jetsam on the Tofino shore, British Columbia
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Roots
Squamish Estuary, British Columbia
Temple of Dendur
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terrace
Umbrellas in Namur
Shoe
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Euro
A rising Euro…
Nuestros silencios
Installation – Brussels, Belgium
Nuestros silencios
Installation – Brussels, Belgium
Wrongdoing
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Damnation
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It says so right here
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Swimming Baths
Cleanliness is good for the soul
Bull
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Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Bruges, Belgium
Trees
Tracks
Boondaal Station, Brussels
Footprints
Tracks
Lighthouse
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