Birqash Camel Market - Egypt

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

~ Lao Tzu

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Greece

view of white houses along the cliffs of Santorini

Santorini (2008)

old rowboat on the roof of a house on the side of a cliff in Santorini

stone outcrop with old church on top — The church of Agios Ioannis Kastri on Skopelos - Mama Mia!

very large tree at the edge of an ancient amphitheatre — Anyone who knows me, knows my love of trees. This is a beauty - at the ancient Theatre of Demetrias!

Ancient olive tree at Alalkomenai (Ἀλαλκομ́εναι), Ithaca, Greece

replica ship of the 'Argo' in the harbour at Volos, Greece — Replica of the Argo - Volos, Greece (2014)

Delphi, Greece (2014)

Every seagoing person should make a pilgrimage here - Temple of Poseidon, at Cape Sounion, Greece

Faces

The most beautiful face is always the face of a peaceful mind. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan

Tuareg guards - in Mali — Tuareg guards - in Mali (2010)

Nubian boy at the camel market

Egyptian man drinking coffee — Mostafa drinking coffee, Qurna, Egypt (2017)

Habiba at Qaitbay, Alexandria (2015)

Egyptian man - Birqash Camel Market (2015)

Pottery seller at the Qurna souk

3 Syrian women smiling — Beautiful Syrian women (2002)

Egyptian man in the sugar cane fields in Qurna, Egypt — Egyptian man in the sugar cane fields, Qurna (2016)

Girl from Hama, Syria (2002)

EGYPT

Temple for Nekhbet and Hathor in Wadi Hilal - built by Thutmosis IV and Amenhotep III. This is a small, but well preserved temple near El Kab. It can be found past the stone-cut tombs and Vulture Rock, along a rather rough desert road. Well worth the trip though! (2023)

View from the tower of the Sheikh Nasr Eldin Mosque, Dakhla Oasis (2017)

capital of lotus form pillar with nesting birds — Capital of a lotus form pillar, Esna (2016)

I’ve noticed birds in Egypt will find any nook and cranny to nest in.

boy riding a donkey, herding sheep along a road — Al Fayoum, Egypt (2015)

three pyramids at Giza, Egypt — Giza plateau (2002)

Saqqara (2004)

Hathor at Deir el-Bahari, Hatshepsut’s Temple - West Bank (2015)

At Philae (2015)

view from Mena House, Giza (2015)

Step Pyramid with scaffolding — Step Pyramid with scaffolding, Saqqara (2014)

A modern crane over the ancient ruins at Karnak (2015)

Wadi el Hitan - Valley of the Whales (2015)

Dakhla pottery workshop (2017)

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Vessels drying in the sun

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Interior of a kiln

fired wares

Beautiful Canada

pink sand beach - Basin Head Provincial Park, PEI (2017)

sunrise over the Bow River, Calgary (2023)

open trail - Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (2019)

natural bridge - Yoho National Park, British Columbia (2019)

above Chasàn Chùa (McIntyre Creek), Whitehorse, Yukon (2021)

Seal River Crossing by Peter Sawatzky, Winnipeg (2017)

sunrise at Discovery Harbour, Ontario (2018)

Stone Mountain Provincial Park, northern BC (2014)

magnificent willow, Ashbridge Estate, Toronto (2016)

View of Vancouver from False Creek (2019)

autumn in northern BC - Highway 37 (2021)

sawmill at Kings Landing, NB (2017)

Banff National Park, Alberta (2022)

Spray Valley Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta (2022)

Photography