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NOOR

I returned from a fourteen day trip to Oman in early January – my second journey to a fascinating country in the span of two years. Unlike in December 2009, this time I happened to spend most of my time taking pictures of the daily life of ordinary people. I must say that I have not explored the country as extensively as I would have wished, but where ever I...

A milestone: light in photography

If you have visited my With-Light Facebook page, you might have not failed to notice an album I’ve named as Studies on Light. Back then, I made brief comments on a selection of black and white photographs; thoughts I would like to complement with this post with images in colour. In visual arts, no other aspect has gained as much attention, or...

Rembrandt and the Windmill

Last week, I spent a few days in Leiden, the Netherlands. The birth place of Rembrandt van Rijin, without doubt the greatest painter and printmaker hereto. However, Leiden did not have any noteworthy landmark to celebrate Rembrandt compared to the city of Delft and Vermeer. As a fact, Rembrandt supposedly lived twenty-five years in the city before he moved to...

“Art against Oblivion” Adolf Frankl: one of the very few survivors

I am writing this post from Vienna, Austria. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to visit a gallery dedicated to the life and work of Adolf Frankl in ‘Judenplatz’ or in the Jewish square. Adolf Frankl was a painter – one among the very few survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. For a start, I will turn to write a few lines about the location itself, where his Art...

On the “old” and the “new” Jewish synagogue in Essen

I should begin this post by apologizing that I have not updated my blog for nearly two months. Among all the other obligations, the photo essay on war-torn Jaffna –which is on-line and now accessible under photo essays – had consumed much of my time than I initially planned for.Collecting materials, in order to verify the facts and most significantly to...

A new web site!

A new web site! I am so pleased to inform you all that I am having a completely redesigned new web site – well, yes I am in for a brand new launch to mark a new start as a freelancer! A simple and user-friendly site with selected photographs, which I have made between 2007 to 2010. The chosen photographs are presented to you in three categories: 1) Photo Essays 2)...