A look at the “Vatican City” of Armenia, the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church…
A look at the “Vatican City” of Armenia, the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church…
Only about 45 minutes to the southwest of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, this iconic and historic monastery complex–with amazing views of Mount Ararat–should definitely be on the short list for any visitor to this region…
“UrbEx” = Urban Exploration. In this case, in a somewhat off-the-well-beaten path location…
For more than a millennium, this monastery has stood prayerfully above the massive Lake Sevan in the high country of Armenia…
A tiny island of Islamic culture in a very predominately Christian country of some three million souls…
It should be repeated… the best camera in the world is the one that you have with you when an opportunity presents itself. Often, for most of us, it is our mobile phone’s camera.
It had been months since I had set out to photograph the dawn atop some interesting summit, and it was time. Montserrat, my go-to rock climbing destination these days, and not far from Barcelona, was an obvious choice. Would the morning light and the mountain mists cooperate?
If you are exploring the coast of Catalunya, north of Barcelona, this is a worthwhile stop. After all, it isn’t every day you get to wander the ruins of a small city founded almost six centuries before Christ. First, there were Iberian tribes, then the Greeks, then the Romans… come walk among their ghosts… and wonder what life might have been like during those distant times.
Can photographs made accidentally have the same value as images made on purpose? Can a photographed be infused with meaning after it is accidentally made?
This building is not on very many tourist bucket lists, I’m sure, but it is a really peaceful, green oasis in the midst of the pandemonium that is Barcelona if you happen to be strolling the area…
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