The Blog

1. Trees

   2023-08-10 08:41:00 UTC
   “If you look closely at a tree you’ll notice its knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully” –Matthew Fox

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2. Noctilux

   2023-08-10 07:52:27 UTC
   The Leica Noctilux is a remarkable lens by all means. See some samples here and also check my story on this great piece of glass.

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3. 10 greatest photographers

   2023-08-10 07:32:10 UTC
   I have asked ChatGPT 3.5 to tell me who are the 10 greatest photographers, camera(s) and lens(es) they used? I would have added Diane Arbus, Sebastião Salgado, Thomas Hoepker, James Nachtwey, Don McCullin to name a few. Here is its subjective response: Ansel Adams Camera: Large format cameras like the…

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4. Internet

   2023-03-11 04:51:24 UTC
   I was twice in Pyongyang, North Korea and it is indeed a place with no or very managed access to the internet. The cartoon here is my favorite. It was published in the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong some days before the visit of former CEO of Google…

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5. At the camel track

   2023-03-06 12:38:59 UTC
   The other day, I went early in the morning to see for the first time camel training  and some races in Ras Al Khaimah.  Here are some first impressions and I will surely be back to understand and witness more.

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