Chapters

My journey into photography, place by place.

10 chapters ยท 2023 โ€“ 2026

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2026

16 June 2026 ยท Porto

Portugal

4 photos ยท 3 posts

Porto in the last light of summer. The tiled front of Santo Ildefonso rising over the craft stalls of Batalha, the Atlantic chewing at the mussel-covered rocks out at Foz, tide pools gone green under the breakwaterโ€™s striped lighthouse, and finally the whole city on the hill across the Douro, waiting for the sun to go down behind the Arrรกbida bridge.

Santo Ildefonso and its blue tiles, above the Batalha craft market.
Santo Ildefonso and its blue tiles, above the Batalha craft market.
Mussel-crusted rocks at Foz, where the Douro gives way to the Atlantic.
Mussel-crusted rocks at Foz, where the Douro gives way to the Atlantic.
Low tide at Foz, the striped Felgueiras lighthouse on the breakwater.
Low tide at Foz, the striped Felgueiras lighthouse on the breakwater.
Sunset over the Douro from the Gaia side, the Arrรกbida bridge in the haze.
Sunset over the Douro from the Gaia side, the Arrรกbida bridge in the haze.
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1 February 2026 ยท Sardinia

Sardinia

14 photos ยท 5 posts

Sardinia in February, with the island nearly to ourselves. The Sinis peninsula and the tower over Tharros in the last light, the beaches of Stintino under a moody sky, then the granite coast of Gallura, Tavolara sitting on the horizon and a full moon laid across the water.

The Sinis peninsula narrowing towards Capo San Marco at sunset.
The Sinis peninsula narrowing towards Capo San Marco at sunset.
The Spanish tower of San Giovanni above Tharros, one walker on the track.
The Spanish tower of San Giovanni above Tharros, one walker on the track.
Winter swell rolling into San Giovanni di Sinis, the village behind the tower.
Winter swell rolling into San Giovanni di Sinis, the village behind the tower.
Sea spray hanging over the path to the cape.
Sea spray hanging over the path to the cape.
The Pelosa tower on its islet, Stintino, under a heavy sky.
The Pelosa tower on its islet, Stintino, under a heavy sky.
A tower on a low shore across still water.
A tower on a low shore across still water.
Pelosa again, the clouds piling up behind it.
Pelosa again, the clouds piling up behind it.
The fence along the Saline beach, wind turbines on the hills.
The fence along the Saline beach, wind turbines on the hills.
Full moon over the bay, granite in the foreground.
Full moon over the bay, granite in the foreground.
Tavolara at dusk across the lagoon.
Tavolara at dusk across the lagoon.
An island across the strait, a winter stream cutting down to the sea.
An island across the strait, a winter stream cutting down to the sea.
Granite ridges and maquis rolling down to the gulf.
Granite ridges and maquis rolling down to the gulf.
Tavolara through the window of a ruin.
Tavolara through the window of a ruin.
Wind-carved granite at the cape, the coast beyond.
Wind-carved granite at the cape, the coast beyond.
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2025

11 November 2025 ยท Marche

Gola del Furlo

4 photos ยท 1 post

The Furlo gorge in November, from the water and from above. The Romans cut their road through here; we climbed the ridge instead and watched the fog fill the valley below.

The Candigliano held still and green in the gorge, the old Via Flaminia along its bank.
The Candigliano held still and green in the gorge, the old Via Flaminia along its bank.
The gorge from the top, the river and the village of Furlo far below.
The gorge from the top, the river and the village of Furlo far below.
The Apennines from the summit, the first fog gathering in the valley.
The Apennines from the summit, the first fog gathering in the valley.
A sea of fog filling the valley, the ridges standing out of it.
A sea of fog filling the valley, the ridges standing out of it.
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18 October 2025 ยท Bliesgau, Saarland

The Tuscany of the Saar

2 photos

The soft hills south of Saarbrรผcken that people here call the Tuscany of the Saar. Orchards on the slopes, red roofs in the valley, and a tractor ploughing before the rain.

Orchard meadows and a village of red roofs in the rolling hills of the Bliesgau.
Orchard meadows and a village of red roofs in the rolling hills of the Bliesgau.
A tractor turning the last field under a bare tree, clouds coming in.
A tractor turning the last field under a bare tree, clouds coming in.
7 June 2025 ยท Venice

Venice

3 photos

An early summer evening in Venice. Across the water to the Giudecca, the Grand Canal going blue from the Accademia bridge, and a gondola sliding straight into the sunset.

The Giudecca and the dome of the Redentore from the water, the moon already up.
The Giudecca and the dome of the Redentore from the water, the moon already up.
The Grand Canal from the Accademia bridge, the Salute at blue hour.
The Grand Canal from the Accademia bridge, the Salute at blue hour.
A gondola into the low sun, boats moored along the canal.
A gondola into the low sun, boats moored along the canal.
14 February 2025 ยท Naples

Naples

6 photos

Naples in February, in the space between one shower and the next. The bay from the hill of Vomero, Capri on the horizon, and Vesuvius watching over all of it, from the castle and from the water.

Capri on the horizon, rain hanging under the clouds.
Capri on the horizon, rain hanging under the clouds.
The hill of Posillipo running out to sea, the harbour of Mergellina below.
The hill of Posillipo running out to sea, the harbour of Mergellina below.
Vesuvius over the port, seen from Castel Sant'Elmo.
Vesuvius over the port, seen from Castel Sant'Elmo.
The bay from the Vomero, a shower coming in over the water.
The bay from the Vomero, a shower coming in over the water.
Sky through a window in a wall of lava stone in Pompei.
Sky through a window in a wall of lava stone in Pompei.
Leaving the harbour on a boat, Vesuvius across the gulf.
Leaving the harbour on a boat, Vesuvius across the gulf.

2024

23 October 2024 ยท Grand Canyon, Arizona

Grand Canyon

1 photo

One frame from the Grand Canyon: the mule train climbing back to the South Rim, the rider taking it easy in the sun, and the canyon doing the rest.

A wrangler bringing the mule train up the trail, the rim wall behind him.
A wrangler bringing the mule train up the trail, the rim wall behind him.
21 October 2024 ยท Page, Arizona

Antelope Canyon

5 photos

A slot canyon cut by water into sandstone, a few metres wide and glowing from above. Every step is a different wall, and the guides know exactly where to throw the sand so the light shows up.

A shaft of light reaching the floor, sand poured from above to catch it.
A shaft of light reaching the floor, sand poured from above to catch it.
Sandstone folded around a hole to the sky.
Sandstone folded around a hole to the sky.
Waves of stone under the open sky, violet in the shade and orange where the sun touches.
Waves of stone under the open sky, violet in the shade and orange where the sun touches.
The walls flowing into each other, lit from above.
The walls flowing into each other, lit from above.
Looking up through the slot, a strip of sky between the curves.
Looking up through the slot, a strip of sky between the curves.
20 October 2024 ยท Zion National Park, Utah

Zion

4 photos

Zion in late October, the cottonwoods just turning. The main canyon first, climbing above the Virgin River, then the quieter Kolob side of the park, where the red walls get the afternoon light and almost nobody else.

Zion Canyon under a grey October sky, the Virgin River bed between the cottonwoods.
Zion Canyon under a grey October sky, the Virgin River bed between the cottonwoods.
The Virgin River winding down the canyon floor, seen from the Watchman Trail.
The Virgin River winding down the canyon floor, seen from the Watchman Trail.
The finger canyons of Kolob, red Navajo sandstone over juniper and sage.
The finger canyons of Kolob, red Navajo sandstone over juniper and sage.
Kolob Canyons, the light breaking through onto the cliffs after a storm.
Kolob Canyons, the light breaking through onto the cliffs after a storm.

2023

14 December 2023 ยท New York

New York

6 photos

Three December nights in New York, all of them spent outside once the sun was gone. Lanterns over Chinatown, Modugnoโ€™s lyrics in lights over Little Italy, and the skyline from every side of the water we could reach.

Lanterns strung over Mott Street, Chinatown, well after midnight.
Lanterns strung over Mott Street, Chinatown, well after midnight.
"Nel blu dipinto di blu" in lights across Mulberry Street, Little Italy.
"Nel blu dipinto di blu" in lights across Mulberry Street, Little Italy.
Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn side, One World Trade lit blue for the night.
Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn side, One World Trade lit blue for the night.
The Statue of Liberty against the last red of the sky, the port cranes of New Jersey behind.
The Statue of Liberty against the last red of the sky, the port cranes of New Jersey behind.
Pier 17 glowing on the East River, the Financial District towers above it at sunset.
Pier 17 glowing on the East River, the Financial District towers above it at sunset.
Downtown from above at night, the bridges to Brooklyn on the left.
Downtown from above at night, the bridges to Brooklyn on the left.