Category Archives: Travel photography by country

Tuesday photo # 10

Posted on 08/05/2012 by

A photo from Brugge and… an interview with me on Stories with photographers (sorry, it’s just in Romanian) If you would like to see more photos from Brugge and Belgium: here Or check out my facebook page For Romanian go … Continue reading →

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Goodbye

Posted on 04/05/2012 by

The trees made of cotton candy on my street. The treacherous spring kisses them to bloom and then freezes them. The wind plays with the petals fallen on the cubic stone and pink tornadoes rise between the houses. The walls … Continue reading →

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Stockholm: a mid summer day dream

Posted on 27/04/2012 by

“Why would you go to Stockholm in summer??” asks my Italian colleague, (only half) joking. Of course, coming from the country of “dolce vita”, wrapped in endless sunshine, pink oleanders, ripe oranges falling on the streets, the azzuro of the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday photo #08

Posted on 24/04/2012 by

heart + broken For Romanian go here More photos from Timisoara here Or check out my facebook page

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Tuesday photo #07

Posted on 17/04/2012 by

When Alexandra Irimia – touristic guide and translator/interpreter – asked me to take some photos of Timisoara for her website, I thought, oh no, I’m gonna have to photograph the cathedral, the symbol of Timisoara, the most touristic and photographed … Continue reading →

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My photo projects for 2012. Cultural Timisoara

Posted on 13/04/2012 by

The idea of this project started vaguely, something like: I like to take photos + I like to go to cultural events in Timisoara.  But as time went by, the idea became more concrete and it was “upgraded” to a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday photo #06

Posted on 10/04/2012 by

This is one of the first photos that I took with my new camera Canon EOS 7D and new lens Canon 50mm 1.8, my precious   I tested them at a concert, where there there was little light and a … Continue reading →

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A story from the Aeolian Islands

Posted on 06/04/2012 by

I was thinking of Juan Matos, the Indian wizard from Mexico and what he said about being inaccessible, something I was trying hard to understand when I read Carlos Castaneda’s book. It was not about being secretive or living isolated, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday photo #05

Posted on 03/04/2012 by

Earth Hour 2012 in Timisoara More photos taken in Timisoara on 31st of March 2012 during Earth Hour: here Like my photos? Like my facebook page. Thanks!

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Tuesday photo #04

Posted on 27/03/2012 by

Sometimes, the hardest thing in photography is not the technical part, but going against the human instinct which makes us look for comfort/safety. This means to wake up at impossible hours in the morning, to make yourself go out in … Continue reading →

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The art of time

Posted on 23/03/2012 by

When I saw from far away the poster with an old pocket watch on the gate of the Art Museum in Timisoara, I thought of Pink Floyd and their song Time, which will outlive me and you, like time itself. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday photo # 02

Posted on 12/03/2012 by
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Do you like train rides?

Posted on 09/03/2012 by

There are few things that inspire me more than a long train ride. The time seems to slow down and another rhythm sets in, which favors imagination. In our day-to-day lives, we rarely find the time to simply sit, time … Continue reading →

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2011 in photos

Posted on 23/02/2012 by

As an introduction to my retrospective of the year 2011 in photos, I would like to speak of Gwen Bell, one of the authors that I discovered in 2011, who had a big impact on the way I write, take … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Brussels

Posted on 17/12/2011 by

“- We shouldn’t be afraid of leaving things behind, because what is really important always stays with us. Even when we don’t want to. – So in the end we never leave anything or anybody behind? – Yes. – What … Continue reading →

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Foggy night in Brussels

Posted on 04/12/2011 by

More black and white photos here

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The Art of Flying

Posted on 13/11/2011 by

Biking in my favorite park in Brussels, to enjoy the last days probably of this sunny autumn proved to be a good opportunity to try the photographic technique called panning with some very unpredictable flying subjects. All it takes is … Continue reading →

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Sunday feeling in Oostende

Posted on 01/11/2011 by

Odette Toulemonde, the protagonist of the Belgian movie with the same name, reminds me of Amelie Poulain.   Odette finds happiness in little things and in helping others; she levitates when she is happy (a sur-realistic touch which I find adorable). Her … Continue reading →

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Magic and fairy tales

Posted on 17/10/2011 by

I love fairy tales! Although by now I have my doubts about happily ever after, that all it takes is to be a princess and that the biggest enemy of happiness is a wicked mother in law. Without any intention … Continue reading →

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Autumn in Brussels

Posted on 04/10/2011 by

I’m just a beginner in Photoshop and I’m learning step by step all the marvellous things you can achieve in this programme…and trying not to overdo it. This is a Photoshop experiment with textures in order to achieve the look of … Continue reading →

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Street photography on Charles Bridge in Prague

Posted on 02/10/2011 by

Charles Bridge in Prague is one of the most crowded touristic places ever, the kind of places I usually avoid. Big crowds really put me off.  But on this summer trip to Prague I found myself spending almost two hours … Continue reading →

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My first star trails photo…or how I spent 1.141 seconds of my life

Posted on 06/08/2011 by

It was almost midnight and my friends have all gone to bed, that is in their tents. It was a long day, we hiked into the wild scenery of Retezat mountains (Romania), up to around 2500 m altitude, through bouldery … Continue reading →

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Brussels dream

Posted on 25/07/2011 by

They say you don’t have to go far away to find good subjects to photograph. Even a walk in the neighborhood provides many photographic opportunities. I think the key word is “walk”. And this is what I did also when … Continue reading →

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Striped

Posted on 11/07/2011 by
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The rhythm of Lisbon

Posted on 10/07/2011 by

When I got to Jardim da Estrela, where the OutJazz festival was supposed to take place, I was already dead tired.  It was one of those days that seems to be made especially to prove the relativity of time. One … Continue reading →

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Flamenco

Posted on 07/07/2011 by

A flamenco performance in Sevilla at Museo del Baile Flamenco. More photos of flamenco here.

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Geneva or why do all good things come to an end?

Posted on 01/07/2011 by

Let’s face it: stereotypes exist. And – to paraphrase an old comedy – they are well and alive and living in my apartment. But now I want to talk about national stereotypes, the kind that make the punch line of … Continue reading →

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Vielas de Alfama

Posted on 13/06/2011 by

“Vielas de Alfama Beijadas pelo luar Quem me dera lá morar Pra viver junto do fado” I must say I don’t understand a word of this, but when I hear it sang by Mariza, with her unmistakeable rugged voice, who … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Lisbon

Posted on 09/06/2011 by

Old yellow trams crammed with people, crawling noisily on steep narrow streets in bohemian neighborhoods are an iconic image of Lisbon. But even when taking an iconic photo, it requires more effort than I thought: to find a good viepoint, … Continue reading →

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Graffiti loving cat

Posted on 09/06/2011 by

This photo was taken in Alfama, the old Moorish quarter of Lisbon, a maze of narrow streets, squares, steep stairways and pitoresque little corners – such as this one – screaming to be photographed.

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