I mentioned in the last blog post how I have lately been spending more time editing photos, dipping back in the archives for photos that I had not worked on before. I have also been taking more photos, particularly over the holidays, where I took my photography gear with me on walks that I did. One of these was a walk from Kunċizzjoni, through Baħrija … Continue reading Rdum tas-Sarġ
Over the last few weeks I have been working on the photography side of the walking book project. This involves going through my now rather extensive catalogue of photos to find those that were taken from these walks, shortlisting those that are suitable as illustrations. In some cases this has been rather straightforward, simply a matter of finding the various outings in the area and … Continue reading Abandoned Car
During autumn last year, as the weather became more amenable to photography, I made an effort to progress on my long-term chapels project. On one of these outings, with R, we headed out to Rabat to photograph one of the chapels in the countryside there. I had already scoped out the area using maps and satellite imagery, so I had an idea of what times … Continue reading Twelid tal-Verġni Marija
Over the holidays, last week, I managed to fit in a couple of solo walks with the camera. For one of these, I redid a walk I had done last winter, around the western half of Marfa ridge. I did the walk in reverse because I wanted to time my arrival at Latnija cave to get the late light. But more about that another time, … Continue reading Broken Cliffs at Qammieħ
I’m starting off 2022 on this blog by wishing my readers a happy and healthy new year, and sharing an accidental photo I took a few weeks ago. Accidental in the sense that I had no plan to shoot this chapel on that occasion, and I only chanced to be there at the right time, which I took advantage of. I was on my way … Continue reading San Pawl tal-Qlejgħa
For the last throwback post of this year, I’m sharing one final photo from the walk I did last winter, from Dingli cliffs, down to Fawwara, and up to the Laferla cross. This photo is from the first part of the walk, at the start of the path leading down the cliffs to Fawwara. It’s an easy path to follow, though of course one has … Continue reading Cliffs at Fawwara
A few weeks ago we organised a walk for our (small) research group, which turns out to be an excellent way to be able to have a chat and connect with people. We chose to do the loop at Il-Majjistral, starting from Manikata, as we knew it would not be muddy even after the recent rains. However, one of our group thought it would be … Continue reading Crashing Waves at Il-Majjistral
This week’s throwback post takes us back to late winter this year, and a walk starting from the cliffs at Dingli and heading down through Fawwara. I already shared photos of the other chapel in the small hamlet of Fawwara. This one, too, proves to be rather tricky to photograph due to the very limited viewpoints. Those who are interested will find details about this … Continue reading Lunzjata
Sticky Post
Over the last few weeks, in what has become an annual event, I went through the photos that I shared on this blog over the last year, choosing twelve photos for sharing again in this retrospective. As usual, this means that the photos have appeared on this blog since I published the last retrospective, but may have been taken earlier. For those who are interested, … Continue reading 2021: A Photographic Retrospective
I keep telling myself that I should dedicate more time to my photography. Sadly, over the last year, this seems to have taken second place, except for those few occasions where I continued working on my chapels project, and (a first for me) going out to watch and shoot the Malta International Airshow. Otherwise, it was usually a matter of taking my camera with me … Continue reading Access Path at Dusk
For this week’s throwback I’m starting with photos from another walk I did last winter, in the countryside around Fawwara and Girgenti, in the outskirts of Siġġiewi. The high point of the walk was a steep hill, at the top of which there’s the Laferla Cross and the nearby chapel of the Annunciation (Lunzjata in Maltese). The cross is a well-known landmark in the area, … Continue reading Lunzjata and Laferla Cross
For the final blog post about this year’s Malta International Airshow I’m sharing a collection of photos for the headline act – the display from the Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows. Click on any of the photos to use the gallery viewer. Continue reading RAF Red Arrows
Muddy Boots 