The walled medieval town of Korčula, on the island of the same name – one of my favourite spots on the Croatian Adriatic, frequently touted as the birthplace of the Venetian traveller Marco Polo (which it may, or may not, have been, though he was certainly captured by the Genoese in a naval battle not …
Busker and woman with a cigarette, Place Saint-Michel, Paris, France This was taken a few years ago, D300 + 50/1.4G Photo © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.
Gritting the streets during snowfall in Walthamstow, London E17 today (Friday 18 January) Click here for more images of London. Photo © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes – the world’s greatest living explorer – aboard the SA Agulhas, docked at Wood Wharf in London’s Docklands (30 November 2012). A few days later on 6 December 2012 (the images were embargoed until that date), the Agulhas sailed for Antarctica, where Sir Ranulph and five other expedition members will attempt the …
Wooden church at Hervartov (Roman Catholic, dedicated to St Francis), near Bardejov, northeast Slovakia. It was built around the end of the 15th century, and (along with several other wooden churches, both Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic, dotted around the the Polish and Ukrainian borders in this part of Slovakia) is a UNESCO World Heritage …