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Istanbul (5): the fishmonger, again

Another shot from the streets surrounding the Egyptian or Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey. © Rudolf Abraham. All Rights Reserved. Shot last year while working on a feature on Turkish coffee (no connection with the fishmonger, except his location by the Spice Bazaar!) for Royal Wings, the inflight magazine of Royal Jordanian Airlines. The same fishmonger …

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Lake Skadar (3)

Cleaning and gutting freshly caught carp (šaran) in a village near Virpazar, Lake Skadar (Skadarsko jezero), Montenegro. © Rudolf Abraham D700 + 14-24/2.8 Shot last year on one of two visits to the Lake Skadar area, in the company of the lovely Emma and Ben Heywood of Undiscovered Montenegro and family, while working on new …

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Rab revisited

Rab Medieval Crossbow Tournament. Rab, Croatia. © Rudolf Abraham The Rab Medieval Crossbow Tournament dates back to the 14th century and marks the successful defense of the city against a seige in 1358. It was revived by the Rab Crossbowmen’s Association (Udruga rapskih samostrelicara) in 1995, and is held annually on 9 May, 25 June, …

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Fest Deiz

Fest Deiz in the small coastal town of La Trinité sur Mer, Brittany, France. Fest Deiz – and Fest Noz, of which Fest Deiz is quite simply the daytime version – are traditional Breton dance festivals/gatherings, the origins of which date back hundreds of years. Pictured here, people gather together and link arms to form …

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Waterfall with saints

Waterfall with rock carvings, above a baptistry on the slopes of Rumija, a mountain above Lake Skadar and Stari Bar, Montenegro. © Rudolf Abraham. All Rights Reserved. D700 + 70-200/2.8 Click here to license this image and for more photos of Montenegro. Photo copyright © Rudolf Abraham. All rights reserved. This image may not be …

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