Croatian miscellany #5
Sculpture of Renaissance playwright and poet Hanibal Lucic, in front of the Benedictine monastery in Hvar, February 2011 Photo © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.
street photography
Big eggs (2)
More shots from the Big Egg Hunt (www.thebigegghunt.co.uk) in London a few weeks ago. All from EC2 again (in most cases, same eggs, different faces…). #49 ‘Birdie’, in front of the Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe) #66 ‘Zero is…’ #53 ‘Blooming azure’ #160 ‘Leap’ #131 ‘The Vessel’ #55 ‘Metropolis’ #68 ‘From little acorns, mighty oaks …
Croatian miscellany #2
Woman and cat outside Kavana Luxor (Cafe Luxor), on the Peristil in Diocletian’s Palace, Split, February 2011 Photo © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.
Big eggs
A few shots of, well… big eggs. Earlier this year, the Big Egg Hunt (www.thebigegghunt.co.uk) saw over 200 giant Easter eggs, each different and the work of individual designers and artists, placed around London. The following were all in the City, around Bishopsgate area (and it was while photographing these that I stumbled very unexpectedly …
Victorian Turkish bath
Victorian Turkish bath in Bishopsgate Churchyard, just off Old Broad Street, London EC2, UK. Built in 1895 by Henry and James Forder Nevill, it miraculously survived both the Blitz of World War 2 and the massive property redevelopment of this area since the 1970s. Hidden away off the main street and surrounded by a sea …