Natural Habitat
Over the past seven years IGPOTY have championed a competition of such a high standard that photographers from around the world submit their images in the hope that theirs will be “the one” to win.
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A Tourist In Paris
Paris is known the world over for its art, fashion and photography. It is the city of Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau and many more great photographers. The streets and boulevards are full of images just waiting to be taken. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and the millions of tourists who visit this beautiful city each year come to capture some of these images, and also to get themselves on film standing in front of the tourist attractions that the city has to offer.
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Romagne sous Montfaucon
The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial close to the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in northern France is a site I have visited on a number of occasions. It seems somewhat of a paradox to say that the feeling of peace and serenity that comes over me when I wander amongst the graves.
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Chemin des Dames
This was first posted on Flickr in 2004. It is a subject of great interest. I have not changed the text as it is as relevant today as it was nine years ago – and will remain so! This 11th November 2004 my wife Ghislaine and I visited the Chemin des Dames, 80 kilometres of East of Paris. One of the killing grounds of WW1.
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African Adventure
There is always an element of carefree thinking to say, let’s just do it, and that is where all adventures begin, but there does need to be at least some planning to any adventure.
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Art in Provence
To enter the inner sanctum of a painter is a wonderful experience and as I love to talk about photography I’m fairly certain that others like to talk about their art. The wonderful studio of Catherine Ducreux was no exception.
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The Birthday Present
When I was about thirteen years old my cousin invited me to her 12th birthday party. I fell in love, no, not with her but with the present her parents had given her. It was a Kodak Brownie 127.
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Back in the fifties the front cover of the weekly magazine Amateur Photographer always had the same banner advertisement. The advertisement was for Wallace Heaton, a very up market photographic shop. Every year they produced their catalogue which was known as ‘The... read more
