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My Work in Salon 2019 at Arti et Amicitiae

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, Arti et Amicitiae, Exhibition, Ness of Brodgar Tagged With: ancient heritage, Arti et Amicitiae, Ness of Brodgar

December 9, 2019 by admin

Honoured to see my work included in Salon 2019 at Arti et Amicitiae, the Netherlands' main fine arts society, which I joined a couple of months … [Read more...]

Life in the Trenches

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, Orkney, Residencies Tagged With: cultural heritage, Neolithic, Residencies

July 29, 2019 by admin

Life in the trenches at the Ness of Brodgar archaeological dig is initially confusing but ultimately rewarding. I have been working there as an artist … [Read more...]

Residency at the UNESCO Ness of Brodgar Dig

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, art, Orkney Tagged With: Ancient history, Art, Orkney, photography, Scotland

October 20, 2018 by admin

Next summer I will be artist in residence at the Ness of Brodgar archaeological dig, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This wonder of the … [Read more...]

Temple of Baal, Palmyra

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, Syria Tagged With: Palmyra, Syria, Temple of Baal

April 24, 2017 by admin

I took this photograph in 2009 not knowing that these unique rosettes would be destroyed when ISIS dynamited Palmyra's Temple of … [Read more...]

The Dragon of Stromness

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, legends, Orkney Tagged With: Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, The Dragon of Stromness

February 27, 2017 by admin

Dragon, Stromness, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

The Dragon of Stromness is small, shy and remarkably docile. Recently hatched, it guards against ghosts and hostile fairy folk while … [Read more...]

Fisherman’s Hut and Nousts at Skibo Geo

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, Landscape, Monuments, Orkney, Scotland Tagged With: Birsay, Fisherman's hut and nousts at Skibo Geo, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

January 9, 2017 by admin

Fisherman's hut, nousts, Skibo Geo, Birsay, Mailand, Orkney, Scotland

Fisherman's hut and nousts at Skibo Geo. Location: Birsay, Mainland, Orkney (Scotland). Skiba Geo has been in use since Viking times. It is a … [Read more...]

Inside the Broch of Gurness

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, beauty, history, Monuments, Orkney Tagged With: Broch of Gurness, Mainland, monuments, Orkney, staircases

December 12, 2016 by admin

Broch of Gurness, Mainland, Orkney, monuments, staircases

Inside the Broch of Gurness is an elegantly curved staircase dating from somewhere between 500 BC and 100 AD. People lived here and fought off attacks … [Read more...]

Vital Details for Palmyra’s Reconstruction

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, Monuments, Syria, The Middle East Tagged With: monuments, Palmyra, Reconstruction, Syria, Temple of Baal

December 5, 2016 by admin

Vital details for the reconstruction of Palmyra are contained in every photo taken before the ancient city's destruction by ISIS in … [Read more...]

Ancient Egyptian Emerging from the Shadows

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, Egypt, The Middle East Tagged With: Ancient Egypt, Aswan, Egypt, monuments, Nubian, Sehel

October 17, 2016 by admin

Ancient Egypt, Sehel, Aswan

Ancient Egyptian emerging from the shadows of Sehel, a Nubian island near Aswan. These boulders are engraved with countless inscriptions. … [Read more...]

The Dwarfie Stane

Filed Under: Ancient heritage, Magic, Orkney Tagged With: bad weather photography, Dwarfie Stane, Hoy, monuments, Orkney, Scotland

September 27, 2016 by admin

© Annie Wright Photography, Dwarfie Stane, Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

The Dwarfie Stane is 5,000 years old and located in a lonely valley on the island of Hoy in Orkney. The tiny entrance leads to an inner chamber, which … [Read more...]

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