Scapa Flow Shipwreak
Scapa Flow shipwreck. Part of the German fleet that was scuttled during WWI and used as a blocking ship in WWII to prevent the entry of Nazi U-boats. It’s weird…
Scapa Flow shipwreck. Part of the German fleet that was scuttled during WWI and used as a blocking ship in WWII to prevent the entry of Nazi U-boats. It’s weird…
Stromness Harbour during a sudden storm. Fortunately I was sheltering indoors when I took this photo! Location: Stromness, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland History of Stromness Harbour Stromness’ real development as a major…
The Broch of Gurness as twilight falls and the spirits rise on Mainland, Orkney. History The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northwest coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles…
Stormy Dookinella, a tiny seaside village located on Achill Island (Ireland) and clinging on to the edge of Europe. Achill Island Achill Island (/ˈækəl/; Irish: Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest…
Orangutans as species Orangutans are the most arboreal of the great apes and spend most of their time in trees. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair…
Francis Bacon’s Studio, Hugh Lane Gallery. Bacon’s studio was first offered to the Tate in London which, for some inexplicable reason, turned it down. So it came to Dublin where…
The Great Hunger of 1845 to 1852 when potato blight turned Ireland into a land of mass starvation, emigration and abandoned homes and fields. To this day, the Irish landscape is pitted with famine-era ruins and undulating potato fields.
Me at the Van Abbe Museum where the video featuring this image is being shown at the 1980s, Today’s Beginnings exhibition: http://vanabbemuseum.nl/en/programme/detail/?tx_vabdisplay_pi1%5Bptype%5D=18&tx_vabdisplay_pi1%5Bproject%5D=2023