andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
“A day will come when there will be no battlefields, but markets opening to commerce and minds opening to ideas.” ― Victor Hugo (market stalls, kalemegdan, belgrade) (for lucile's photo 101 rehab) *shot with nikon d700 and 70-200mm f/4 lens, various settings, at peace*
“Look: the trees exist; the houses we dwell in stand there stalwartly. Only we pass by it all, like a rush of air. And everything conspires to keep quiet about us, half out of shame perhaps, half out of some secret hope.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke, Duino Elegies This is my contribution to the latest … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure!
I know, it will be 33C again this week, but hey I'm sorry, nature considers the fall is here. Kalemegdan is one of my most loved parts of belgradestreets. Not a street, but the heart, lungs of this city? So, here are some images of the shift to the fall, however reluctant mother nature may … Continue reading fall in kalemegdan
Summer left, the rain poured down, autumn loomed. And err....then summer exploded back onto belgradestreets. Where else does the temperature bounce around between 11C and 33C in the space of a few days. Anyone remember the Danube freezing when we hit -25C and then only four weeks later it was t-shirts on for 24C? Where … Continue reading manjež defies the fall
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, famed for his reform of the Serbian language, is remembered by the work of sculptor, Đorđe Jovanović. Amusingly, as I was finalising the images for this post, I realised that I had somehow omitted to take a photo of the most prominent sculpture in the park. So, I ventured back out into … Continue reading vukov spomenik
From the steps that lead down from Kalemegdan to Pariska a small clearing can be spied in the woods of Košutnjak across the rooftops of the city. A few minutes drive from the city, the forest of Košutnjak is a breath of fresh air. Hidden away amongst the trees is Belgrade's very own ski slope, … Continue reading ski staza
A final set of images from my contemplative weekend walk around the parks in the centre of Belgrade. Across the street from the fountains of Андрићев Венац, another small park composed of a few terraced areas shaded by trees. Along the side, steps run down past faded buildings. Graffiti once more adorns the walls. We … Continue reading kosovke devojke
Images captured on the same day as пионирски парк. Where the park meets Kralja Milana the park has a more formal setting. Flowers and fountains form a stage for conversation, a rendezvous for meetings. A fitting foreground for the nation's Parliament in the background.
The script for my original post for this weekend developed an interesting plot twist. About which more in due course. Possibly. Reflecting on the reason for my change in plan, I decided to take a quiet stroll through one of Belgrade's many parks. I remember being surprised when first looking at Belgrade on Google Earth … Continue reading пионирски парк
This is my third set of images, captured this weekend in Tašmajdan Park. Perhaps not the most conventional views. There are plenty of those I feel? These images capture a side of belgradestreets that will one day disappear. It may not be the most attractive, yet the street art tells its own visceral, powerful, moving … Continue reading tašmajdan unseen
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