statues of nemanjina

it always pays to walk with your head held high on belgradestreets the rooflines are crowded with a chaotic mix of architectural styles, statues and scupltures these images are just a selection from a short walk this weekend along nemanjina in the heart of belgradestreets

four doors of beton hala and…a cat

these four shots didn't make the cut in my original edit of images for my beton hala post on reflection, I couldn't resist posting them the doors of belgradestreets are perhaps worth a post all of their own some day these of beton hall chained and locked made me think and then there was that … Continue reading four doors of beton hala and…a cat

metropol

a post inspired by a tweet that announced "...Metropol otvara vrata u maju" -- Metropol opens in May... Designed by Serbian architect Dragiša Brašovan, the hotel Metropol Palace opened in 1961 on Bulevar kralja Aleksandra, a long, wide, shop and cafe filled street to which I will return for a future post A well-known symbol … Continue reading metropol

365 days on belgradestreets

I have a few posts in the can waiting to be polished... for now, i just want to share this image, grabbed through the window of an Alitalia Boeing 737 at almost exactly the same time as I post this, 365 days ago as my flight approached Belgrade... one of the few images I have … Continue reading 365 days on belgradestreets

300 days on belgradestreets

Today is my 300th day in Belgrade. As my flight brought me towards my new home a sea of fog hid the ground from view. The taxi journey to the city was eventful as my driver gave chase to a car that veered in front of him, stopped in the middle of the highway, gesticulating … Continue reading 300 days on belgradestreets

ten reasons to visit belgradestreets

The recent and rapid change in temperature from 28C or so to around 14C has inevitably laid me low with a cold. So, whilst I sniffle and sneeze away, and generally feel sorry for myself (any readers who know me will recognize the dreaded signs of "manflu...") I thought I would set myself the task … Continue reading ten reasons to visit belgradestreets

one day on belgradestreets

Images taken on a single day. Snatched on my iPhone and posted to instagram. No thought. No planning. Just images from a day. In this case, Friday, 7 October 2011. The final day of summer. Images snatched on the way to the office. Walking to meetings. Snatched moments. Moments that will never happen again. Moments … Continue reading one day on belgradestreets

welcome to belgradestreets

Welcome to belgradestreets, a blog which brings together my love of photography, writing and online publishing, and I hope shares some of the magic that is living and working in Belgrade... My intention is to capture the essence of the streets of Belgrade with a series of weekly photographs, street by street...perhaps not an original … Continue reading welcome to belgradestreets