Love on belgradestreets. This shop front, on Nemanjina, beguiled me, as I searched for a response to to this week's photo challenge from the The Daily Post at WordPress. And, these words, from "Love is a stranger" by Annie Lennox of "The Eurythmics" screamed out to be included... "It's guilt edged, glamorous and sleek by … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
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skadarlija
Bohemians and writers lived here. Their spirit lives on. Restaurants now dominate the street. Today, a cold day in mid winter, few came out to play. The street is alive with the past. Alive with the hopes of the future. Poets, writers, politicians, lovers. Where are you now? Will you come back to belgradestreets?
in the blink of an eye
How much do we miss as we walk along the streets? Eyes down on the floor. Worried about that next meeting. The stress and strain of our lives. Sometimes it just pays to open our eyes. Stop, pause, look...and wonder. This image snatched on my iPhone as I hopped off a bus at Studentski Trg … Continue reading in the blink of an eye
cкерлићева
Sacred and profane. God and Mammon. New and old. Hope and despair. Which way will this city and its people choose?
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond
Destruction. Loss. Hatred. Fear. Dare we look beyond the destruction, the loss, the hatred, the fear? If not? What?
тиршова
I'm a man in search of inspiration. Looking for a way to keep belgradestreets fresh, alive. One way is to spread further afield, I have barely scratched the surface of Novi Beograd and countless other communities that make up this captivating city? Another would be to search for a more thematic approach, I'm toying with … Continue reading тиршова
ispod kalemegdana
Don't look up, look down, below belgradestreets. I have written before about the feast awaiting your eyes when you walk along belgradestreets with your eyes on the rooftops. This post inspired by reading the recent English translation of "Beograd ispod Beograda" (Belgrade underneath Belgrade) by Vidoje Golubović and Zoran Nikolić. There is much to be … Continue reading ispod kalemegdana
Daily Prompt: This Is Your Life
"If you could read a book containing all that has happened and will ever happen in your life, would you? If you choose to read it, you must read it cover to cover." Today's challenge set by WordPress Daily Prompt by michelle w is "This Is Your Life" For me, the answer would be no. … Continue reading Daily Prompt: This Is Your Life
walk on by…
These images, taken as part of my "hidden places" theme, are a sign of where I'd like to go with my photography, recording the people of belgradestreets. As we walk the streets in our city, wherever that is, what do we know of the people around us? Who are they? Where are they going? Why? … Continue reading walk on by…
hidden places on belgradestreets
Wandering off the beaten track is rewarding. Walking along belgradestreets, the range of shops first struck me as disappointing. What takes time is the gradual realisation that many shops, cafes and bars are located, not on prime sites on the big boulevards, but in alley ways, underpasses and along passageways that often open up into … Continue reading hidden places on belgradestreets
