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It is not Christmas Day this week on belgradestreets. At least not officially, Christmas comes to Serbia on 7 January, after New Year. Which for an expat living in town is quiet special because one gets two Christmas days to celebrate. Christmas has always been a special time for me. The long gone days when, … Continue reading christmas comes to belgradestreets
belgradestreets are full of surprises and joy. Tucked away between streets, behind gates, mystery and beauty await those who are prepared to find, those who have a guide to show. Čavketov pasaž would be ignored by most, not even found my most. It rewards examination. My first feelings on arriving on belgradestreets were not positive, … Continue reading Čavketov pasaž
All those people who travelled today to far-flung places to seek the protection of aliens from the long foreshadowed end of the world went to the wrong place. Here on Knez Mihaila we have our very own pyramid. I arrived early this morning to capture the crowds waiting for the apocalypse and the appearance of … Continue reading the world didn’t end
I've been very busy this last week... Hope to get some posts out soon, alleyways and graffiti for Christmas perhaps. For now, please check out this great post from Nemanja Jovanović, one of six great documentary photographers who make up Belgrade's Kamerades photo collective. Gritty, powerful and challenging work. Road to nowhere, by Nemanja Jovanović.
The snow has come early this year! These images were snatched on my iPhone earlier today, just wanted to share the impact of the heavy snow over the weekend. Temperatures well below freezing, forecast to be -12C tonight. All those years when, as a child, I prayed for a "White" Christmas seem so long ago … Continue reading first snow…
Reflections. Is what we see in the mirror real? Or is the world on the other side of the mirror real, the one looking back at us and wondering? Is the image in the mirror distorted, or is our world twisted? Reflection or reality? Time to reflect on belgradestreets. My contribution to this week's Weekly … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
Snow will soon return to belgradestreets. A final post for November. Scenes from one of my favourite spots on belgradestreets. The street crossing that leads from Kalemegdan through Knez Mihaila to the very heart of the city. The pavement tables are (mostly) tucked away now for the winter. Today the warm weather feels as if … Continue reading winter approaches
Graffiti is common on belgradestreets. I don't know what the artist had in mind on this occasion. The words made me pause for thought. A post dedicated to all those across the world who refuse to "turn back or die" and instead face the consequences. To all those for whom "turn back or die" is … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful
Instead of reading my words about belgradestreets, I thought you might like to see and hear me talking about them... With thanks to Nikolina Milatović Popović and her team at the Diaspora Program, Radio Television of Serbia, for making this short film, which can be seen from time to time on RTS TV in Serbia … Continue reading an englishman in belgrade…
A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. In 1970, Australian educator, journalist and politician Irina Dunn created the phrase by scribbling it on two bathroom doors: one at Sydney University where she was then a student, and the other at Soren's Wine Bar in Woolloomooloo. This post is not about women, … Continue reading woolloomooloo
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