UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is an agency of the United Nations with its purpose to contribute to peace and security by promoting science, culture and education.. UNESCO overseas many different projects but the one I want to concentrate on is their involvement in World Heritage Sites. UNESCO assists in protecting World HeritageContinue reading “UNESCO World Heritage Sites”
Tag Archives: Photography
A Cabin with a View
Over a couple of days I returned to this particularly picturesque cabin over looking Finnish Lapland. After the popularity of my post What a Difference a Day Makes I wanted to share a few more of my photographs. Enjoy!
What a Difference a Day Makes
This post is in response to the photo challenge Perspective and Change See more photographs of the cabin in my post A Cabin with a View
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Everyday thousands of people queue to visit the embalmed remains of former leader Ho Chi Minh. The mausoleum in Hanoi was completed in 1975 after two years of construction and six years after Ho Chi Minh’s death. Even though in his will Ho Chi Minh stated that he wanted to be cremated his body wasContinue reading “Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum”
Changing of the Season
I have been working on this post for a while now and this seems like the prefect time to show the changing of the seasons in Lapland. I have been to the same spot in Yllas for the last year in order to take almost identical photographs of the fell. I have done similar postsContinue reading “Changing of the Season”
Autumn Grazing
See the full post Life of a Reindeer.
Seeing Double
See another beautiful reflection in my post Ripple in the Water
Barn
A few weeks ago I wrote a post called Stamp Collecting about a photo competition of Finnish barns with the winning photo being made into a stamp. They have now reviewed the entries and decided on the five winners which I found a little unimpressive but the selection of runners up provides an excellent insightContinue reading “Barn”
The Life of a Reindeer
To many people reindeer are a mysterious animal and even in Lapland where they roam freely they are still a very elusive creature. It is odd to some people to think of a reindeer as an animal that is farmed and a form of livestock but in Sami culture the reindeer is very important. In manyContinue reading “The Life of a Reindeer”
Our Shadows Will Remain 