I really look forward to voting in Greeka's annual photo contest. Such creative photography in a land I like to visit occasionally. This year it seems I'm ineligible to vote. A rule change means I have to upload and be part of the party. Oh well, maybe next year.
by the white dancing candescence of the sun on a sea with blue sky pouring into it.
It's one of my favourite quotes. I've been to the Greek Islands a few times and read many books in my philhellenic research.
This week the first episode of The Durrell's premieres on Australian TV. The series follows younger brother Gerald Durrell's account of his time growing up on the island of Corfu, as outlined in the tele-movie My Family & Other Animals.
Dusk view of the beach taken from Michael's balcony.
This morning I received the much anticipated email from Greeka for members to judge 100 images submitted to the annual photo competition.
I love doing this each year. Here are my top 20 picks for the 2014 contest.
With the Tour de France starting in Yorkshire tomorrow, I thought I'd dig out this photo of the York Shambles I took in 2010.
Seven years ago this week I experienced one of the most exhilarating walks of my life, trekking through Samaria Gorge in Greece. From the White Mountains, it's a 16km trek that descends 1250m to the Libyan Sea on the southern coast of Crete.
Not only a national park but also a World Biosphere Reserve, the beauty of this gorge is its ever changing scenery, evident in the image sets I've recently reprocessed.
The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four metres and soar to a height of 300 metres. Samaria Gorge is a refuge for the rare kri-kri (Cretan goat) as well as many species of flowers, birds and some amazing geology.
Voyage to Antarctica (Casey station and Mertz region) onboard Aurora Australis from Frederique Olivier on Vimeo.
I joined Instagram back in April. Here are the top 5 most popular likes for my first year. Thanks everyone.