Here are only a few of these ones that I like the most.

First one is a chassidic man walking by me at the Mahene Yehuda Shuk (= Market) in Jerusalem.

Second one is a praying modern man by the Wailing Wall (aka Kotel). Notice the refections from his cool sunglasses onto the praying book.

Third one is a man all relaxed watching the scene below which is just by the Wailing Wall. I am extremely happy with the end result of this one.

Enjoy!

I spent a week in Israel, visiting my daughter, sister, family and getting a chance to relax on the beautiful beaches of Tel Aviv a few days. The weather was much warmer than “normal” which we all appreciated. Here are a sample of photographs from this visit:

Visited Tiveden to explore the beautiful autumn.

Here are a few sample results from this visit:

Petersfield

Visited the small town of Petersfield.

A special visit to celibrate Nathan on his 21st birthday and to see my dear friend Neil.

Here are a few photographs:

A map of the Råbjerg mile showing its current position

Råbjerg Mile is a migrating coastal dune between Skagen and Frederikshavn, Denmark. It is the largest moving dune in Northern Europe with an area of around 1 km² (0.4 mi²) and a height of 40 m (130 ft). The dune contains a total of 4 million m³ of sand. The wind moves it in a north-easterly direction up to 18 m a year. The dune leaves a low, moist layer of sand behind it, trailing back westwards towards Skagerrak, where the Mile originally formed more than 300 years ago. Over 250,000 people visit the dune every year.

Here are two of my compositions from this unique and beautiful location:

And below a sailing boat stuck in the ice near Långholmen, Stockholm.

The last remaining ice is melting away…

Unfortunately I had an extremely short visit this time to Åre.

Still happy with the end result of this one…

I have created a collage of 3 different photographs from this special place to symbolize how the religion can be effecting people of today.

The first one “Young and Old”, but both with the same strong belief.

The second one “Modern and Old”, all 3 religious and ortodox chassidic men in deep prayers while 2 of them seated on “modern” and simple plastic chairs.

Third on again with the same symbolic value “Modern and Old”. The man on the left wearing a Harley-Davidson jacket while the other ortodox chassidic man again in deep prayers.

There are lots of these “findings” in Jerusalem, Israel. A city which is very complex, deep and still so challenging. I love the city in spite of all the conflicts. So many religious fates have their place in this historic city. Today a modern sociaty is trying to find its way in spite of old traditions and religious fate.

From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wall

The Western Wall, sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel (lit. Wall; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Kosel), and as al-Buraaq Wall in Arabic, is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City of Jerusalem. Just over half the wall, including its 17 courses located below street level, dates from the end of the Second Temple period, being constructed around 19 BCE by Herod the Great. The remaining layers were added from the 7th century onwards.

There are small scribbled words on papers stuck into the wall itself containing personal prayers by the people visiting. Quite something really!

My favorite sweet spot of the city!

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