It’s Sofia’s turn to host this weeks Challenge, and her theme is ‘Ancient‘. Ironically we were on holiday in Rhodes, on Saturday, when the challenge was set and I can’t think of too many other places more associated with ‘Ancient’ than Greece.
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Lens Artists #367 – Everyone Should See This
Joanne is this weeks host. Her challenge post is here. I’ve decided to concentrate my article on a place I think is special and that’s Washington DC, USA. In truth I could have featured any number of places but Washington is somewhere special for us.
Continue readingTravel – Rethymno, Crete, Greece

This was our first visit to Crete. We chose to stay in Rethymno as we like basing ourselves within walking distance of larger towns that we can explore on foot. We booked a package deal through TUI for a half board stay at the Aquila Porto Rethymnon Hotel and flew into Chania airport from Birmingham, UK.
Continue readingLens-Artists Challenge #360 – Found at the Fair/ Market
Ann-Christine has set this weeks Lens-Artist Challenge and has asked us to post images related to markets. Her original challenge post can be found here.
Continue readingLens-Artists Challenge #356 – Quiet Hours
SH is the challenge host this week. He has chosen the theme – ‘Quiet Hours’ – and how we can show these hours in pictures. When I first read SH’s original challenge post I immediately thought dawn, dusk night time etc. However, I’ve since come around to looking at this in a different way, working out how I use quiet hours to benefit me, especially as a stock photographer.
Continue readingTravel – Rhodes, Greece 2025

We like Rhodes, in fact we really like Rhodes. In recent years we’ve been returning annually to the same area in Ialyssos, about four miles from Rhodes Town. We like Ialyssos and it just fits in with everything we want from a short holiday.
Continue readingLens Artists Photo Challenge #353 – Stormy
This weeks challenge is hosted by Beth aka ‘Wandering Dawgs’. From her initial post she says – ‘This week I’m challenging you to show us your stormy images. Think about stormy weather, stormy feelings, or maybe stormy situations.’ Here’s a link to her original challenge post.
Continue readingLens-Artists Challenge #352 – Mellow
Sofia has set this weeks Lens-Artist challenge and asks us to post images following a theme of mellow, calm and relaxing. Sofia’s original challenge post can be found here.

This weeks theme really is a challenge for my portfolio as conceptual photography isn’t something I’ve concentrated on in the past. The stock agency I sell with, Alamy, isn’t really that sort of place. A quick search through the Alamy database, using the word mellow, just brings back pages of images featuring branded items featuring the word mellow.
Continue readingTravel – Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

We really like Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa. Its a popular destination for Brits and other Europeans as the climate is pretty good all year round. We spent last week there having picked up a last minute, discounted, package deal. One of the benefits of being retired.
Continue readingTravel – Richmond Park, London

We were invited to visit and stay with my in-laws who live in Bournemouth, Dorset over the Easter weekend so last Thursday we drove down from Bristol to join them on the south coast. We left the planning for the weekend to David and Donna, in fact the only thing we had to do was to provide a suitable dessert for our meal on that first night!
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