Typical view of the coast on Gozo (Malta)

Millennium bell in Yellow Crane Tower Park, Wuhan.

Shinto shrine in Miyajima. The ceremony performed there was solemn and impressive - although I didn’t understand it at all…

I added some new photo tips on my website: taking pictures in museums, “shooting” from cars, trains and planes, wildlife- and animal-photography.
If anyone’s interested: http://www.travelphoto.net/photos/english/photo-tips/

The Monumemto Vittorio Emmanuele dominates the Piazza Venezia.
It was built in 1885 as a symbol of the unity of the country. This is one of the quadrigas on the top of the monument.

Autumn in a park in Wiesbaden, Germany

typical view of the markets of Meknes.

One of the most impresive sights in Hiroshima are the innumerable brightly coloured paper cranes at the Children’s Peace monument.
I was told that the origami cranes had become a powerful peace symbol because of the story of a little Japanese girl who developed leukemia 10 years after the nuclear bomb had been dropped.
She had begun to fold 1000 origami cranes but died before she could complete her task. Others continued for her and there are thousands and thousands of new cranes every year.

The cathedral of Monreale was built by king William II who wanted it to be a sign of his power and sovereignty - outdoing the existing basilica in which the bishop (Walter of the Mill, an Englishman) resided.
A few years later, the bishop ordered his basilica to be torn down - and a new one to be erected in its place.
In any case, the cloister of Monreale is a beautiful place - and you can spend lots of time examining the architectural details: almost every column has an individual design..

From mails and guest book entries, it is clear that many of the people visiting this site are fellow-photographers.
So, why not talk directly to each other?
I created a “yahoo club” for travel photography back in 1998 and this group now has more than 2000 members.
So, if you want to ask for advice, discuss photo issues or post some photos to the group galleries, Travel Photo Forum might be of interest to you.

Hope to see you there!

Laurenz

The Cathedral of Palermo at night

I hope that you like my site. There’s this photo log, the country galleries, the guest gallery and also the thematic galleries at Online Photo Galleries.

Still, there are many other photo sites that have equally good - or even better - pictures.
How do you get there?
I have linked to some of the sites I like myself and of course, there always are search engines like Google.

Another Option is Webrings. A webring combines different sites on a given subject matter, using a simple navigation system. It’s up to the ring manager to decide which sites to accept, but ideally you’ll have a chance to easily follow a way through many high-quality pages.
One ring I manage is Travel Photo Webring, another one I would recommend is Photography and Travel by my friend Ralf Büschges.
Some more rings I maintain.

Try this - I hope you’ll have a your fascinating virtual journey !
However, if you should find a break in the navigation of one of my rings - or a site that really doesn’t belong there: please tell me! I make a point of visiting the member sites myself from time to time, but it may take a while to check out thousands of pages…

Laurenz

This volcano is still active.

Lìpari is one of the so-called Aeolian Islands to the North of Sicily. Many tourists visit this island - but it is still possible to wander through small streets and discover fascinating views.

You find pictures from my trip to Cape Town and the Garden Route at the Country Galleries:

South Africa: pictures of the Western Cape and the Garden Route
		South Africa I Cape Region: Cape Town, Lion Head, Table Mountain, Wine Lands, dassies and penguins.
		South Africa II Cape Region / Garden Route: Kogel Bay, Mossel Bay, museum village, "Little Karoo", Prince Albert, Fynbos (proteas), Swartberg Pass
		South Africa III Garden Route and National Parks:Cango Caves (near Oudtshooorn), Ostriches and "Addo Elephant Park"

Another view of the famous mosque of Cordoba.

Some of my visitors may have come across my image “Stone Cross
in the Altiplano“.
Here is a shot that shows the surroundings of that picture.

Buddha statues in Dambulla.
You find pictures from Sri Lanka at the main photo gallery.

Pictures from Tunisia (Tozeur, Nafta, the great Salt Lake, Douz) are available at the country galleries:

Tunisia

Travel Photo Net -
Travel Photography Online, by Laurenz Bobke

Statue in front of an antiques shop in New York. Obviously, the sprinklers do not come to the rescue of the fish.

A statue in the botanical Garden of Palermo.