Photography

Photography

A curated selection of photographs from the journeys — each image appears once, grouped by motif.

Roads

Alexandria seafront promenade with fishermen and coastal road.Alexandria, 2009Roadside scene with palm trees and vehicles, Giza pyramids visible through hazeGiza, 2009Donkey pulling wooden cart with child sitting on it in dusty residential street with apartments and small shops.Al Fayoum, 2009A road crosses a gravel plain in front of a huge bare rocky mountain range, with a green tree and warning signs.UAE, 2026A highway banked between orange sand dunes curves to the right under a blue sky.Abu Dhabi, 2026

Mountains

Green, cactus-dotted valleys rolling through arid hills under a clear sky, with layered mountains fading into the distance.Morocco, 2011Wide arid valley with scattered shrubs, small hilltop village, and rounded Anti-Atlas mountains under a clear blue sky.Anti-Atlas, 2011Tasmania, 2018Tasmania, 2018Hazy layered ridges of a mountain range rise behind rocky scree dotted with green shrubs and small trees.UAE, 2026A quiet roadside rest area beside a building with a German rest-stop sign, snow-capped peaks towering behind, and frost-covered trees lining the empty parking lot.Alps, 2026

Deserts

Great Sphinx statue with pyramids in hazy desert background, stone blocks foreground.Giza, 2009Rocky desert terrain with scattered trees and a sand-covered ridge set against broad barren mountains.Morocco, 2011Desert at the edge of the railway line between Al Faiyum and Al Wasta in Egypt.Al Fayoum, 2009Huge smooth orange sand dunes fill the frame above a flat plain with only a thin strip of blue sky at topAbu Dhabi, 2026A flat desert plain with sparse surface details is bordered by distant orange sand dunes.Abu Dhabi, 2026

Coasts

Small rocky island with windswept trees reflected in calm harbor water under cloudy skies.New England, 2025Strand von Hamelin Pool in WestaustralienShark Bay, 2017Calm sea view with rocky shore and distant coastal skyline.Alexandria, 2009A single palm tree leans over an empty sandy beach, with one tall white high-rise visible far on the horizon.UAE, 2026A gravel beach and turquoise sea run beside a road along a rocky cliff, with a conical islet offshore.UAE, 2026

Cities

A grand temple with a dark tiled roof stands on a wooded hill above a paved stone path in Tokyo.Tokyo, 2016City canal with still water reflections, bridge, apartments, and tree lined embankments.Al Fayoum, 2009Crowded commercial street with shops, pedestrians, cars, and horse carriage along sidewalk and roadway.Alexandria, 2009Dubai skyline with the Burj Khalifa and towers with cranes, and an orange excavator working on sandy ground in front.Dubai, 2026A narrow cobblestone alley in a Sicilian town with a row of parked scooters, stone buildings and a shop entrance on the right.Sicily, 2026

Details

Decorative minaret rising above buildings in the Medina of MarrakechMarrakech, 2015Mosque minarets above rail yard with rusted tank cars, dusty lot, and parked vans in dense city area.Al Fayoum, 2009Rooftops with satellite dishes and birds flying over MarrakechMarrakech, 2015A jewelry window presents elaborate gold necklaces on several mannequin busts above cases of bangles.Abu Dhabi, 2026An ornate stone fountain with sculpted figures and basins stands in a paved piazza, beside buildings including one bearing the sign 'Farmacia Ragusa'.Sicily, 2026

Wildlife

Scattered dromedary camels graze and walk on a flat plain before hazy pale dunes under a soft skyAbu Dhabi, 2026A caravan of dromedary camels walks in a line across a flat plain in front of large sand dunesAbu Dhabi, 2026Seagulls rest on the wet sand beside a sandy beach, while stepped pyramid-shaped buildings line the far coastline.Abu Dhabi, 2026Small shorebird walking along wet sand at the waterline while waves break onto the beach.Namibia, 2019A pelican perches beside a life ring and Arabic fishing banner.Namibia, 2019

Architecture

A grand beige mosque with a central dome and four slender minarets rises above flower beds and palms.Abu Dhabi, 2026A grand white building with a central dome and ornate arched facade glows in warm light behind a green lawn and road.Abu Dhabi, 2026A large cream mosque with twin tall minarets and a big central dome stands beside a wide road.Abu Dhabi, 2026A white domed mosque stands beside beige stone fort buildings at the base of a rugged mountain, with green lawns.Abu Dhabi, 2026The ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina with curved stone seating, a stage area and columns, and the sea and coast behind it.Taormina, 2026

Souk

Cased gold bullion bars, a one-kilo Suisse fine gold bar and small gold coins on a dark velvet counterAbu Dhabi, 2026White display busts wearing intricately detailed gold necklaces in a dimly lit jewelry shop windowAbu Dhabi, 2026A warmly lit gold shop window shows draped necklaces on mannequins at night, with a person passing on the sidewalk.Abu Dhabi, 2026Two shoppers stand before a glass window filled with heavy ornate gold necklaces on white display bustsAbu Dhabi, 2026A display window is tightly packed with rows of gold bangles and necklaces on racks behind wooden-framed glass.Abu Dhabi, 2026

Ocean

Heavy dark clouds fill the sky with a patch of sun breaking through, above choppy sea and a distant coastal town beneath dark hills.Sicily, 2026Choppy sea stretches under a heavy overcast sky, with a white ferry sailing near a town at the foot of distant mountains.Sicily, 2026Large stormy waves crash onto a dark pebble beach beneath a grey overcast sky on the coast of Sicily, with a distant headland at far right.Sicily, 2026Choppy waves crash on rocks below weathered fort walls, seen through a metal railing on a lookout point under a cloudy sky.Sicily, 2026A view from high ground over rugged dark volcanic rock and scrub, looking toward a hazy coastal plain and the sea on the horizon.Sicily, 2026

Lakes

A vivid turquoise mountain lake stretches across an arid landscape, framed by scattered trees and backed by broad snow-streaked mountain ridges beneath a partly cloudy sky.Atlas, 2026A row of pale trees stands beside a turquoise mountain reservoir, with dry hills in the foreground and snow-covered peaks rising in the distance.Atlas, 2026Turquoise reservoir surrounded by dry terraced hills and exposed shoreline within an arid mountain landscape of the Atlas region.Atlas, 2026Dark lakeside estate surrounded by pine forest reflected in still water on an overcast day.New England, 2025Small alpine reservoir surrounded by dry mountain slopes and evergreen forest in the Colorado RockiesColorado, 2018