Pattern. Reflection. Abstract.
When I began this blog four years ago to report on my first Israel/Palestine trip in three decades, I envisioned more writing than photographing. Gradually the photos became just as central. Most photos during this current trip relate to the day’s events or related issues, and eventually I’ll post many more to my photo website, which has dozens of galleries from my earlier Israel/Palestine visits and many others as well.
I also have a photo blog designed for individual photo display, but that’s run into software problems I haven’t had time to sort out, so right now it’s pretty stagnant. Thus, sometimes I post photos here that are only remotely related to this blog’s more political/analytical/personal focus, from routine travel shots to the abstracts, patterns, and macros I’ve been focusing on over the past year or two. Here are some of those, taken in the past three weeks in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine.
I like patterns and shapes of various kinds, as in the desert near Amman (taken through the airplane window).
the Separation Wall at Qalqilya,
and Sherif’s olive harvest in Jayyous.
I’m especially drawn these days to reflections, as in this window in Amman,
but especially reflections in water, like this shot at Akko’s Old City port.
Moving water draws me, in this case George’s fountain in Jish
and the one outside Amman’s Darat al Funun art gallery.
Enough for now. Back to blogging.
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