"The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face." William Makepeace Thackeray Reflection Hunters Contest - Round 293 Yesterday, Monday—taking advantage

“To some extent, the cult surrounding black-and-white photography is based on nostalgia.” René Burri Immaculate Conception Located in the historic center of Barquisimeto, the Church of the Immaculate

“Count your life by smiles, not tears.” John Lennon Smile A smile is a facial expression formed by contracting the muscles on either side of the mouth, and it usually conveys joy, pleasure, satisfaction,

“Bees do have a smell, you know... for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” Ray Bradbury Bee This morning, shortly before noon, I stopped briefly at a small flower bed located between

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that's gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” Karl Lagerfeld City Postcards On this occasion, and in order to participate in this new round

"The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow.” Jay Kristoff Shadow Hunters Community Contest SMASh - Round 446 While walking toward a bakery this morning, I came across this suspended metal chain,

“A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.” Grace Murray Hopper Sailing Away These photos, which are from my personal collection, were taken a few months ago during one of my visits

“Nothing exists without its opposite.” Chris Crutcher Contrast Contrast is the noticeable difference or opposition that exists between two or more people, things, ideas, customs, personalities, or situations.

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that's gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” Karl Lagerfeld City Views This time, I'm sharing a couple of photos of the city taken a few weeks

“It's your birthday today, so why are we waiting? Without further delay, Let's start celebrating.” Norman Wesley Brooks Birthday On September 3, it was my birthday, and I turned 62. The celebration, though

"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?” David Attenborough Show Me a Photo Contest SMaP

“We all live in the sublime. Where else can we live? That is the only place of life.” Maurice Maeterlinck Sublime Sublime refers to something endowed with extraordinary grandeur, beauty or loftiness that

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that's gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” Karl Lagerfeld Walking Around Last Saturday, I left home early to run some personal errands that

"Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Shadow Hunters Community Contest SMASh - Round 444 Since the weather has been pretty clear and very sunny

“Riding a motorcycle is like an art, something you do because you feel something inside you.” Valentino Rossi Motorcycles Yesterday, while walking near my apartment, I had the chance to take these photos

“Photographs used to present us as we actually were. Now days our photographs have nothing to do with the way we really look like.” Ljupka Cvetanova Selfies I took these two selfies a little over two years

"Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Shadow Hunters Community Contest SMASh - Round 443 I came across these interesting shapes on the sidewalk

"The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face." William Makepeace Thackeray Reflection Hunters Contest - Round 289 I took these two photos this morning

“Black and white is abstract; colour is not. Looking at a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world.” Joel Sternfeld Gas Station I took these two photos of a gas station a

"No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see." Taoist Proverb Reflection Hunters Contest - Round 288 I took these two photos yesterday morning