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The Five Continents.

So, this is not some sort of AI generated photo, but it is a real existing building.

If you are ever in the city of Antwerp, be sure not to miss ‘The Five Continents’ an Art-Deco building colloquially known as ‘the boat house’ or ‘the little boat’ for it’s facade which has a balcony in the form of a ship.

Built in 1901 to the plans of architect Frans Smet-Verhas and commissioned by the boat builder Petrus Roeis, it was sold 2 years ago for funny money (a 2 and 6 zero’s) to a lawyer firm.

#fensterfreitag #architecture #architecturephotography #notai #antwerp #Antwerpen #Anvers #Belgium #Belgie #belgique #travel #traveltip #travelphotography #pentax #pentaxq #editedincaptureone #potd

Nothing to see
Albania

The title of this series comes from the remark of my parents' friends when they arrived in Albania, in Tirana, to exclaim: "What are we going to be able to do here, there is nothing to see".

This is an opportunity to ask ourselves why to travel and the expectations that motivate the trip

#albania
#tirana
#colorphotography
#streets_storytelling
#timeless_streets
#streetphotography
#urbanphotography
#travel
#travelphotography
#hasselblad
#leica
#summicron

The view from Chora Sfakion (Crete, Greece) towards the coast in western direction. Chora Sfakion is the capital of the region Sfakia in the southwest of Crete. Sfakia is a quite remote and mountainous region which has some wonderful beaches.

Nikon D700
AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 f2.8G ED

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#sfakia #crete #kreta #greece #griechenland #sea #meer #mediterranean #mittelmeer #cloud #mountain #coast #reflection #travel #reise #art #nature #monochrome #bnw #BlackAndWhite #bnwphotography #Schwarzweiss #MastodonArt #photography #photo #landscape #seascape #landscapephotography #travelphotography #naturephotography #davidpoertner #davidpoertnerphotography
“Traditional Greek kaikia in Sitia's harbour”

Since ancient times, the islands and coastal areas of Greece had boatyards where wooden ships were built. Wooden ships, also known in Greek as kaikia (aka caïque), played an important role in the economy.

These boats had unique technical, typological and cultural features, some of which dated back to the Byzantine-medieval era.

In 2013, the kaikia was added to Greece’s National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Sadly, however, these works of art are today being destroyed after the European Union decided in 1983 to subsidize fishermen to scrap their boats. The initial reasoning behind this questionable decision was to tackle overfishing.

Besides the EU’s irrational decision which failed to consider the importance of the kaikia tradition for Greece, decades of inactivity on the part of Greek officials led to the destruction of thousands of handmade wooden boats.

🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/traditional-greek-kaikia-in-sitia-s-harbour/

📅 27 September 2005

📸 Canon 350D
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/13, 1/250 s

#Travel #TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Canon #RebelXT
Wooden house.

Don’t be fooled. This is NOT the oldest house in #Antwerp. However, it is the oldest house in Antwerp with a wooden facade. Dating from 1546 it has survived 6 wars although sadly, due to a restoration in the ‘70s the facade has had a transformation and isn’t original anymore.

#Pentax Q-S1 (first serious attempt at #HDR)

#architecture #architecturalheritage #architecturephotography #travel #traveltip #travelphotography #visitantwerp #belgium #thisisbelgium #belgique #belgie #pentaxq #editedincaptureone #potd