By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
Scotland is the highlands and the lowlands, glorious landscapes, Whisky of course and the cleanest air and cold clear water that you could possibly imagine. This is where 2 of my great grandparents and one of Anne’s (Mitchell) great grandparents were born. In April and May this year Anne and I spent sometime exploring the […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
Normal is something we all haven’t experienced in more than 18months. On this visit to Paris, from late October 2020 onwards has been like no other time I doubt and hope to never see again. Non essential shops closed, cafe/restaurants export/takeaway only for many months. No museums, no theatre, no cinema and no live cultural […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
This is the 4th and last post in series of images of Paris taken in 2021 during limited lockdown. The first was #1103 Scenes of Seine followed by #1107. Churches, Cathedrals and Chapels of the Capital, #1120 Poignant and Particular Paris Every city and town I’ve visited has some form of Street Art. The problem […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
Third chapter in a series of posts of photographs of Paris, this episode is devoted to buildings that stray from the more usual architectural style.
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
This post is the 2nd in series of images of Paris taken in 2021, the first was #1103 Scenes of the Seine Churches are something I visit reasonably often, not for worship, but to enjoy the solitude and admire the architectural, workmanship, beauty and splendour. I sometimes sit and ponder just how they were constructed […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
Going through the images I’ve taken this year it is interesting that they fall into 4 distinct categories: churches, street art, architecture and the River Seine. This is the first post of this series – Scenes of The Seine Paris is known globally as the City of Light, City of Love, and like other great […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Opinion
Documentary photography is not something I do very often or enjoy. I’m aware that it’s important to record events, however, do we need to see the evidence of people’s actions, particularly when it is so destructive. Yesterday there was a legitimate and important manifestation (protest march) from Republic to Bastille (where we live) about a […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Uncategorized
Having managed to get a leave and “exemption to travel” pass from the Australian Border Force we continued our plans to travel to France. We had planned more than 12 months ago to travel to France. Then by another miracle we were issued with a French Visa for 12 months and were told we could […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
I regard myself as a Flâneur Google tells us that a Flâneur is a French noun referring to a person, literally meaning ‘stroller’, ‘lounger’, ‘saunterer’, or ‘loafer’, but with some nuanced additional meanings. Flânerie is the act of strolling, with all of its accompanying associations. A near-synonym of the noun is boulevardier. Unable to travel […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
Street Art is the answer. What is Street Art? Wikipedia – “Street art is unofficial and independent visual art created in public locations for public visibility. Street art is associated with the terms “independent art”, “post-graffiti”, “neo-graffiti”, and guerrilla art,[1][2][3] but is not public art. Common forms and media for street art include spray paint […]
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