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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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mosaic

The Mosaic Program

December 16, 2024
Tags: cairo, city, public art, mosaic, middle east, pyramid, syria

Paradise is Green and Gold

October 14, 2022
Tags: syria, damascus, mosque, mosaic, nature, islam, architecture, identity

As It Always Was?

October 14, 2022
Tags: syria, mosque, mosaic, photography, islam, history, design

Closer Look at a Flower

October 10, 2022
Tags: dubai, mosaic, flower, material, wealth, Internet, computers, architecture

A Marble Mosaic

October 10, 2022
Tags: dubai, material, mosaic, mosque, wealth, google earth

The Mosque from Above

October 09, 2022
Tags: dubai, google earth, Internet, design, garden, mosaic, architecture, mosque

That All Men May Know His Work

November 11, 2021
Tags: toronto, museum, architecture, mosaic, interior scene
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English Art on the Ceiling

January 28, 2020
Tags: London, church, mosaic, england, identity, christianity, 19th century, Anglican
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The Central Dome

January 26, 2020
Tags: London, church, painting, art, baroque, mosaic, Anglican
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Looking Up in St. Paul's Cathedral

January 26, 2020
Tags: London, mosaic, interior scene, church, cell phone, photography, art
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The Crowded Aesthetic of Mystery

January 12, 2018
Tags: church, mosaic, messy, aesthetic, interior scene
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The Floor of Constantine

January 12, 2018
Tags: church, mosaic, floor, archeology, Palestine