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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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orientalism

The Status Quo

May 15, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, church, christianity, architecture, crusades, painting, orientalism

Assigning Roles

March 08, 2022
Tags: expo, painting, orientalism, middle east, 19th century, clothing, animals

Static City

March 03, 2022
Tags: expo, cairo, street scene, orientalism, design, middle east

In Dreams Begin

December 27, 2021
Tags: dubai, dream, story, books, wealth, globalization, orientalism
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Continents at the Corners

December 10, 2019
Tags: memorial, London, statue, public art, orientalism, interpretation, colonialism, sculpture
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The Tourist Imaginary

March 04, 2018
Tags: tourism, syria, orientalism, imagination, ruins, art
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Empty Hills of the Holy Land

January 10, 2018
Tags: Palestine, painting, orientalism, Holy Land, Israel
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Petrie on Bedouin Life in the Sinai

December 18, 2017
Tags: Bedouin, books, orientalism, middle east