Debashis Dey

Petra was lost for hundreds of years and rediscovered in 1812. The site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 when it was described as “one of the most precious cultural properties of man’s cultural heritage.” The temples and caves of Petra with its huge white rocks forming the gate and the narrow entrance which towers over 21m high rest up on the slope of Mount Hor. The Arabic name of Petra is Wadi Musa – or the Valley of Moses.  Aron’s (brother of Moses) shrine is located at Petra on the hill top.

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Wadi Rum is a spectacular dessert valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southwest Jordan. It is the largest wadi (valley) in Jordan. The name Rum most likely comes from an Aramaic root meaning ‘high’ or ‘elevated’.

In the West, Wadi Rum may be best known for its connection with British officer T. E. Lawrence, who based his operations here during the Arab Revolt of 1917–18. In the 1980s one of the impressive rock formations in Wadi Rum was named “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom” in memory of Lawrence’s book penned in the aftermath of the war, though the ‘Seven Pillars’ referred to in the book actually have no connection with Rum

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Jordan is a country bordering Israel. Jordan does not have any oil but, what it lacks in natural resources it makes up greatly in terms of rich archeological ruins which is spread all over the land.  Most of them are pre Islamic and reflects a mixed influence of Egypt, Sumer and Roman who came at a later date. Petra is one place in Jordan currently in the list of the seven new wonders as also an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Kashmir has always attracted me but the recent activities and disturbed state prevented me for long until recently when I spent seven days in this wonderful place. Kashmir prsented me with a beautiful picture book with page after page of Gods Canvas – in full golden Autumn Color – also my favorite season.

Lovely Golden and red Chinar Trees (Maple) and Dark Rich Chir’s (Pine) lines the roads across hills and valleys welcoming me with a chilly embrace of the cold winds – though tolerable.

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Windows, like lamp-posts have always fascinated me maybe because they let in light – you will find here a collection mostly from the old city of Jerusalem and inside Churches with mystic color glasses, iron grills, designs, motifs and more.

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A few assorted pics from Nazareth, Tiberias,  Sea of Galilee and Jordan River, mainly the Church of St. Joseph near which you can find the ruins of a home where Jesus spent his early years.

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Jerusalem is the holiest of all cities as it is so for all the three religions – Judaism, Christians and Muslims. Some good pictures, mostly historical can be found here.

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Israel is a young state with young achievers. They are so much conditioned to the war that you will never find anyone worried or even discussing ! The people are nice, warm, friendly and fun loving and enjoy life to the full. Every evening is a party and weekends are full of life. You will find great places to eat near the beach. The weather is hot in summer but pleasant in winter.

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Mumbai offers a lot of diversity for a photographer. I am never made any dedicated attempt to capture Mumbai though some day I will sure do that. Till such time you will find a few shots taken now and then , here and there…

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Normally I prefer to shoot nature , architecture, clouds etc. – but sometimes I do shoot people – portraits or portfolio. Every photo should be a story – it is not just recording a moment but we should try and capture a mood, an emotion or a true reflection of the person. Observation with a little bit of patience will sure yield result. A few of my portfolio and other shots can be seen here

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This page contains a few shots of Paris – Mostly architectural. Actually the other pages are loaded with Paris Shots. We stayed near the Arc de Triomph area which offered a good palatte of architecture. Also walking down the Seine was like a treasure hunt. Other places which I liked was Musée d’Orsay (The Orsay Museum) and the Notre Dame.

A collection of Shots from Paris

A collection of Flowers from some of the best gardens across the Globe and some from totally unknown places. Some flowers I know, some I dont. Some are from Givenry, some from Kukenhof in Amsterdam, some from Matheran, some here and there.

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Claude Monet lived in Givenry in France and his house now stands as a living museum with his works, his beautiful Japanese Garden and Japanese woodcut paints. Apart from all these Givenry is a very romantic place for an artist and for anyone else.

Check Claude Monets Home here and some more shots.

The very sight of an ancient street lamp thrills me – dont know why – maybe because they stand upright in all weather and never fails o perform their duty or maybe for the simple reason they spread light. Here is a collection of my favorite street-lamps.

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Landscapes has always been my favorite subject as it allows me to capture the many faces of mother earth from different view points – nature as an unlimited supply of canvases where God paints with his own brush in different strokes at different times.

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I am glad to finally restart my site. earlier I used some gallery scripts – pretty good untill they find some bugs and start making another version and upgrades – finally I have shifted to wrodpress which I have also used in some of my blogs with full satisfaction.

What you will find here… you will find some cool shots taken while traveling around the globe and maybe some comments occasionally.

Enjoy.