The rigour and control of winemaking in France is taken to another level in Champagne. I respect the producers and like the product and I had visited Épernay a few months earlier to mark my 50th birthday. I drove the 570km from Zurich to see another centre of champagne in Reims and to photograph its magnificent Cathedral. […]
A circuitous route to Glorenza took me over the Julier Pass at an elevation of 2248m. As I moved above the tree line, the landscape became stark, rugged, lunar and I recalled the transition from forest to desert on the way to Zadar two weeks before. But this time it became colder. Glorenza (Glurns) is a charming and very well-preserved […]
I had long wanted to visit Venice and was excited as I arrived at Piazzale Roma. I parked and took the vaporetto water bus along the Grand Canal to Rialto. Although it felt cold, I stood outside the cabin to take in the canals and buildings. The sun had just set and Venice was beautiful. Deep […]
Before working in the City, I had intended to be a historian and so I was excited to visit Pompeii. I had taken the overnight ferry from Durres to Bari and after negotiating tight immigration and customs, which at one point seemed would involve dismantling my car, I drove the width of Italy over the Campanian […]
I have spent the past three days in Sopron, Hungary, a beautiful town that I know very well. Paradoxically, this made it more challenging to photograph from a tourist’s perspective. This has helped me understand that my journey involves learning to accept places and people as I find them, including those that are familiar, and thereby leaving the field […]
On leaving my employer of 14 years and finding myself with some free time, I have embarked on a month-long transitional road trip from the UK to the Dalmatian Coast with my camera. I will post my photographs and comments here as I go. So far I have visited Amsterdam, Heidelberg and Salzburg. Here is a selection from […]
Colin Melvin 