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under sail
One of the best ways to see the islands off the West Coast of Scotland is by boat - indeed, most visitors access them by ferry. Even better than the ferries, however, is the chance to sail around the islands, gliding in and out of the all the rarely-visited inlets and channels, such as Balfour Bay. It's the most peaceful way to travel, and a glorious way to spend some time.
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St Adalbert's
The little church of St Adalbert's in Krakow's Rynek Glowny.
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Rynek Glowny
Krakow's Rynek Glowney, with the church of St Mary's
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cumulative despair
It was a misty, cold day when we went to visit the sites at Auschwitz and Birkenau, adding to the bleakness of the place. For me, on this day, the weather simply and powerfully increased the sense of the misery of the place. Spending four or five hours walking around the two camps in the cold and the mist creates a cumulative chill. To spend days, weeks, months and years in such a place must have reached unimmaginable conditions. This shot looks along the watchtowers; the barracks are those used to quarantine incoming prisoners.
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Documentary Imperative
As a historian-type I'm generally interested in how people respond to events and to past events, and how they document them.
Before visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau, I decided that I would take photographs of the site. I wanted to try and capture something of the mood and atmosphere as I saw it, as well as writing about it.
It's very hard to take any photos at both sites without including people in your composition. These guys were there with a camcorder and a rather hefty tripod, filming. This is them as they walked back along the train-tracks
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standing on the shoulders of giants
This quotation is engraved into the floor of the Great Court of the British Museum
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monuments of a bygone age
Mine stack at the Levant mining site on the Cornish coast.
The lighthouse in the background is the Pendeen Watch.
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Moonrise over Eden
The Eden Project at dusk. They have late night opening in the Christmas season, called 'The Festival of Lights' and turn one of the outdoor areas into an ice rink.
I can never quite believe this place used to be a clay pit.
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Christmas Lights
The Christmas lights of the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole are pretty well known. These are the lights around the harbour in 2007.
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Natural History Museum
The great entrance hall of the Natural History Museum. I love the way that the lines and arches work in tandem to create a sense of space.
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Hannah Swithinbank has been a member since 5 December 2007 and goes by Swiv.
Currently in Scotland.
Subscriber since December 2007!
I am studying for a PhD in Ancient History and I travel in my spare time on my spare scholarship money!
Or: I fit in my studying and teaching around my travelling and amateur photography.
It depends on your point of view.
You can also find Hannah at www.flickr.com/photos/swiv.
