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Sep 21
Virgen de los Dolores
A vintage photograph of the Virgin of Sorrows
Location: Cordoba, Spain
(via allaboutmary)

Virgen de los Dolores

A vintage photograph of the Virgin of Sorrows

Location: Cordoba, Spain

(via allaboutmary)

(via lastdreamofjesus)


Apr 22
Location: Tea and Sympathy, Greenwich Avenue, New York, New York, United States

Location: Tea and Sympathy, Greenwich Avenue, New York, New York, United States


Feb 24
The Medina Pavilion salon, which we’ve featured before on this blog (see here). The way this photo captures the shade and light of this guesthouse’s interior - breathtaking.
Photo: Sara Winward
Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco

The Medina Pavilion salon, which we’ve featured before on this blog (see here). The way this photo captures the shade and light of this guesthouse’s interior - breathtaking.

Photo: Sara Winward

Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco


Nov 22
The work of Christian tattoo artist, Gerges.
Photo: Maryam Montague
Location: Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt

The work of Christian tattoo artist, Gerges.

Photo: Maryam Montague

Location: Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt


Christian tattoo artist, Gerges, at work.

How much for a tattoo, Gerges? I asked.  10 Egyptian pounds, he said.  (About $2. ) For a small one?  I asked.  Small or big, it doesn’t matter, he answered .  And if you don’t have money, I’ll do it for free, he added.

—Maryam Montague, “Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt: and a tale of the Christian tattoo artist”
Photo: Maryam Montague
Location: Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt

Christian tattoo artist, Gerges, at work.

How much for a tattoo, Gerges? I asked.  10 Egyptian pounds, he said.  (About $2. ) For a small one?  I asked.  Small or big, it doesn’t matter, he answered .  And if you don’t have money, I’ll do it for free, he added.

—Maryam Montague, “Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt: and a tale of the Christian tattoo artist

Photo: Maryam Montague

Location: Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt


Stamps of Christian tattoo artist, Gerges.
Photo: Maryam Montague
Location: Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt

Stamps of Christian tattoo artist, Gerges.

Photo: Maryam Montague

Location: Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt


Stamps of Christian tattoo artist, Gerges.
Photo: Maryam Montague
Location: Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt

Stamps of Christian tattoo artist, Gerges.

Photo: Maryam Montague

Location: Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt


Sep 17
Series of old brass lanterns hanging from the dome with peep holes in the Medina Pavilion salon.
Photo: Maryam Montague
Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco
 

Series of old brass lanterns hanging from the dome with peep holes in the Medina Pavilion salon.

Photo: Maryam Montague

Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco

 


Buddha from 1740, series of turn of the century Le Petit Journal with  color illustrations of the French colonial period in Morocco, Medina  Pavilion.
Photo: Maryam Montague
Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco

Buddha from 1740, series of turn of the century Le Petit Journal with color illustrations of the French colonial period in Morocco, Medina Pavilion.

Photo: Maryam Montague

Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco


Large vintage hand embroidered Indian horse, Persian runner. Uzbek suzani mounted on the wall, Medina Pavilion.
Photo: Maryam Montague
Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco

Large vintage hand embroidered Indian horse, Persian runner. Uzbek suzani mounted on the wall, Medina Pavilion.

Photo: Maryam Montague

Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco


Moroccan painting of veiled women, heavy white linen curtains with 100  year old silver and black handmade passementarie from Yemen, Atlas  Pavilion.
Photo: Maryam Montague
Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco

Moroccan painting of veiled women, heavy white linen curtains with 100 year old silver and black handmade passementarie from Yemen, Atlas Pavilion.

Photo: Maryam Montague

Location: Peacock Pavilions guesthouse, Marrakech, Morocco


Sep 9
Photo: Steve McCurry
Location: Burma
(via kimjungho)

Photo: Steve McCurry

Location: Burma

(via kimjungho)


Aug 31
Pete Dungey
Pothole Gardens

Pete Dungey

Pothole Gardens


Pete Dungey
Pothole Gardens

Pete Dungey

Pothole Gardens


Pete Dungey
from the series Pothole Gardens
Location: England

Pete Dungey

from the series Pothole Gardens

Location: England


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