One-Hundred-First Collection
Splendid Venice should be discovered step by step, slowly, with curiosity and, above all, respect. For her and for those who live there every day. Away from the tourist frenzy, you can find corners like the old wall in the photo.
In the 17th century, it was the Rizzo-Patarol Palace, home to Venice's first botanical garden. Previously, it was also a monastery and an embassy. Today, it's an NH Collection hotel. A marvel, starting with the chandelier (pictured) in the lobby.
The sky ~ cloud contrast on the harbor with the red building cry out for your attention
“A pop of red on Liberty Bay”-2026
Perched on an 80-foot bluff overlooking the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Hunter Museum of American Art features a collection of nearly 3,000 works illustrating the diversity of the American story and the creativity of the American spirit.
I love macros of Flowers - this I took with an iPhone 16 ProMax and a macro-Lens st the Botanical Garden in Dresden
In front of the Hotel the L’Europe, in the very city center of Amsterdam, a butler assists a guest coming from the breakfast terrace in his robe. Although eye-catching, the scene didn’t turn many heads among the lines of Amsterdammers cycling to work, used as they are to see people wearing the most unusual outfits in the streets of the capital.
A beautiful clear sky contrasting with this historic lighthouse ~ lends itself to a sentinel sepia view
“Sentinel”-2026
Known as Chattanooga, Tennessee's first skyscraper, the James Building was constructed in 1906 and 1907 and is named after its developer, Charles E. James, Designed by Architect Reuben H Hunt in a Neoclassical style, the 128,817-square-foot building is 187 ft tall, has 12 floors and 4 elevators, and had one renovation in 1987. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Lake Tekapo in New Zealand has this little church and the Alpine flowers gave it a great angle to look at
The West Village in Chattanooga, Tennessee is filled with shops, apartments, hotels and historic churches.
Taken from Coolidge Park in Northshore Chattanooga; looking across the Tennessee River is the Market Street Bridge which leads into Downtown. It was an especially beautiful, crisp January day.
The bench.
The sun peeks through the misty weather, creating the perfect conditions for some photos at Greifensee. And there it is: the moment I witness this enchanting light casting a mystical glow and leaves you speechless. It’s so beautiful that tears of happiness well up as I realise I am in the right place at the right time. Deep down, a wonderful calming and warm feeling washes over you, and you’re grateful to be alive to witness this moment in perfect harmony.