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Ethnoptiqa An itinerant anthropologist. (All photographs are my own, unless otherwise stated)

Meet one of my garden scorpions in Ohrid. Photo taken with a UV light plus regular torch.
13/08/2026

Meet one of my garden scorpions in Ohrid. Photo taken with a UV light plus regular torch.

Just a temp post: a surprising garden visitor.It is a Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) and a female, hence....
22/07/2026

Just a temp post: a surprising garden visitor.

It is a Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) and a female, hence...no blue. It was hunting the baby spiders I photographed the other day.

A small selection of some of the biodiversity found at the higher altitudes near Krushevo, Macedonia.
10/07/2026

A small selection of some of the biodiversity found at the higher altitudes near Krushevo, Macedonia.

Not all Venetian Masks start their life in Venice - some are made across the Adriatic in Shkoder (Albania) at the Art Ma...
22/03/2026

Not all Venetian Masks start their life in Venice - some are made across the Adriatic in Shkoder (Albania) at the Art Mask Factory, where there's a fantastic display of some of their many designs. If you visit the workshop, you'll get to see some innovative uses of hot glue and gold foiling, complementing the painting skills of local women artists.

Detail of the two painted door panels (completed c.2023), located on the carved wooden 'Holy Gates' in the centre of the...
21/03/2026

Detail of the two painted door panels (completed c.2023), located on the carved wooden 'Holy Gates' in the centre of the Iconostasis and leading towards the Sanctuary and Apse. Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration, Krushevo.

Spotted down a quiet side street in Florence, an unexpected splash of colour on an old wall.
18/03/2026

Spotted down a quiet side street in Florence, an unexpected splash of colour on an old wall.

A quiet moment repairing fishing nets on the north-west coast of Sri Lanka.
16/03/2026

A quiet moment repairing fishing nets on the north-west coast of Sri Lanka.

The 1836 mosaic (not a fresco!) showing Christ in Glory - 'The Last Judgement', above the main entrance of St. Mark's Ba...
14/03/2026

The 1836 mosaic (not a fresco!) showing Christ in Glory - 'The Last Judgement', above the main entrance of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. It is an early 19th Century copy of the original, much older mosaic which was destroyed by fire.

Venice backstreets with window shutters and flowers: looking down the Rio Terra dei Catecumeni towards one of Venice's m...
13/03/2026

Venice backstreets with window shutters and flowers: looking down the Rio Terra dei Catecumeni towards one of Venice's most famous landmarks - the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute.

Enjoying the quiet of Lake Ohrid before the tourists arrive: sparrows in the early morning sun.
12/03/2026

Enjoying the quiet of Lake Ohrid before the tourists arrive: sparrows in the early morning sun.

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