After many, many years of photographing with Fujifilm’s X-Pro 1 camera, it was time to move on to the next camera body. When the X-Pro 2 was released, the idea was to skip the X-Pro 2, as the X-Pro 1 did the trick. However, as time went on, it became quite important to have a second box for a variety of reasons. Most of all, it was essential to have…
The many questions posed by the Maoist statues on Easter Island The statues of Easter Island are still an enigma to our modern civilizations. Indeed, this island lost in the middle of the largest ocean in the world is home to stone statues that may have come from a strange civilization. When one evokes the alignments of Carnac where the dolmens of the most septic surroundings evoke the possibility that…
The Eiffel Tower has been moving crowds for more than a century and is undeniably one of the emblems of the city of Paris. Some unusual and useful information about the Eiffel Tower Work began on July 1, 1887, and was completed on March 31 1889. That’s 21 months of work. Three hundred workers and 50 engineers participated in the construction. It took two years, two months and five days…
The summer solstice is, in fact, an astronomical phenomenon that explains the length of the day but also a year. Until the summer solstice, the length of the day increases with each rotation of the Earth. Until the summer solstice, the length of the day increases with each rotation of the Earth. After the summer solstice, this phenomenon will be reversed, and the length of the day will decrease. Understanding…
When we speak of the Maghreb, we think of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. But the Maghreb is also composed of Libya to the east and Mauritania to the west. Five countries make up the Maghreb, this sub-Saharan region in the north of the African continent. From East to West, the five Maghreb countries. Libya The desert mainly occupies the Maghreb. Libya is no exception to the rule, and the desert…
This country in the south of the continent has a long and complicated history, there have been leaden years, segregation against indigenous people and today laws and targeted violence against ethnic minorities. The “Rainbow Nation” wanted by the great statesman Nelson Mandela seems to be a distant memory. The tragedy is that more than 20% of the population is infected with HIV. Moreover, poverty, violence and the law of retaliation…
When we are traveling, we often focus on the landscapes and the cities we are going through. Search for monuments, sunrises or sunsets, and other waterfalls. All this occupies an essential place in the photographic quest and almost eclipses the photos of the trip itself. But to tell a journey, it is essential to take contextual elements that allow the spectators to understand how the trip was articulated. Here are…
Paradise beaches, turquoise blue water and amazing Creole cuisine, the islands of Guadeloupe have all the assets to keep you away from many cultural or unusual experiences. And visiting a botanical garden in Guadeloupe is an activity almost inevitable. The Deshaies garden is both a botanical and culinary Rendez-Vous. The meeting between lush vegetation and a good table of Guadeloupe. Deshaies, a botanical garden in Guadeloupe out of the ordinary…
This island continent covers an area of nearly 577,000 square kilometers. An area that is almost to the size of France or Kenya. 1. Antananarivo, the capital Antananarivo, also called “the city of a thousand”, is the most populous city in the country. The city of the thousand counts 3 209 933 inhabitants. And its creation dates from the very beginning of the 17th century. The city lived under the…