Nature, Travel, Hiking, Archaeology Photos

Grand Canyon images Images from Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. Photos from the Bright Angel Trail.

Grand Canyon images (B&W) Black and White images from deep inside Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. Photos from the South Kaibab Trail, Phantom Ranch area and the Bright Angel Trail.

Yosemite images Images from Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Famous Half Dome, Yosemite fall, El Capitan, giant redwood tree.

Hawaii images Beautiful images of volcano craters, frozen lava flow, oceans, surfers, trees and flowers from Hawaii, USA

Mount Fuji images Images from ascent to Mount Fuji, Japan. Photo of the crater at the top.

Barcelona images Images of Barcelona and vicinity, Spain. Fascinating "modernisme" architecture of Gaudi, Cadafalch and Montanar. The stunning La Sagrada Familia. Photos from Salvador Dali museum in Figueres. Greek and Roman ruins of Empuries, and much more ...

Italy Images of Venice, Florence, Pisa, Rome: Grand Canal, St. Mark's Basilica, Leaning Tower, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican, St. Peter's Square, creations of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, and much more...

Flowers, Plants and Foliage Beautiful images of flowers, leaves and plants.

San Francisco Bay Area Regional Parks Images of nature and animals in the East Bay: Coyote Hills, Mission Peak, Don Edwards. Many new photos added recently!

Time Lapse Movies Enjoy these beautiful images of opening and closing of flowers, green leaves returning to life after re-watering, tendril seeking and wrapping around the support, and phototropic movement of sunflower and chick-pea saplings.

To come ( please check back from time to time:)

Monuments and Ruins of Delhi and Agra, India Includes photos of Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Qutab Minar, Tughlaqabad, tombs of Alauddin Khilji, Humayoon, and Akbar, ruined city of Tughlaqabad, ancient mosques of Delhi, and much more.

Beautiful Frescoes and Sculptures of Ajanta and Ellora, Maharashtra, India Includes photos of the world famous cave temples of Ajanta and Ellora, which were manually carved from solid rock during 2nd to 6th centuries AD. Ajanta has a rich collection of Buddhist frescoes the paint pigments of which are still alive. Ellora is a fascinating collection of caves exhibiting Hindu, Buddhist and Jain themes. It is also the home of the mesmerzing Kailash Temple, an entire temple hewn out of a hill.

Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra, India Includes photos of the Elephanta Caves, a set of rock cut caves situated in the Elephanta island, which is a short steamer-ride from Mumbai. The caves are dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva and contains some of the most dynamic sculptures I have ever seen. Elephanta is the home of the gigantic head of Shiva Trimurti depiciting the three forms of Shiva: The Creator, The Preserver and The Destroyer.

Paris, France Includes photos of Eiffel Tower, Pont Alexander, Basilica Sacre-Coeur, Notre-Dame, famous cemetaries, and the streets.

Southern France Includes photos of Arles with memories of Vincent Van Gogh, St. Remy, Orange and its nicely preserved Roman amphitheater, Puis-En-Vellay and its sleeping volcanoes, Provence (house of Paul Cezanne) and much more.

Grenoble, France Photos of Grenoble and its vicinity including castles, mountains, snow, river and much more.

Lyon and other cities, France Includes photos of Lyon, Poitiers, Marseilles.

Pompeii, Naples and Visuvius, Italy Includes photos of Pompeii and the Visuvius crater, and the beautiful island of Capri.