Wandering around the haunting Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine in 2019

Crosses and signs marking the towns that had to be evacuated, Chernobyl, Ukraine, 2019

Swimming pool with diving boards, Pryp'yat, Ukraine, 2019

Windowless windows, Pryp'yat, Ukraine, 2019

Light switch with peeling paint, Pryp'yat, Ukraine, 2019

Soviet radar installation, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Soviet military base, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Soviet military base equipment, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

School, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Bikes, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Abandoned vehicles, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Doorway, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Doorway and peeling paint, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Abandoned wooden church, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Looking through windows, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Music books, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Abandoned school, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Basketball court, Pryp'yat, Ukraine, 2019

Collection of gas masks, Pryp'yat, Ukraine, 2019

Soviet school propaganda, Pryp'yat, Ukraine, 2019

Stained glass art, Pryp'yat, Ukraine, 2019

Machinery, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Cross walk, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Abandoned boat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Inside a nuclear smoke stack, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Looking inside a train carriage, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Train, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Life abandoned, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Farm implements, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Farms, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Lonely cemetary, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Post office, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Stamps, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Key, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2019

Photos from a couple of Latin folk dancing events in Helsinki

Askelten Palo dancer getting ready by mirror, Espoo, Finland

Peruvian dance by Askelten Palo, Espoo, Finland.

Nicaraguan dance by Askelten Palo, Espoo, Finland.

Posing in their costumes, Askelten Palo, Espoo, Finland

Mexican dance on the Day of the Dead, Helsinki, Finland

Askelten Palo on the Day of the Dead, Helsinki, Finland

Latin folk dancing in Helsinki

Up and down the Avalon Peninsula during Newfounland's 2022 Come Home Year

A whale of a tail. Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Puffin taking off. Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Common murres on a cliff. Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Common murres and gulls. Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Common murre taking off. Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Common murres and puffins. Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Nesting puffins. Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Sunset swimming Beachy Cove, Newfoundland

Yes you can surf in Ferryland, Newfoundland

East coast trails on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland

The rocky coast of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland

Hidden blueberries on the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland

The colour of St. John's downtown houses, Newfoundland

Through an alleyway, St. John's, Newfoundland

Construction wall art, St. John's, Newfoundland

The War Memorial, St. John's, Newfoundland

Pilot's Hill street sign, St. John's, Newfoundland

Rock formations at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland

The oldest fossils on Earth, Mistaken Point, Newfoundland

Newfoundland - Come Home Year 2022

From the sinkholes of Dinosaurs to soaring with mountain eagles amongst glaciers

Mule deer, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta.

Badlands cactus, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta.

Badlands, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta.

Sunflowers, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta.

Hoodoos, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta.

The eroded Red River valley, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta.

Goofy gopher, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.

Looking down from Stanley Glacier hike, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.

Sunlight hitting high waterfalls, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.

Fireweed, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.

Castle Mountain Lookout, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Dripping sap, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Mountain wildflowers, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Hector Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Hector Lake flowers, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Sunlight through the trees, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Bowed trees, Hector Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Bow river glacier lookout, Banff National Park, Alberta.

Inukshuk overlooking bow river glacier lookout, Banff National Park, Alberta.

People walking on the Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Meltwater of the Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Flowers dusted by the winds across the Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

A little night photography, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Barn swallow, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Pine needles, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Looking for a worm, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Found a worm, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Butterfly, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Flying butterfly, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

View from Sulfer Skyline, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Buttergly resting on Sulfer Skyline, Jasper National Park, Alberta.

From the Badlands to the Rockies

A week on the stretch of coast between San Francisco and Santa Cruz

Sunlight streaming through Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.

Grant St. signs in Chinatown, San Francisco.

Van Ness street car climbing the street, San Francisco.

Colourful streets of San Francisco Chinatown.

The iridescant feathers of a raven, Half Moon Bay, California

A raven hunting crabs on the beach, Half Moon Bay, California

Nuts of the cabrillo trees along the shore, Half Moon Bay, California

Sunlight and redwoods, Purisima State Park, California

The long beach, Half Moon Bay, California

Flowers among the redwoods, Purisima State Park, California

Peeking around redwoods, Purisima State Park, California

Beautifully massive redwood, Purisima State Park, California

Valley of redwoods, Purisima State Park, California

Looking up, Purisima State Park, California

Contemplative lizard, Año Nuevo State Park, California

Elephant Seals, Año Nuevo State Park, California

Rain on a spider web, Año Nuevo State Park, California

Pelicans out for a flight, Año Nuevo State Park, California

Pelicans, Año Nuevo State Park, California

Posing lizard, Año Nuevo State Park, California

Sleepy sea lion, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, California

Sleepy sea lions, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, California

Wooden rollercoaster, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, California

California Dreaming

Every midsummer Finland blooms under everlasting sunshine.

Ripples in the bay as friends boat away into a Finnish Midsummer night. Nagu, Finland.

A tree stands against the Midsummer twilight. Nagu, Finland.

Boat and bay in Midsummer. Nagu, Finland.

Sunflowers in the archipelago. Älveskär, Finland.

Peeling birch tree bark. Kuusamo, Finland.

Butterfly feeds on flowers. Kuusamo, Finland.

Dynamic sky after a storm. Kuusamo, Finland.

Reindeer comes to visit. Kuusamo, Finland.

Duck teaching its young to swim. Kuusamo, Finland.