shopping mall
There are shiny, bright modern shopping malls on belgradestreets. Ušće and Delta City to name but two. And then there are more intriguing malls, from a time that seems forgotten to many. Bold concrete...
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Grids, lines, patterns, symbolism. Symmetry. Asymmetry. Lone man steps out. Open bins. Closed shutters. Circular balconies. Private boxes for the Kalemegdan show? Sorrowful eyes behind mosaic bars....
View Articlepatrijarha gavrila
Details make belgradestreets. Hidden courtyards. Hidden lives. Striated stone. Crosses. Chipping away. Trees encased in iron. Grids. Always grids. Swirling art deco piping. No parking. No access. No...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Forward
Forward. Progress. Reflect on what matters. One step forward, two back? Sometimes, to move forward, we need to look back, reflect, think about what really matters. And then, when we know, celebrate...
View Article“may peace prevail on earth”
My knowledge of the Serbian language is poor. For that, after two years, I apologise. So, I may be making a logical blunder here in linking this street in the way I am. I’ve not quite got my head...
View Articleangels and demons
Graffiti provokes a response. Emotional. Visceral. Basic. A cry. These belgradestreets; the people who live, love and work here, provoke me. Graffiti enrages, captures, beguiles us. I’d like to share a...
View ArticleInterview | Belgrade Streets Photography
Reblogged from Arhitektura+: I’m proud to present one of my blogger friends’ efforts here and invite you to see some awesome work by Belgrade Streets photography. I invited Andy to answer a few...
View Articlelocked on gavrila principa
Closed. Locked. So many doors, hiding so many secrets. A lifetime could be spent opening doors on belgradestreets. Will you turn the key? Filed under: Streets Tagged: Architecture, balkans, Belgrade,...
View Articlestairway to heaven
She wondered what lay behind the locked door. Turning the key she opened the door. She walked on down the hall. Light shot through the darkness. She needed an answer. And that tune, those words,...
View ArticleЛуке Вукаловића
I’ve been away this last week. I swapped belgradestreets for the streets of Algiers. I learned a lot in a short time. Once I thought I knew my place in the world. The more I travel, the more I...
View Articleeaster in belgrade
Men stand to the right Women stand to the left. Bowing and crossing themselves. The clacking sound of the klepalo replacing the bells during this time of sadness and reflection. The priest strides back...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
There is a pattern to everything. Maybe our destiny is shaped by a pattern. Patterns sometimes hard to describe; hard to follow. The universe will unfold as it should. The pattern will be followed. Or...
View ArticleКајмакчаланска
After the excitement of the exhibition. Time to get back to belgradestreets. An evening in Spring. Cafes humming. Roses blooming. Church bells ringing. People talking. Life calling. Don’t miss the...
View Articlecrveni krst
In 1595 the Ottoman Grand Vizier, Sinan Pasha, burned the relics of Saint Sava, somewhere on the Vračar hill. After two centuries, the exact location remained unknown. A majority of scholars agreed on...
View Articlevojvode šupljikca
Memories of hope and love. Memories of suffering and loss. Walking in the road, careless of cars. Evening air warming the soul. Dashed expectations. Chances lost. Dreams on hold. Hope remains....
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Curves
“I’ll take your part When darkness comes And pain is all around Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down” Lyrics from “Bridge over...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes
A changing city. Excavators roar. Old houses vanish. Modern apartments arise. And the spirit, the soul of this city. What will become of that? This is my response to the latest Weekly Photo Challenge...
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It’s been a while since I posted. Been off the beaten track. Life glimpsed through railings, grids, shutters, bars. Photos hosted. Filed under: Streets Tagged: Architecture, balkans, Belgrade,...
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“You take delight not in a city’s seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it gives to a question of yours.” ― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities Filed under: Streets Tagged: Architecture, balkans,...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow
They came. They saw. They conquered. What next? This is my response to the latest Weekly Photo Challenge from The Daily Post at WordPress. Images captured with Olympus OM10 and 100 ASA black and white...
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