Venice’s Old Bones Venice, Italy, 04/01/13 This close look at one of Venice’s many arched bridges really shows just how old and weathered this city is. Everything - all the buildings, bridges, walkways, and so on - is made of brick or stone or marble, with very little wood. Similar to this bridge, much of the old brickwork has little green plants sprouting out of it, and further, much of the colour is washed away from most things. Now, while all of this may sound pretty unpleasant, it’s actually one of the most alluring aspects of this city. It gives the place a feeling of long-lasting strength coupled with vulnerable frailty. It helps you to feel the city’s historic past. In fact, the weathered appearance of this city is one of the most crucial things that makes Venice, Venice. After visiting the city, I couldn’t imagine it without these ailments. You’ll have to go see it for yourself to truly understand. Photography by Moeen Eshraghi
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Venice’s Old Bones

Venice, Italy,

04/01/13

This close look at one of Venice’s many arched bridges really shows just how old and weathered this city is. Everything - all the buildings, bridges, walkways, and so on - is made of brick or stone or marble, with very little wood. Similar to this bridge, much of the old brickwork has little green plants sprouting out of it, and further, much of the colour is washed away from most things.

Now, while all of this may sound pretty unpleasant, it’s actually one of the most alluring aspects of this city. It gives the place a feeling of long-lasting strength coupled with vulnerable frailty. It helps you to feel the city’s historic past. In fact, the weathered appearance of this city is one of the most crucial things that makes Venice, Venice. After visiting the city, I couldn’t imagine it without these ailments. You’ll have to go see it for yourself to truly understand.

Photography by Moeen Eshraghi

Sylvan Lake, Canada, 05/11/13 This past weekend, my wife and I volunteered to help run a camp that was held at Sylvan Lake Baha’i Centre in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. We acted as directors, which means that it was our job to help any of the attendees with any issues they had as well as ensure that the camp ran smoothly in general. Sounds simple, but it was actually quite challenging, and a very good learning experience. Public speaking, conflict resolution, problem-solving - all these things are incorporated into taking on a task like this. I had never done anything like it before, and so I’m glad to have this under my belt as it’ll definitely be helpful to think back to in the future if I’m ever faced with running a larger, more challenging event. One thing that I enjoyed the most during the weekend was working with Mr. Habib Riazati (the man seen speaking in this picture). If you do now know of him, I would strongly recommend looking up his works. I’ve never been in close contact with such a brilliant human being. Hope y’all are enjoying my Europe pictures. There’s still like five thousand of them left, so it’d be a shame if you weren’t! Cheers, Moeen
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Sylvan Lake, Canada,

05/11/13

This past weekend, my wife and I volunteered to help run a camp that was held at Sylvan Lake Baha’i Centre in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. We acted as directors, which means that it was our job to help any of the attendees with any issues they had as well as ensure that the camp ran smoothly in general. Sounds simple, but it was actually quite challenging, and a very good learning experience.

Public speaking, conflict resolution, problem-solving - all these things are incorporated into taking on a task like this. I had never done anything like it before, and so I’m glad to have this under my belt as it’ll definitely be helpful to think back to in the future if I’m ever faced with running a larger, more challenging event.

One thing that I enjoyed the most during the weekend was working with Mr. Habib Riazati (the man seen speaking in this picture). If you do now know of him, I would strongly recommend looking up his works. I’ve never been in close contact with such a brilliant human being.

Hope y’all are enjoying my Europe pictures. There’s still like five thousand of them left, so it’d be a shame if you weren’t!

Cheers,

Moeen

Watchful Eyes Rome, Italy, 04/11/13 Sculpting such as this is common in Rome. Anywhere you go in the city center you’ll find statues high up on structures glaring down at you. If you observe them and meet their pale, dead eyes for too long, it definitely starts to get pretty creepy… Photography by Moeen Eshraghi
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Watchful Eyes

Rome, Italy,

04/11/13

Sculpting such as this is common in Rome. Anywhere you go in the city center you’ll find statues high up on structures glaring down at you. If you observe them and meet their pale, dead eyes for too long, it definitely starts to get pretty creepy…

Photography by Moeen Eshraghi

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