Europe

Plaza Pontejos, Madrid: 18mm | ƒ9 | ISO 100 | 1/160 sec

In Europe, the living are constantly conversing with those who came before them.

In the streets of so many European cities, contemporary life and ancient history are layered on each other like rocks in a canyon. I’ve learned much by researching the cultural fossils that caught my eye.

The Pantheon, Rome: 13mm | ƒ5.6 | ISO 800 | 1/160 sec

Arched doorway, Rome: 50mm | ƒ5 | ISO 100 | 1/1000 sec

Flamenco dancer, Madrid: 63mm | ƒ5 | ISO 2000 | 1/10 sec

Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican City: 11mm | ƒ4.5 | ISO 800 | 1/40 sec

Fiat 500, Rome: 31mm | ƒ4.5 | ISO 100 | 1/160 sec

Fuente de Neptuno, Madrid: 14mm | ƒ9 | ISO 100 | 5 sec

Michelangelo’s David (replica), Rome: 35mm | ƒ9 | ISO 100 | 1/25 sec

Emperor Augustus, Vatican City: 42mm | ƒ9 | ISO 100 | 1/25 sec

Pontifical Swiss guard of the Holy See, Vatican City: 200mm | ƒ10 | ISO 100 | 320 sec

Painted wall, Pompeii: 18mm | ƒ4 | ISO 400 | 1/30 sec

River Tiber, Rome: 24mm | ƒ10 | ISO 100 | 1/60 sec

Vittoriano, Rome: 78mm | ƒ9 | ISO 100 | 1/100 sec

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Rome: 115mm | ƒ9 | ISO 100 | 1/640 sec