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1806, 2018
The Starry Sky of Mgarr ix-Xini
I have shared with you images of this place before, mostly of its underwater habitat with its myriad creatures, but also of its splendour above water during daylight hours. However, I have long wished to capture and share an image of this site during the darkness of night, when not a single human soul is present – and all that
2210, 2017
Dwejra Sunset
A most peaceful October sunset at Dwejra, Gozo.
2606, 2017
The Golden Hour
Flying the drone at the golden hour is a truly breathtaking experience. This was a shot that I had been meaning to take for a while; finally I had a good opportunity as a sailing boat also featured in the background.
0406, 2017
2602, 2017
Ghawdex (Gozo)
So here goes my first aerial video feature showcasing some of my favourite sites in Gozo. This was entirely shot using a DJI Mavic Pro over the past couple of months. Enjoy, folks!
1108, 2014
August Supermoon
In keeping with my earlier resolution that I will update this blog regularly, here goes another post. This time, the picture is of the “supermoon” from yesterday evening. Enjoy!
1108, 2014
A post back from home
So dear blog followers, it’s been no less than three whole months since my last update here – and admittedly, I do feel quite bad about this. It was a period packed with activity, from shooting weddings to hiking in the Alps and seeing my work published in National Geographic. Also, MUSE (which is this really cool camera/spectrograph I’m working on at
2404, 2014
Blue is the colour.
Here’s a snap from Thursday afternoon of one of my favourite views on the islands.
2004, 2014
Gozo
Currently back home in Gozo for a break – I realize now how much I had missed the sun and the sea!
0701, 2014
Lens on Gozo – a second instalment
Here goes the second short video featuring the island of Gozo located in the centre of the Mediterranean. This was shot with the Nikon D800 and 14-24mm f/2.8G lens, 3LT Eddie tripod and Glidecam HD-4000. Enjoy!
2803, 2013
Lens on Gozo
For some unexplainable reason, I had never gotten around posting on this blog my first venture into filming. So here it goes, a couple of months delayed! This was a rough edit of some experimental footage using the Nikon D800e + Glidecam combo. A new project is currently in the making. For the time being, enjoy this one! Oh, and
2512, 2012
Magical
A visit home would not be complete if I didn’t stop by my favourite site on the planet: The Azure Window of Dwejra in Gozo. To me, this place is as close to magical as anything can get. Now, I am sure that many who look at this image will find it nearly too surreal to believe. There is warm
2510, 2012
After the Storm
After a night of lightning and thunder came a splendid, sunny day. Here’s a picture I snapped in the afternoon of the view across the street.
1510, 2012
A view of Home
Here goes my best attempt yet at capturing the Milky Way Galaxy from home in Gozo, Malta. It’s an image that took a couple of hours to get right in camera, and many more were spent in painstaking post-processing to reveal all the subtle detail that lay hidden within the image. It is definitely one of the pictures I am
1410, 2012
My favourite place in the World
Here goes a picture which shows the location from where I took my previous picture of the Milky Way. This is, quite possibly, my favourite site in the world. For as long as I’m alive I will keep returning to photograph this magical place. (Click here for more pictures I’ve taken at this place in the past.) Make sure you
2907, 2012
Light Pollution
I took this picture, which you are encouraged to share, with the sole purpose of creating awareness about the problem of light pollution. The solution is not to switch off all lights, but rather to turn off what is not required and use properly designed lighting fixtures whenever illumination is needed. Properly designed (full cutoff) lighting sends the light where
1907, 2012
Scene from a Village in Malta
Rarely does it happen that everything falls into place right at the moment when a photographer clicks the shutter. But when it does, the photographer instantly knows it. Right then, time seems like it has been suspended – and the feeling is one of incredible joy at having preserved a memory of a fleeting moment that will never come to
1807, 2012
Of disappearing and reappering acts
I presume that last Saturday, at about 3am local (Maltese) time, most people were fast asleep, unaware of a magnificent spectacle going on above their heads. Jupiter and its moons slowly disappeared from the skies, as our own moon glided steadily in front of them, thus occulting the Jovian system, starting with icy Europa and and volcanic Io, then Jupiter
1507, 2012
Village Festa
I’m back home for a week… here’s a picture. Title says it all 🙂
0404, 2012
Boats at Mgarr Harbour
Since I’m short on time, I’ll leave you with the title, which says it all really.
0104, 2012
My village
I think that when one returns to a place which they have left for some time, the views which were previously seen as ordinary suddenly stand out and seem special. This scene from my own village is definitely one such view.
0104, 2012
Blue Inviting Waters
Sea, sea, sea… and more sea!
3103, 2012
In the midst of the Mediterranean
This picture is a quick snap taken this afternoon during a short walk around the island of Gozo.
3003, 2012
Maltese Balcony
A traditional Maltese balcony at sunset.
2903, 2012
Ramla l-Hamra Bay
Another quick snapshot from home.
2603, 2012
Gozo Harbour
A quick snap from home.
0501, 2012
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
Well, we’ve just marked the start of another revolution around the sun, which in my mind I associate with the inescapable reality of our constant aging. And as I stared at this photograph, taking in the fleeting moment which was captured, I was reminded of C.S. Lewis’ wise words, to which I need add nothing else.
3112, 2011
The last picture of 2011… bring on 2012!
Here goes the last post for this year… the very last picture of 2011 that will make it on this blog. The very blog which I started, as a matter of fact, in 2011. What a year it has been! So with this picture, which was taken as the sun slowly set in the West upon my village of Ghajnsielem,
3112, 2011
Rough Sea #2
Here goes another one of the crazy waves. Oh, and by the way, Happy New Year to all!
3012, 2011
Rough Sea
It’s hard to imagine a seascape so different from that depicted in yesterday’s photo. In a matter of a few hours, the sea went from being a serene, peaceful sight to absolutely terrifying. It so happened to be perfectly timed from my perspective, since today marked the annual, traditional (by now almost religious) gathering of fellow photo-junkies. We ended this
3012, 2011
Mgarr Harbour
Here is a picture of a very calming scene, one of those which I miss whenever I leave this place. This photo shows my village of Ghajnsielem at sunset. More specifically, it shows Mgarr Harbour, as one of the ferries leaves Gozo for the island of Malta.
2412, 2011
When the World is still asleep #2
Here’s another photo from the same sunrise shoot. I take the opportunity to wish a Merry Christmas to all of you!
2312, 2011
When the world is still asleep
Early this morning I headed out to the sea again, this time with my good friend and fellow photographer Armand Sciberras, who dropped me a message late last night to ask if I was up for a sunrise shoot. And shoot we did. Early mornings are truly beautiful. There is something incredibly peaceful about them; you look around and there
2212, 2011
Crashing waves
Yesterday we had a strong gale-force wind (force 9 at one point) which led to some really big waves. Of course I couldn’t let such a fantastic photographic opportunity go by, so I headed out to snap a few pictures of the crashing waves. Little did I know I would unsuspectingly end up being dragged into the sea by a
2106, 2011
The Cat of the Alley
This is a picture taken quite a long time ago; I snapped it when I was back home last December and came across it just now whilst I was going through the denizens of pictures I’ve taken over the past few months – an immensely satisfying exercise that always turns up a few forgotten surprises. So this is for all
2404, 2011
Free like a bird.
For me, one of the most exciting photographic fields is that of animal photography, especially bird photography. Looking at my Animal Photography portfolio (click here), I realize that I haven’t had a go in a while. So it’s quite a good thing that we spotted this majestic bird soaring high above yesterday afternoon while we were at t’Ghammar. One hopes
2004, 2011
Eternal peace.
This place keeps drawing me to it. It is a site which I’ve photographed countless times before, yet every time feels like my first time. It possesses a beauty and timelessness which conveys to me a sense of peace like no other place. So yesterday I went along with all the kit hoping to get a new angle on it.
1804, 2011
The peaceful sunsets of Gozo.
I do not have much to say other than it is really good to be back in Gozo for a while. I leave you with a picture taken today at sunset.
1704, 2011
Wispy Sunset.
So I am back in Gozo for a while – and here’s a picture of wispy clouds at sunset.
2801, 2011
Lighting up the darkness.
It’s somewhat funny that my second posted picture should have been taken on the same day as the first. But then again, when one is at home with a cold, picture-taking opportunities are somehow limited, aren’t they? Anyway, back to the picture. I have a fascination with that time of day when light gives way to darkness, not because of
2701, 2011
My first post… ever.
Right, here I am. After much putting off, I’ve finally pressed on and created my own blog, where I shall be documenting what I see through my third eye – otherwise known as my camera. My hope is to update this blog fairly regularly and to offer an insight into what I find interesting around me. This blog is meant