Tag: “Middle Age”

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  1. Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport; Nov. 2007

    Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (formerly Beirut International Airport) in Beirut, Lebanon is the only operational commercial airport in the country. It is the hub for Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA).

    In its 55+ years in operation, BRHIA has been nearly- destroyed countless times.

  2. No Longer Full Of Hot Air.

    Mama--my Lebanese mother-in-law's--daily clothesline;
    on the back patio. Ballouneh, Lebanon.

    Just lounging in the breeze and warm Autumn sun.

  3. Byblos Boy & Dog, Byblos, Lebanon.

    A boy & his dog in the ancient souk of the historic port city of Byblos ("Jbeil," in Arabic), Lebanon.

    Byblos was the major hub of the Phoenician Empire, and where the modern English word for "Bible" is derived from.

  4. Politics as Usual.

    A police officer & food worker in a heated debate about--what else?--Lebanon's political future. The green painting on the wall is the symbol for the Amal Movement, a militant Shi'a Muslim political party (and notable force in the Lebanese Civil War).

  5. Man with Camel; Ba'albeck, Lebanon

    A man and his camel, Roman Temple Complex of Ba'albeck, Be'Qaa Valley, Lebanon.

    Nikon N65 SLR
    Nikon AF 28-80mm.
    Ilford HP5 400
    Negative Scan: Canon CanoScan 8800F

  6. Love In-Transit.

    Charles de Gaulle International Airport, terminal 4 (*If memory serves...). A woman holding her child, silhouetted against the rising morning sky.

    Shot in-transit/on layover, heading to Beirut from Los Angeles.

  7. Byblos Model?

    Tilt-Shift view of the ancient port city of Byblos (Jbeil), Lebanon. Viewed from the roof of the Crusader-era fortress overlooking the lucrative port (Mediterranean Sea).

    Byblos was THE city of the Phoenician Empire (credited with the creation of the modern alphabet), and where our modern English words for "Bible" & Bibliography" are derived from.

  8. Light A Candle.

    A Lebanese Catholic lights a candle to pray at the tomb of St. Rafqa, Jrabta, Lebanon.

    St.

  9. Architectural Jewels

    Downtwon Chicago is an amazing array of water, steel and glass... beautiful buildings set in a functional pleasing manner for the everyday pedestrian.

  10. Beirut and Southern Lebanon

    From Baalbeck, to Tyre, to a day in the life of a refugee camp and hanging with Hezbollah.