One of the air vents for the crypt in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, 2012. “There are over 100 tombs within St. Peter’s Basilica (extant to various extents), many located in the Vatican grotto, beneath the Basilica. These include 91 popes, St. Ignatius of Antioch, Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, and the composer Giovanni Pierluigi da…
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One Fine Day in Rome
We almost didn’t make it, my team and I. We received our Schengen Visa just two days before our scheduled flight, and our plane tickets mere hours before takeoff. Everything, it seemed, was against our going to Rome to cover the historic canonization of the country’s second saint, San Pedro Calungsod. But with his intercession,…
The Colors of Yogyakarta
1. A tuktuk becak driver waits for his next passenger. 2-3. Colorful details of the Indonesian tuktuk becak. 4. A friendly girl flashing a smile at my camera. 5-6. Food cart selling bakso. 7-8. An old lady vendor selling various trinkets.
Footnote: A Walk in Jakarta
Shot taken while walking around Jakarta, July, 2012. A note about Footnote: Footnote is an ongoing photo series featuring my feet, taken in different places around the world. Click here if you want to see my other Footnotes.
Footnote: Portugal’s Map of the World, Belem District, Portugal
Map of Portugal, part of the map of the world made with tiles at the Belem District near the Monument of Discoveries. Here’s how the map looks like from above: A note about Footnote: Footnote is an ongoing photo series featuring my, well… feet, taken in different places around the world. Click here if you…