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I Photograph Beautiful Libraries From Around The World
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As a travel photographer, my favorite subject to shoot is architecture.
Libraries hold some of the most treasured interior architecture that I have ever seen. They are beautiful, colorful, ornate and exquisite to photograph. Here are many of the libraries that I have photographed during my travels.
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Strahov Library, Prague, Czech Republic
Real Gabinete Library, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY
Saint Genevieve Library, Paris, France
State Library Of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, Antwerp, Belgium
Stuttgart Municipal Library, Stuttgart, Germany
House Of The Redeemer Library, New York, NY
The Frick Museum also has a small library section. And a garden. And two paintings: Holbein and the anti-Holbein. The NYC public library is a wonderful place. The Greenwich library in CT has an agreement with the NYC library; I used that to check out books not available in the Greenwich stacks. Libraries carry our history; libraries are the soul of civilizations. The printing press made it possible for all people to access written material. The monks left a legacy of beauty in their illustrated works; I saw some of those lovely small books in Antwerp, Belgium. Protect our libraries and our right to vote: they represent civilization from over 2,000 yrs. ago.
National Library Of China, Beijing
University Library, Lueven, Belgium
National Library Of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
These are great pictures. It is interesting that some people like their libraries grand and imposing, while other people prefer them to be cozy.
i have a confession to make - I threw away a 2nd edition of Paradise Regained from 1600's because it had bookworm - it cost me 50p
i will kick myself forever more
anywhere full of books is brilliant - i have some 200 yr old books - and it is a pleasure to read them - the pages are so fine
These are great pictures. It is interesting that some people like their libraries grand and imposing, while other people prefer them to be cozy.
i have a confession to make - I threw away a 2nd edition of Paradise Regained from 1600's because it had bookworm - it cost me 50p
i will kick myself forever more
anywhere full of books is brilliant - i have some 200 yr old books - and it is a pleasure to read them - the pages are so fine