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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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#1 Strahov Library, Prague, Czech Republic
#2 Real Gabinete Library, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
#3 Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY
#5 Saint Genevieve Library, Paris, France
#6 State Library Of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
#7 Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, Antwerp, Belgium
#8 Stuttgart Municipal Library, Stuttgart, Germany
#10 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.
#14 National Library Of China, Beijing
#17 University Library, Lueven, Belgium
#19 National Library Of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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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