All Entries from the Rome Category

Portrait of Michele Muzio, a Knife-Sharpener in RomeMay 30, 2010

I loved this short film on the life of a knife-sharpener in Rome.

Thanks to Shelley, over at At Home in Rome.

Empty of Words ...April 16, 2010

I have spent the day searching for words, for ways of describing this thing that I do ... that thing too.
I have emptied myself.

The Roman Angel SeriesFebruary 26, 2010

I have created a Roman Angel Series over in my photography galleries. 
Prints are for sale, contact me for details.

A Gift Give-Away - the Angel in RomeFebruary 22, 2010

According to little Miss 5, THE WINNER of the angel photograph is Clara.
Clara, if you want to get hold of me with your postal details, I’ll be happy to mail the angel out to you.
Think about whether you would like the image in matt or glossy finish, and if the 30x45cm format suits you.  I can go smaller if you have something else in mind.

Congratulations and thank you to everyone for adding their names. …

The Exquisite Arcangelo Michele, RomeFebruary 20, 2010

My second favourite Roman ‘citizen’ ... Archangel Michael, created by Raffaello da Montelupo and located in the Courtyard of the Angel, in Castel Sant’ Angelo.

Construction of the castel began back in AD 123, and was intended to house the ashes of Publius Aelius Hadrianus - aka Emperor Hadrian.  I visit everytime I’m in Rome, there is something truly special about the view, the architecture, the atmosphere. 

The WriterFebruary 04, 2010

And doesn’t a writer do the same thing? Isn’t he knitting together scraps of dreams? He hunts down the most vivid details and links them in sequences that will let a reader see, smell, and hear a world that seems complete in itself; he builds a stage set and painstakingly hides all the struts and wires and nail holes, then stands back and hopes that whoever might come to see it will believe.
Anthony…

Scenes from that time in RomeJanuary 11, 2010

Castel Sant’Angelo, RomeJanuary 10, 2010

Whenever I am in Rome, I always visit Castel Sant’ Angelo, otherwise known as Hadrian’s Tomb.  You see I find the light there exquisite.  I could spend an entire day, maybe longer, just watching the way the light appears to change the shape and colour of this ancient Roman monument.

Hadrian built the castel as his mausoleum, then in 136 he had my favourite Roman bridge built across the Tiber ... a point of entry to his mausoleum.  The castel…

The Ides of March, RomeSeptember 23, 2009

A busy day in Rome ...

The Ides of March is the date Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC ... I wonder what he would have made of all this.

Castel Sant’ Angelo, RomeSeptember 23, 2009

Emperor Hadrian built this favourite Roman building of mine back in 130AD.  His intention was that it would be his mausoleum however it has lived many lives and today, the museum is the first place I visit whenever I’m in Rome. 

In Rome ...September 23, 2009

I was searching for images of Rome, in-between other tasks and found this photograph of me looking into the lens of my cousin.

My cousin Julie was just here but this comes from another time spent with her, back in Rome ...

Nice memories of wandering in the beautiful city.

Ancient Rome in Google EarthSeptember 07, 2009

Did you know, Google has apparently created a way for us to go back in time and explore Rome as it looked in 320 AD.

See for yourself: Ancient Rome in Google Earth.