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Auschwitz – Homage to the WW-II Holocaust Victims

‘The plunder of human beings was complete. They chose the healthy ones for a slow death through overwork, exhaustion, and starvation; while the others were straightaway shot, or gassed.’ - Auschwitz - Homage to the WW-II Holocaust Victims - Travelure ©

Photo Essay World Heritage Sites: Heritage Unplugged

Some unusual UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Natural, Architectural, Prehistoric, etc. Photo essay World Heritage Sites: Heritage Unplugged. Read more.

The Horrors of Auschwitz Published in Conde Nast Traveller

The ugliest face of humanity was the WW-II holocaust. And it surfaced in its extreme form in the horrors of Auschwitz. Links to Graphic Visuals here.

Round and Round in City Squares

Fellow bloggers pitched in with their favourite city squares to help create this post - Round and Round in City Squares - Travelure ©

Auschwitz – A Moving Photo Essay

This photo-feature is my humble homage to 1.3 million people of various nationalities who were murdered in cold blood by Nazis during the World...

Travel Photography Tip – Culture

Capturing the place, people, history & the culture of a destination in one shot. Travel Photography Tip - Culture - Travel Photography Tips & Tricks Series

Photography – The Art of Seeing

Although photography means drawing with light, what you see and frame play an important role in making a picture. Photography - The Art of Seeing

Warsaw: A Phoenix that Rose from its Ashes

The Old Town houses Jewish quarters, Warsaw University, many significant cathedrals, the Royal Palace, the President's House, King Sigmund's Column (Zygmunt III Waza in Polish) and one of the 2 custodians of the city - the Mermaid. The square that houses the Mermaid reminded me of the Trevi Fountain in Rome and the square in front of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, as it is packed with roadside cafés offering beer and food, artists offering to paint for you, performers playing concert instruments, tourists gaping in awe, newly-weds excitedly engaged in their portfolio shoots and locals just chilling.

Krakow – The City with Many Faces

If you are tuned in, you'd be able to make out the different faces of this Polish city. Krakow: The City with Many Faces - Travelure ©

Hell’s Gate or Gate of Death

This notorious entrance to Auschwitz-II (Birkenau), a WW-II Nazi Concentration Camp in Poland, was the worst site of the WW-II Holocaust. Various estimates put...

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