Category : Nona Hora

Photo Kaleidoscope: Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington

In today’s Photo Kaleidoscope – Portland and Vancouver, two cities of two Northwestern states – Oregon and Washington, sited on the opposite banks of the Columbia River. I gotta mention, by visiting Vancouver I have checked-out the entire Pacific Coast of the USA, meaning visited all the coastline states of the continental Western United States. ***Just FYI, – Portland is …

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The Night Watch – Street Portraits from The Strip

Happy New Year, Friends! Wishing you safe and fun travels in 2016! I am opening the new season with the street portrait photography from my last travel of 2015 to Las Vegas, Nevada. The World’s Capital of Casinos and Adult Entertainment offers a long list of attractions… As a photographer, I really enjoyed the one that takes action on the …

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I #OwnChicago! – Spirit of My Chicago Marathon

Dedicated to my 1995-2015 race. I’m very pleased to introduce you Memographer’s new project- Memography of Running, a project that combines my three favorite hobbies: Photography, Travel and Running. You’ve seen plenty of Photography and Travel here, now it’s time to catch up on the Running part. If you are not a runner, this story may sound pretty boring to …

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The Pigeons of Notre Dame de Paris

This year, my ‘EuroTrip Express’ project took me to Paris, France and Saint Petersburg, Russia. Not many pictures from the trip have been published yet. Those who follow Memographer’s social media channels – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, could see my live Instagram updates from Europe (here are the summaries from France and Russia). Also, I’ve published a few photo posts with …

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The Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia

The Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum dedicated to the achievements of both the civil rights movement in the United States and the broader worldwide human rights movement. The three-level Center hosts a number of exhibitions, both permanent and temporary, most of them tell the history of the American civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, …

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The Boardwalk of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

This photo post contains images taken during my Hello, Sunshine! trip’s photo walk along The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk & Promenade, located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It runs 1.2 miles (1.9 km) along the oceanfront from the Pier 14 at 14th Avenue North to the 2nd Avenue Pier at 2nd Avenue North and has tons of great family activities. There …

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Hello, Sunshine! Tips on How To Take Better Sunrise and Sunset Photos

Hello, Sunshine! Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

For the second year in a row, I traveled to the US Atlantic Cost for a beach vacation. The last year, during my trip to Tybee Island, I photographed a nice set of sunrise and beach photos – My Orange Crush – Spring Break on Tybee Island. Here is one of my favorite beach candid shots, titled Hello, Sunshine!, taken …

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Saint Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad, Piter – The City on The Neva River

Saint Petersburg (Russian: Sankt-Peterburg) is the second largest city and the cultural capital of Russia. It is located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city was founded in 1703 bу Реtег the Great as a new imperial capital of Russia (moved from Moscow for two centuries). A story about …

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The Russians and The Russian Art in The Russian Museum

The Russian Museum. Sankt Peterburg, Russia

I’ve never been so blown away! Ivan Aivazovsky, Karl Briullov, Konstantin Makovsky, Ilya Repin, Ivan Shishkin, Vasily Surikov, Victor Vasnetsov… and their Masterpieces exhibited under one roof, the roof of The Russian Museum! The State Russian Museum (formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III) is the largest depository of Russian fine art in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The …

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Downtown Boston: Photo Highlights

This is the last set of pictures from my visit to Boston, the Capital and largest city of the State of Massachusetts, transformed from a relatively small and economically stagnant town of 10,000 people in 1720’s to the megapolis with population of 645,000 people in 2010’s. Founded in 1630, it’s one of the oldest cities in the United States of …

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#BostonStrong Street Photography

I continue publishing the photos I have recently taken in Boston, Massachusetts. The main reason of my visit to Boston was running the B.A.A. 10K Race. That’s where the name of this photo series #BostonStrong is coming from. The race itself was a very fun and unique event, – the Tropical Storm Bill had decided to visit Boston on the …

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Photo Walk on Boston Freedom Trail

Boston, Massachusetts has more sites related to the American Revolution and America’s fight for independence than any other city. The Freedom Trail is the city’s most popular tourist attraction. It’s a 2.5-mile (4 km) route that leads to the 16 historically significant sites. The cool thing – you can’t get lost! the entire route is marked by a red line …

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