European peacock (Aglais io)

⚫️🔴🟠🔵🦋 The European peacock (Aglais io) more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It was formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis (the name is derived from Greek mythology, meaning Io, the daughter of Inachus. The peacock butterfly is resident in much of its range, often wintering in buildings or trees. It therefore often appears quite early in spring | Schleswig-Holstein - Germany | July 2022 |

Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Close encounter with an adult silverback or mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) from the Rugendo family taken in the Bukima sector of the Virunga National Park | Virunga National Park - Congo DR | May 2017 |

Redbeast (Erithacus rubecula)

The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Ireland and Britain, is a small insectivorous passerine bird. About 12.5–14.0 cm in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upper-parts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north | Hamburg - Germany | October 2021 |

Star Dune

Star dune from above. The sand dunes in the Sossusvlei area are known as ‘star dunes’ due to the shape formed when the wind approaches from all directions. As a result, the dunes hardly move. The sand of Sossusvlei is approximately five million years old. | Namib Desert - Namibia | March 2016 |

Fluorescent Layers

Macro photography definitely gives the chance to see things with a diferent perspective. When I took this shot of a common succulent plant (Crassula Arborescens Blue Bird Variegata) I did not expect to find myself floating in a sort of timeless ethereal space marked by sharp edges, multiple layers and fluorescent colors | Mallorca - Spain | December 2020 |

Red fox (Vulpe vulpes)

Curious red fox (Vulpes vulpes) met at the Kaltenhofer Moor Nature Reserve, a few kilometres away from the Baltic Sea | Schleswig-Holstein - Germany | November 2020 |

Milky Way

The Milky Way shot from Sa Torre Nova on the Sierra de Tramuntana | Estellencs - Spain | July 2020 |

Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)

Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) chilling out on a rocks in Resurrection Bay | Kenai Peninsula - Alaska, US | August 2013 |

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Taxis Line

Akasaka | Tokyo - Japan | August 2009 |

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Hall of Minerals

The Hall of Minerals of the Natural History Museum of London | London | October 2014 |

Temple of Vespasian and Titus

Temple of Vespasian and Titus within the Roman Forum ancient complex | Rome - Italy | 2016 |

Astraturm

Astra office tower in St. Pauli | Hamburg - Germany | October 2015 |

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The endless pillars in the Great Hall of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina | Alexandria - Egypt | October 2016 |

The Egyptian Museum

Supposed to be one of the main attraction in the city after the pyramids of Giza, the main hall of the famous Egyptian Museum looks so empty at the end of the second week of Ramadan | Cairo, Egypt | June 2016 |

Place of old memories

Place of old memories | Rome | April 2017 |

Buddha's Birthplace Mandala

Buddha's Birthplace compound | Lumbini - Nepal | February 2014 |