Sitting on the Copenhagen harbor, The Royal Library is the national library of Denmark and the academic library of the University of Copenhagen. It is known as the Black Diamond building designed by Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen, it also houses a concert hall. It is among the largest libraries in the world and the largest in the Nordic countries.
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C. S.
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A local and tourist favorite in Copenhagen, Christianshavns Kanal is a stunning canal lined by broad cobblestone walkways and orderly moored boats, sailboats, and houseboats.
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C. S.
London, The UK
Fog and Redwoods
Eros and Psyche – Roma, 2025
The myth tells the story of a young princess, Psyche, secretly loved in the obscurity of the night by Eros, the son of Aphrodite. Intrigued by the true nature of her nocturnal lover, Psyche lights a lamp above his sleeping body. A drop of boiling oil wounds Eros, causing him to vanish instantly. The jealous Aphrodite condemns Psyche to death unless she overcomes a series of arduous trials, one of which is to ask Persephone, the goddess of the Underworld, for a potion of beauty. Curiosity about that potion leads Psyche to fall into a sleep as deep as death. Eventually, Zeus has mercy on the young Psyche and transforms her into a divinity, so that she can finally be reunited with her beloved Eros.
Love first appears to the young anima (this is the Greek word psyché) as an irresistible impulse toward beauty and pleasure. It is painful to learn that beauty is fleeting and that love is constantly at risk of loss due to the finiteness of the human condition. This rite of passage is necessary for love to rise to a higher level of self‑consciousness, where desire reconciles with vulnerability and mortality.
The monochrome language underlines the tension between beauty and fragility, desire and despair, blind passion and self-conscious love.
More ancient sculpture photographs can be seen in Luminis Imago – Melancholy of the Ancient World
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Looking over the Knippelsbro Bridge onto the Christian IV’s Bridge in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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C. S.
Another street photograph for this post. The world is not always what it seems, neither is it black&white (what a pity 😉). It seems this guy sitting the Hamburg’s PHOXXI House of Photography is watching the effects of a torrential rain showers unfolding in the streets outside. During our trip to Hamburg last weekend I was blessed to see the exhibition of the iconic Mexican-American photographer Philip Montgomery, who is known for his photojournalistic work in which he portrays the society of the United States in iconic black-and-white images. On this semi transparent curtain in front of the Streets of Hamburg run projections of his images taking in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Not only is Philip a truly awesome monochrome documentary shooter, but he definitely seems to have his heart in the right place.
More of my photography can be seen on my blog “Streets of Nuremberg“
Sword Ferns
Monochromia 
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