I join my fellow passengers in the hold of the Vaporetto. The sea is rough and the vessel shakes and shudders towards the city. Seagulls squawk from the top of timbers jutting out of the waves and fly off into swirling mists. We can’t see more than five foot ahead of us. I embark at … Continue reading Venice Carnival Veiled in Mist
Nadella meets an old friend during Jouvert. To see more images of Trinidad Carnival please click image. THE sky is punctuated with shooting stars and clear constellations shed enough light to guide us into downtown Port of Spain, capital of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is 2am and I am dressed in a yellow … Continue reading Hey Hey Trinidad – carnival mayhem
London School of Samba. Click image for more photographs of Notting Hill Carnival. A man staggers under a burning atlas, warning us of global warming. Behind him, a vulture rides on the back of a crocodile perched on the head of an African woman going to market. She turns and smiles at the crowd who … Continue reading Dancing in the Streets
Eithne Nightingale 