There are thousands of uber-ornate doors in China. Here I focus on doors with people. Because after all, isn’t that what doors are for – to enter.
Forbidden City, Beijing
Hong Kong
Yu Gardens, Shanghai
I gave a lot of thought this week to what I was going to select. I have so many nice shots of shorelines, ports, boats, and beaches. I felt it would be a good opportunity, however, to draw attention to a couple of endangered waterfront sites in my hometown of Miami.
First up is Miami’s uniquely iconic Stiltsville, located in the waters of Biscayne Bay and now part of the Federal Park Service. Since my original post, some of the seven surviving structures suffered even more damage thanks to Hurricane Irma a few years ago. It would be a shame to lose this very special, and interesting, slice of Miami history.
The last photo is the Miami Marine Stadium, former site of boat races, concerts, and even sunrise religious services; an important player in Miami’s waterfront history. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, it’s been declared one of the country’s most endangered historic sites and is the subject of a national campaign to save.
So happy to have a place to post some of the door shots I’m always snapping. Thank you, Norm!
These external and internal doorways are all from Casa Vicens, Gaudi’s first house designed for a client. Located in one of my favorite cities in the world – Barcelona. For more details you can check out the post I wrote last fall.
I love the way these photo challenges make me look at my photos differently. This one was taken at a market in Fengdu, China a few years ago.
