Alexander F. (@alexanderfluke)
life & travel in stories & pictures
Sources of Light
Humans have always tried to claim at least a small patch of space from the darkness. For thousands of years, we made fires, lit candles, crafted lamps, and eventually learned to harness electricity...
The Final Act
The star takes its final bow. Alanya , Türkiye. June, 2023. ... @alexanderfluke's pictures Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM, EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM, EF50/1.8 STM instagram · t...
Sea Zen
Some evenings feel like a season of their own. Budva Riviera , Montenegro. May, 2024. ... @alexanderfluke's pictures Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM, EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM, EF50/1.8 STM instagram &...
My Mind Had Other Plans
I remember once sitting by the sea and trying to think about something truly profound. You know that Robert Sheckley story, "What Is Life?" I thought I'd try my hand at a little high-minded thinkin...
Report from Planet GRN-309
The initial observations proved somewhat more concerning than expected. Sector 01. The surface is predominantly covered by water. Weather conditions are stable: light winds, high humidity, no cloud...
Still Going
Sometimes the camera catches something completely different from what you took it out for. One day, I spotted yet another beautiful tree on the riverbank — trees have been one of my photographic ob...
How Fairy Tales Begin
Every city has places most people don’t even know exist. Not because they’re hidden. People simply don’t pay much attention to them. In my hometown’s city park, for example, there’s a small grove o...
The Old Fence
It’s not that I’m particularly fond of crawling through bushes with a camera, but I couldn’t resist this old fence. It was crooked, cracked, and covered in moss. The sun and rain had done their wor...
Young Starlings
With every post about birds, I seem to be sinking deeper and deeper into ornithology. Dangerous stuff, really. You start with a single photo from the archives, and before you know it, you’re readin...
Unimpressed
Now and again you'll stumble across a cat who clearly has nowhere to be. This one, for example, had settled down on a wooden bridge, soaking up the sun and, by the looks of it, taking a nap. I sudd...
Turning
Autumn around the corner. Southern Urals , Russia. September, 2018. ... @alexanderfluke's pictures Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM, EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM, EF50/1.8 STM instagram · ...
Bear Corner: Where the Gods Still Listen
Everyone has a special place they go to when they want to be alone with their thoughts. For some, it’s a favorite armchair by the window; for others, a bench in the park, a quiet spot by the river,...
At the Monument of the Discoveries
Once, travel began with someone venturing beyond the horizon, truly not knowing what awaited them there. There were no accurate maps, no means of communication, no way to check exactly where you ha...
A World Apart
I doubt I’ll ever get tired of sharing photos of volcanic landscapes. I remember that, as a child, volcanoes were one of my biggest geographical obsessions — and volcanic islands most of all. Perha...
The Mountain Outside Time
Some places look as if they belong to a different era. Mount Athos, on the peninsula of the same name, is one of them . From the sea, it looks almost unreal. It rises more than two kilometres strai...