Monochrome Madness: Figures In The Built Environment

Posted on July 19, 2026

The environment in which these figures are set is certainly built, although it was a very long time ago: its Petra of course.

Here a local man with his two donkeys waits patiently for a couple of tourists to decide it’s too much of a walk to return to their hotel. For a fee, he’ll be happy to take them…

Monochrome Madness: Figures in the built environment

Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, donkeys, Figures In The Built Environment, Monochrome-Madness, Petra

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Cellpic Sunday: Camera-shy

Posted on June 30, 2024

So there I was, wandering around the medieval reconstruction site at Guédelon, when I spotted a charming little tableau: two donkeys with their heads together, grazing quietly in their enclosure.

I approached quietly but they must have spotted me, as they raised their heads and moved, dammit. Firstly, one disappeared behind the other and then they both turned tail and headed off – for pastures new, no doubt.