Travel Photography by Matt Castle
What to do when sitting around the camp fire out the front of your very own abandoned mansion? Play with some light! As a tribute to Dennis Smith’s Ball of Light photography we took our head torches, some rope and started swinging. Clint made the orb’s whilst I drove the camera, although not the most perfect of spheres I think it’s alright for a first attempt. We had fun shooting the photographs and that’s what it’s all about!
The Bridge of Tiberius is a Roman bridge spanning the river Marecchia in Rimini, Italy. It was completed in 20AD under the rule of Emperor Tiberius and is a symbol of strength and longevity having survived multiple attempts of its destruction during the war. As the sun set on the far side of the bridge the warm light caught the inside of the arches, added to the reflection from the river it created some beautiful golden rings.
Just out out of Piacenza in northern Italy we camped in an abandoned farmhouse for the night. We did some exploring, pulling back the door to the barn we came across an old Opel car. It had seen better days, the exterior was weathered and become home to a community of pigeons. The interior and engine bay however were in immaculate condition. From what we could figure out from the registration papers the car had been sitting in this barn for about 20 years. I think with a little elbow grease the car would have started.
I'm travelling the world once again, but this time a little differently. I am currently cycle touring my way through Europe. On the 11/11/11 I pedalled out of Bromsgrove, a few hundred kilometres north-west of London. From there I made my way through central London, down to Dover, caught a ferry to Calais and got started in France. Calais to Amiens, through the hustle and bustle of Paris, into the southern wine regions and am now heading to the Mediterranean coast and the city of Marseille.
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