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Post Category → Qatar

95 Seconds in the Bird Department at Doha’s Souq Waqif

posted in Birds, Qatar on May 4, 2016 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

If exotic chirping is your thing, then today’s 95-second mental health break is for you.

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The Irresistible Creepiness Of Urs Fischer’s Lamp Bear

posted in Art, Qatar on February 3, 2015 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment
Urs Fischer's Lamp Bear in the Duty-free hall at Doha's Hamad International Airport

The first thing you’ll notice after clearing immigration in the recently-opened Hamad International Airport in Doha is Lamp Bear, a 23-foot (7m) high canary yellow bronze sculpture that takes pride of place in the center of the massive duty-free hall. Tipping the scales at about 35,000 pounds (15,875 kg), it was bought at a Christie’s… Continue reading →

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I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant ones are the global response to the climate crisis and a renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

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