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Author of L.A. BIRDMEN and COMET MADNESS. Photography is my hobby, writing history books is my day job–you'll find both interests represented here. Currently living in Taiwan, but my heart belongs to Venice. Author website: https://richardjgoodrich.com
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Wall of Sound, Tower of Power Containing 48 oversized speakers, the Taiwanese forces on #Kinmen Island used the Beishan Broadcasting Wall to blast propaganda and music at the residents of Xiamen, PRC, six miles across the strait. #travel #photo

A Matter of Perspective #Venezia #Venice #Italia

An island perched on a precarious frontier; Wind Lions that turn aside typhoons; artillery shells beat into fine knives. All this and so much more in this month's installment of the Peripatetic Historian. #Taiwan #history #travel rjgoodrich.substack.com/p/the-peripa...

Night Trails There's nothing like having a boat motor through your long exposure shot in #Venezia #Venice #photo

Mirrored You don't often find still water when the sun is up, but occasionally fortune offers its benison. #Venezia #Venice #Italy

Rialto Dawn The moment light begins creeping into the eastern sky is my favorite time to shoot in #Venezia. Skip the crowds and capture that morning tranquility. #Venice #Italy

Wind Lion These totemic statues, extremely common on #Kinmen Island, are credited with protecting the island from violent weather. #Taiwan #travel

In the Land of Dragons The Dragon Boar Festival begins in #Taipei #Taiwan tomorrow.

The Little "Great Wall" Green Island, #Taiwan #travel #photo

Where Sea Strikes Shore Green Island, #Taiwan #photography

Twilight Arrives #Venezia #Venice #photography

Beach Life Just back from a four day sojourn on Taiwan's Kinmen Island. The experience of sea and sky carry me back to days like these on the #Oregon #coast #photo.

Afternoon Reflections #Venezia #Venice #photo

Above San Marco #Venezia #Venice #travel

Tea Fields Spread across the green mountain peaks, nourished by Pacific mist. #MaoKong #Taiwan #photo

Rainy Season #Venezia #Venice #photography

Sinuous #Venezia #Venice #photo

Sentinel #Venezia #Venice #travel

Coming Around the Bend #Venezia #Venice #photography

The Ruins of the Day #Melrose Abbey, #Scotland #photography

A Vaporetto Floats By #Venezia #Venice #Italia

Chinese Lantern, Guandu Temple My hard drive is filling up with images of Chinese lanterns, so I thought I had better share a few more. #Taiwan #Art

Evening Curve #Venezia #Venice #photo

The Plum Rains have arrived in #Taiwan and I made a little video about it: youtu.be/ivd_jbv52AQ

Water Gate #Venezia #Venice #travel

Morning #Venezia #Venice #Italia

Your Table is Ready #Venezia #Venice #Italia

The Calm that Follows Dusk #Venezia #Venice #Italia

Evening Pier #Clevedon #England #travel

Serene Saturday #Venezia #Venice #Italia

A new month and a new issue of the Peripatetic Historian. Join the fun as we visit Ludao/Green Island off the south coast of #Taiwan #travel #history rjgoodrich.substack.com/p/the-peripa...

A Climb Through the Bamboo Grove Sun Moon Lake, #Taiwan #travel #Photo

Rialto Dawn #Venezia #Venice #Italia

Afternoon Light #Venezia #Venice #Italia

Step into Monday #Taipei #Taiwan #photography

Grand Canal #Venezia #Venice #Italia

Geometry #Venezia #Venice #Italy

Crossing Over #Venezia #Venice #Italia

Pacific Rage Green Island, #Taiwan #ocean #photography

Another day, another hump Wadi Rum, #Jordan #travel #photo

In a Paris State of Mind #France #rain #photo

Little Great Wall A short ascent leads to a spectacular view over the western Pacific. #GreenIsland #Taiwan #photo

Cannaregio #Venezia #Venice #photo

After the Storm The Pacific batters Green Island, #Taiwan after a day of strong winds. #ocean #travel

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre #Jerusalem #Easter

On the Via Dolorosa #Jerusalem #GoodFriday

Lüdao (Green Island) Lighthouse #Taiwan #travel #photo

I woke up thinking about long exposure photography in #Venezia. Here's what that would looks like. #Venice #photography