66 Trams: Part I
Going around the world in trams. This is an ongoing project. Presenting the part one.
(Covering : Austria,Switzerland,Hungary,Czech Republic, Netherlands,Belgium, Slovakia)
Following her..
Yellow trams, Budapest , Hungary
Overlooking the old Charles Bridge
Tram in Austria
Trams in old town Prague
The Divide
in Bratislava Slovakia
Returning home
Waiting
in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brussels, Belgium
Electric Tram, Prague
Window to window.
Lucerne, Switzerland
Sky High
Recently Conde Nast Traveler published a post featuring images from places high up. So I thought why not have a similar post even on this blog.
Starting with an image of Paris from the top of Eiffel Tower. With the Sacre Coeur in view.
Next we look onto the city of Prague, from the Prague castle situated strategically on a hilltop making it tough for the ancient man as well as the modern man with high blood cholesterol to climb.
Lets get out of Europe and look at Dubai
Lets look down upon one of the Indian cities, the city of Kolkata.
Back to Europe, to Italy specifically, looking at the red housetops of Venice.
Next we look down upon Florence, the city after which Florence Nightingale was named. The view is secured after climbing over 400 treacherous steps through narrow pathways and dark haunting alleys all built within the Florence Duomo.
Finally we look over the city of Rome, which incidentally was not built in a day, from the top of the St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City.
Images & Research : Marcus Sam
Contact : info@marcussam.com
Christmas Cathedral Hopping – Part III
Its Christmas time and lets dedicate this set of images exclusively to the Vatican and the St Peter’s Basilica.
Sunny side up
Vatican bird eye view
The glorious insides
Evening and Night
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Christmas Cathedral Hopping – Part II
Its Christmas time and lets get into the holiday mood with some of the world’s most beautiful cathedrals.
Lets start part 2 with one of the eeriest cathedrals in the world, the Cathedral at Sedlec, Czech Republic.
.Next is the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, near the Spanish Steps,Rome,Italy
.Next in line is the Milan Cathedral, Italy
Next is The Church of our Lady before Tyn, Prague, Czech Republic
.Next is the St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna
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Christmas Cathedral Hopping – Part I
So its Christmas time and lets get into the holiday mood with some of the world’s most beautiful cathedrals.
Lets start with the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
Next is the Cathedral of St Michael & St Gudula, Brussels ,Belgium
.Next is the good old Notre Dame Cathedral from my favourite city, Paris
.Next in line is the Church of St Leodegar, Lucerne, Switzerland
.Next in line is the good old Cologne Cathedral, Germany
.The Pisa Cathedral, Italy
.the St Paul’s Cathdedral, Kolkata, India
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End of Part 1
Copyright : Marcus Sam (info@marcussam.com)
Some recently featured images on Photoburst
Photoburst.net is a daily photo competition website where big shot as well as small shot photographers compete daily for screen space.
So some of my recent images on Photoburst feature are below.
Author : Marcus Sam
Holi Hai
The festival of colors Holi is one of the major festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March as per the Gregorian calendar.Holi frolic and celebrations begin the morning after Holika bonfire (Days before the festival people start gathering wood and combustible materials for the bonfire in parks, community centers, near temples and other open spaces. On top of the pyre is an effigy to signify Holika who tricked Prahalad into the fire.). There is no tradition of holding puja (prayer), and the day is for partying and pure enjoyment. Children and youth form groups armed with dry colours, coloured solution & means to fill and spray others with coloured solution (known as pichkaris), balloons that can hold coloured water, and other creative means are also used to colour the targets. The event has now become an almost international event and is celebrated by people (Indians or not) around the world.
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HAPPY HOLI
PLEASE NOTE : THE IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHTED TO MARCUS SAM & SPECIFIC PERMISSION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE INDIVIDUALS BEFORE THE PUBLICATION, COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR ((ie STEALING)) IS PROSECUTABLE UNDER LAW.
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Happy New Year 2014
Happy New Year 2014..!!!
This Year
- Be happy
- Make other’s happy
- Do something you have never done before
- Stop looking at your past
- Get fitter
- Forgive and forget more easily
- Eat healthier
- Become more responsible
- Take lesser risks
- Keep following MarcusSam.com
Hello Captain ..!
‘Hello Captain’ is a project I have been working on for sometime..It is supposed to be in 3 or more parts.
I have just barged into the cockpit or bridge of aeroplanes , boats ,ships etc and introduced myself and clicked the pictures of the captain in charge of the ‘ship’…I have tried to cover all the 3 modes; Air, Water and Land.All of them were beautiful people who were all incharge of our lives during the trip(s)..’Heroes in uniforms’…
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Note to the lovely people in the pictures — Hello Captain, this is your photographer speaking haha, don’t forget to claim the High Resolution Images by mailing me on info@marcussam.com or poking me on my page – http://www.facebook.com/MarcusSam or facebook profile – http://www.facebook.com/soumyo.banerjee . [If I have not already given u my card offcourse.. =) ]
Disclaimer – Well its a shame that I might have confused a few of their names in a few places.Well the bright side is if they want to stay anonymous, then its great haha.
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Negative Quotes
I guess we all know life is not all about fruits and blossoms, even fruits rot and blossoms wither sometimes even without blooming…When Aesop said ‘Spare the stick and spoil the child,’ obviously by stick he meant the the bad things which leads to character reform, bad thing might be the cane used to hit the out of control child (Though its totally out of context but u might wanna check out what Russell Peters has to say about hitting your children: Here ) ..Yes so we learn from bad experiences and mistakes , sometimes our own, sometimes of others, but it is mostly the bad thing that leaves a more prominent mark…Take it like a tree…U have planted a tree, watered it for ages, applied fertilizers and everything else, but one day u take an axe and make a mark on the bark of the tree, the scar mark is going to remain for ever…
So I came up with the idea of Negative quotes…Things that are true and often very negative and pessimistic, but I think they are a learning lesson for everyone…Important things to be kept in mind…Like its not gonna be okay, unless u make it okay yourself, kindsa stuff…
So here’s my venture…Exclusively my images and my concept and often even my own quotes….Here’s the first one…
Calendar 2013 & New Year Greetings..!
MARCUS SAM & TEAM WISHES YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY , PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY AND LUCKY 2013….
Here is a complimentary calendar from our side…!
Please check on our Facebook page for Large Sized images fit for Wallpaper, screensaver,cover picture etc..:: Click Here
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I am really thankful for all the love you have shown me this year…Also this blog is almost a year old now…
Thankyou..!!
Kind Regards,
Marcus Sam =))
Marcus Sam for To-Mera’s Exile
So for quite some time it was in ‘coming up’ mode, but now finally its here, the awesome album named Exile is out and in stores…And guess what, the images they have used for the album cover, DVD cover and inside background images have all been clicked by me…!!
Here are some of my images that have been used
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And finally the Bonus Factor , The ‘ I ‘ in ‘Exile’ of the T-Shirt/Hoodie etc…!
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Check To-Mera’s Website : To-Mera Website (Dont forget to buy the amazing music and the goodies…!)
Check Marcus Sam’s Website : Marcus Sam dot Com (Hey thats this one…!)
Cheers and have a good day….=)
Sam
Portfolio of a caterpillar (Part – I)
Part 1
He has been posing for quite some of my shots..He is a young dashing model and doesn’t shiver under the cold wind or the harsh light..He is still, most of the times and always co-operates even if pushed beyond his usual model release contract…He is Steve, the caterpillar…
He was young and thin a few days back, then he bulked up..Must have been feeding on some high citrus diet lately…His biological name is Papilio demoleus . He is a lemon butterfly caterpillar…
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Concept & Photographer : Marcus Sam
Model : Steve the caterpillar
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