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S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Abbas has an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering & computer science from Johns Hopkins University, and a graduate degree in philosophy from Columbia University. He lives with his wife, Margit Oberrauch, and their feline friend, Frederica Krueger, near the small, very beautiful city of Brixen in the Italian Alps. Email: s.abbas.raza.1 [at] gmail.com

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Posted on Monday, Jul 8, 2019 1:15AMMonday, July 8, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Burnet moth on flowers on my balcony in July of 2018.

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Posted on Monday, Jul 1, 2019 1:10AMMonday, July 1, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Photo taken while walking with Robin Varghese near Prospect Park in Brooklyn in May of 2015.

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Posted on Monday, Jun 24, 2019 1:15AMMonday, June 24, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Cars seen through a rusty metal fence in Brixen, South Tyrol, in May, 2016.

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Posted on Monday, Jun 17, 2019 1:15AMMonday, June 17, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Self-portrait in a reflection in a passing train window, while another train goes the other way behind me, at the train station in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, in May of 2019.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jun 10, 2019 1:15AMMonday, June 10, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Fruit in a bowl in the kitchen of a B&B in Basel, Switzerland, in January of 2017.

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Posted on Monday, Jun 3, 2019 1:10AMMonday, June 3, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Denver, Colorado, in May of 2015.

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Posted on Monday, May 27, 2019 1:15AMMonday, May 27, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Alpine meadow in the South Tyrol in May of 2019.

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Posted on Monday, May 20, 2019 1:15AMMonday, May 20, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Train station in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, in May of 2019.

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Posted on Monday, May 13, 2019 1:15AMMonday, May 13, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Photo of moon with a jet vapor trail taken from my balcony in April of 2015.

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Posted on Monday, May 6, 2019 1:15AMMonday, May 6, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Solitary swan outside the Diocesan Museum, Brixen, South Tyrol, in April, 2014.

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Posted on Monday, Apr 29, 2019 1:15AMMonday, April 29, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Moonrise over a mountain called Plose. Photo from my balcony in October of 2016.

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Posted on Monday, Apr 22, 2019 1:15AMMonday, April 22, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

View out the window from my desk on an early morning in March, 2019.

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Posted on Monday, Apr 15, 2019 1:15AMMonday, April 15, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Eiffel Tower, Paris, March of 2014.

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Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2019 1:15AMMonday, April 8, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Long exposure of evening scene from my balcony after a rare spring snowfall in March of 2016. The white streaks on the street are from the headlights of a car driving by; the blue ones from a speeding police car.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Apr 1, 2019 1:15AMMonday, April 1, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Lizard on my balcony railing, June, 2018.

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Posted on Monday, Mar 25, 2019 1:15AMMonday, March 25, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Frederica Krueger turned 14 a couple of days ago and this is her birthday portrait.

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Posted on Monday, Mar 18, 2019 1:15AMMonday, March 25, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

White rose, May, 2014.

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Posted on Monday, Mar 11, 2019 1:15AMMonday, March 25, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Saw this hunting blind while walking in the woods near Raas last week.

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Posted on Monday, Mar 4, 2019 1:20AMMonday, March 25, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Plant on my dining table in October of 2017.

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Posted on Monday, Feb 25, 2019 1:15AMMonday, March 25, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Alpine snowstorm in January of 2018.

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3QD Design History and Credits

The original site was designed by S. Abbas Raza in 2004 but soon completely redesigned by Mikko Hyppönen and deployed by Henrik Rydberg. It was later upgraded extensively by Dan Balis in 2006. The next major revision was designed by S. Abbas Raza, building upon the earlier look, and coded by Dumky de Wilde in 2013. And this current version 5.0 has been designed and deployed by Dumky de Wilde in collaboration with S. Abbas Raza.

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