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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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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 2, 2019 1:15AMTuesday, September 3, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Morning view from my bedroom window in Brixen, South Tyrol, in May of 2016.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 26, 2019 1:15AMMonday, August 26, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

I was about to board this Frecciargento fast train from Bozen to Verona last week when I noticed how nicely the shape of the train matched the shape of the mountain in the background.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 19, 2019 1:15AMMonday, August 19, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Self-portrait in reflection on the entrance doors of the showroom of famous chandelier-maker, Faustig, in Brixen, South Tyrol, in October of 2014.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 12, 2019 1:15AMMonday, August 12, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Alpine meadow near my house in July, 2019.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 5, 2019 1:15AMMonday, August 5, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Our cat, Frederica Krüger, has taken to spying on me while I work in my home office.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 29, 2019 1:20AMMonday, July 29, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

My wife’s cactus plant suddenly produced this spectacular bloom a couple of days ago.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 22, 2019 1:20AMMonday, July 22, 2019 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

In January of this year I was walking along the main road in the small village of Klerant up in the mountains above Brixen, in the Südtirol, when I heard a rooster crowing loudly. I looked up to see these two posing perfectly for a portrait in this window. One can also see part of the…

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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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Monday Photo

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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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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