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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, in 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, Jan 1, 2024 1:15AMMonday, January 1, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

The raging waters of the Eisack river flowing through Franzensfeste at twilight.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Dec 25, 2023 1:15AMMonday, December 25, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Karachi.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Dec 18, 2023 1:15AMMonday, December 18, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

At the Abu Dhabi airport.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Dec 11, 2023 1:15AMMonday, December 11, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Karachi sunset: A sea of houses between me and the ocean and the sun.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Dec 4, 2023 1:20AMMonday, December 4, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

A majestic Black Kite outside the 5th floor window of a hotel in Karachi.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Nov 27, 2023 1:10AMMonday, November 27, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

At my brother Javed’s house in Karachi last night.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Nov 20, 2023 1:20AMMonday, November 20, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Frederica Krüger, 2005 – 2023 Take her and cut her out in little stars, And she will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Nov 13, 2023 1:15AMMonday, November 13, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

The P44 long-term parking lot at Munich airport where I sometimes leave my car when flying out from there.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Nov 6, 2023 1:20AMMonday, November 6, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Layers of mountains above Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. It was snowing on the higher parts on this day last week. Rain in the valley.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Oct 30, 2023 1:15AMMonday, October 30, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Just after twilight in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Oct 23, 2023 1:10AMMonday, October 23, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Mountain huts next to a stream running through a meadow near Meransen, South Tyrol, yesterday.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Oct 16, 2023 1:15AMMonday, October 16, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

I just liked the various textures and colors and surfaces (rocks, bricks, cement, etc.) of this exterior wall of the fortress in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Oct 9, 2023 1:15AMMonday, October 9, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

One of these rocks is different from the others because it is a piece of bread. Can you tell which one? With haute cuisine it is often hard to tell the food from non-food which is part of the presentation!

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Oct 2, 2023 1:15AMMonday, October 2, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Sculpture in a pool at the outdoor deck of the Tower Garden restaurant in Vahrn, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 25, 2023 1:10AMMonday, September 25, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Reflection of two statues and a cell phone tower in a pool on the roof deck of the Tower Garden restaurant in Vahrn, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 18, 2023 1:15AMMonday, September 18, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Batman? Batcat? Catbat? Bacatat? Frederica Krüger lazing in the sun in our kitchen.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 11, 2023 1:20AMMonday, September 11, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Found this dead and dried out dragonfly lying on a sidewalk in Brixen, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2023 1:15AMMonday, September 4, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Shadow of red wine on tablecloth.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 28, 2023 1:15AMMonday, August 28, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Shadow self-portrait in the raging waters of the river Eisack as it flows through Franzensfeste, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 21, 2023 1:15AMMonday, August 21, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Side of a very old railway carriage parked on a siding in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol.

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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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