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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, 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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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 14, 2023 1:25AMMonday, August 14, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Self-portrait by reflection in the window of a restaurant in Brixen, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photos

Posted on Monday, Aug 7, 2023 1:15AMMonday, August 7, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Water lilies on a pond in Vahrn, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 31, 2023 1:25AMMonday, July 31, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

A small demonstration of America’s global cultural hegemony in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. 🙂

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 24, 2023 1:15AMMonday, July 24, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

At the train station in Bozen, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 17, 2023 1:15AMMonday, July 17, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Rain streaking on the window of an Icelandair Boeing 737 aircraft on its takeoff roll for a flight from Reykjavic to Boston about a month ago.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 10, 2023 1:15AMMonday, July 10, 2023 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

My wife and her mother walking in the mountains near Meransen, South Tyrol.

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