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IRENE ABDOU PHOTOGRAPHY Award-Winning Fine Art Photographer Specializing in African Cultures, Landscapes, Nature, and Architecture Fusing fine art & photojournalism to create images that are simply…unforgettable
November 2010 Calendar Wallpaper is Here! “Turret Arch Red IV,” Arches National Park, Utah
A few days ago, I got a call from the Gallery Coordinator at Shirlington Library in Arlington, Virginia. Turns out that she had seen my May 2010 “Of Fairytale Kingdoms” fine art photography exhibit over at Arlington Public Library, Central Branch. She enjoyed it so much that she put me on her list and called [...]
Prepping for My Next Next Exhibit: Of Fairytale Kingdoms
Last weekend, I was prepping for my next next exhibit, picking out the 10 images, figuring out what sizes I’ll print them in, and drawing out the schematic of their placement. My next next exhibit will be at the Arlington Public Library, Central Library Branch in Virginia, and I’m calling it, “Of Fairytale Kingdoms.” Since I just [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 13: Arches National Park, End-of-the-Road
Alas, this is our last morning in Utah before heading home to Washington, DC, so we definitely had to get up for the sunrise. Of all the places we’ve seen around Moab, I must say that Turret Arch by the North and South Windows is my hands down favorite. It’s where we started on Day [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 12: Arches National Park and Behind-The-Rocks, Moab, aka, Day of the Fruitless Search for Mystical Tukuhnikivats
We’re exshausted, having spent the afternoon on a wild goose – or should I say wild arch – chase through the Moab wilderness. We were searching for that most mystical of arches, Tukuhnikivats, the unpronouncable. No one we asked had ever heard of it, not the park rangers at Arches National Park nor the woman who [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 11: Arches National Park, aka The Day I Almost Died
OK, perhaps I’m being a little dramatic. But still, this is the day that I’ll never forget. The day my Yaktrax fell into the abyss. The day I was stuck way out in the funnel. The day I was too paralyzed to move forward, too petrified to move back. Like always, it all started out in [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip: Day 1, Arches National Park
It’s finally time for our Christmas-New Years Southern Parks of Utah Road Trip! You never would have thought it would take 4 days to get from DC to Utah, but it’s already worth it! In case you didn’t hear, the DC area’s biggest snowstorm in years and years and years dumped more than 2 feet [...]