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"BETWEEN TWO ISLANDS: JULIA MARGARET CAMERON AND HER CIRCLE" By Adam Yamey A chance encounter with an inventor of photography led to JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (1815-1879) becoming a pioneering artistic photographer. Her work transformed photography from the straightforward, unimaginative copying of na…
19 months ago / 76 visits
Some long lost photographs of my mother's artworks found at last
2 years ago / 93 visits
A FLORAL FEAST IT IS THAT TIME of year again, maybe a little earlier than usual because of the changing meteorological conditions, which are of great concern these days. Located in the southwest part of Richmond Park is one of London’s floral miracles: The Isabella Plantation (see: https://adam-yame…
2 years ago / 75 visits
SRIRANGAPATNA (SERINGAPATNAM) IS A town on an island in the River Kaveri in the state of Karnataka in southern India. I have been there several times as it is near a holy spot (the ‘sangam’, where three streams meet) where ashes of deceased Hindus, including those of my parents-in-law, are ceremonio…
2 years ago / 91 visits / 1 comment
Introducing a new book about Hampstead and its surroundings Beneath a Wide Sky: Hampstead and its Environs By Adam Yamey Published 2022 285 Pages (Paperback) (£9.99) ISBN 979-8407539520 Currently available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09R2WRK92 Also on Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk…
2 years ago / 133 visits
Between 1965 and 1970, I studied at Highgate School (founded 1565). Its main Victorian gothic building perches on the summit of Highgate Hill. About two fifths of a mile south east of the school, an architecturally unexceptional late Victorian residential building stands on Cromwell Avenue (number 6…
5 years ago / 281 visits
Albanian people live all over the Balkans and in the Middle East, not to mention those who have migrated to Western Europe and the USA in the last two centuries. After being ruled by a series of foreign invaders over the millennia, some of them now live in independent countries, which are governed b…
8 years ago / 578 visits
I wish all of my friends on Ipernity a wonderful 2016! Happy New Year!
8 years ago / 679 visits
HAPPY CHRISTMAS & ALL THE VERY BEST FOR 2015! I have not been so active on Ipernity during 2014 because I have been concentrating on my writing, but this does not mean that I have not been taking pictures on my camera. I will try to get around to posting them eventually. In the meanwhile, enjoy the…
9 years ago / 918 visits
Dear friends, I have been neglecting Ipernity quite a bit, but have not forgotten about it. I could say that I have been busy with work and my writing, but that does not excuse my neglect. I want to wish everyone a very happy new year. Adam
10 years ago / 994 visits / 1 comment
“Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, and the past perfect!” So said either Owens Lee Pomeroy OR Robert Orben, or maybe both! Adam Yamey visited Yugoslavia frequently over a period of more than 20 years. He criss-crossed the country from the caves of Slovenia to the peaks…
11 years ago / 986 visits
It's easy to spend 3 days exploring Liverpool, but tiring! Let me take you on a little tour: www.yameyamey.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/liv erpool-friendly-city.html
11 years ago / 915 visits
I also post pictures taken in an istant on INSTAGRAM - visit: www.instagram.com/yameyamey/ and enjoy yourself!
11 years ago / 886 visits
EXCERPTS FROM A NEW REVIEW OF "ROGUE OF ROUXVILLE" By Adam YAMEY on http://squibleysfictionaddiction.wordpre ss.com/2012/11/20/rogue-of-rouxville-ada m-yamey/ "The Rogue of Rouxville” is an atmospheric and beautifully written historical novel which captures the spirit of the time and people remarka…
11 years ago / 858 visits / 1 person likes
I have posted, and will be posting a few more, brief excerpts from my two novels on: http://www.yamey.wordpress.com/ Please take a look, and enjoy yourself.
12 years ago / 716 visits