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HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAT OHARE

INTRODUCTION
Most of the images in this book can be seen at a current exhibition in Lunya, Liverpools multi-award winning Catalan deli and restaurant. A version of this exhibition was held in July 2012 at The Healthy Rhythm Community Art Gallery in Faireld, Texas. Pat OHare is aGeneva-based photographer.He hasexhibited in Switzerland,England and the USA, and he recently undertook a commission in the Lower East Side ofNew York. All of the images in this book, and many more, are available for sale at oharephoto.zenfolio.com and healthyrhythmcommunityartgallery.bigcartel.com They are also available as signed limited editions of 50 at rstviewart.co.uk.

COVER IMAGE UNDER A LEADEN SKY BACK COVER PORTOFINO

PHOTO: NIGEL BRUNSDON

BARCELONA Looking down on the city from Tibidabo. Gauds unnished cathedral, Sagrada Familia, is on the right.

LUNA BLANCA Casa Batll is a building restored by Antoni Gaud and Josep Maria Jujol, built in 1877 and remodelled in the years 19041906.

CYCLING TO WORK At the bottom of La Rambla towards the Columbus monument.

EARLY MORNING TAXI An early morning image of the Columbus monument at the bottom of La Rambla in Barcelona.

GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, known as La Boqueria, is the famous covered market in La Rambla, Barcelona.

TIME TO GO A bar in La Boqueria.

MY GIRONA Lamps in a narrow street in the old town of Girona in North-East Spain, in Catalonia, just north of Barcelona.

MY BEAUTIFUL BALLOON A hot air balloon sailing over the city of Girona early one morning.

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LEFT BEHIND Image from Another Place, a piece of modern sculpture by Antony Gormley, which consists of cast iron sculptures of the artists own body, facing towards the sea at Crosby Beach, near Liverpool.

THE BRONZE MAN AND THE SEA

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MEKONG TEMPLE A temple on a hillside above the River Mekong in Laos.

BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KHAN The Khan is a river in Laos that runs parallel to the Mekong near Luang Prabang.

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BOATS ON THE RIVER KHAN Two wooden boats on the River Khan. It took three days to get the shot I wanted.

OH THEM CAIRO SLIPPERS Slipper-type shoes on a market stall in Khan El Khalili in Cairo.

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PARAGON SPHERES These spheres were part of a fountain at the Paragon Center, an upmarket shopping mall in Bangkok.

PARAGON DOVES The wooden doves were part of the fountain at the Paragon Center, in Bangkok, which replaced the red spheres.

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ULLSWATER Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District.

LINDISFARNE A boatyard on the island of Lindisfarne in Northumbria.

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A FINE BALANCE A sherman balancing on an oil drum while shing in the Mediterranean in Beirut, Lebanon.

TECHNICOLOR BEIRUT Beautiful colours in Beirut.

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IN STEP IN PETRA Four men walking through the ruins of Petra in Jordan. The fact that they are perfectly in step with each other is the result of great patience. Actually, it is a complete uke.

EAMES CHAIRS Classic chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames, who wanted to design beautiful but affordable furniture. These ones are outside the Vitra Museum in Germany.

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PONTE VECCHIO A detail of the famous bridge across the Arno in Florence.

UNDER A GREY SKY An unusual sky in Rome above the church of SantAndrea della Valle, which was the setting for the rst act of Verdis Tosca.

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TEXTING In the doorway of the church of Santa Maria in Trivio in Rome.

VITALETA The building on the left surrounded by the trees is the Chapel of the Madonna di Vitaleta, one of the most photographed churches in Tuscany. It is situated in the beautiful Val DOrcia south of Siena.

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VAL DORCIA HILLSIDE The Val dOrcia is a region of Tuscany, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata.

UTRECHTSESTRAAT Utrechtsestraat is my favourite street in Amsterdam. It is lined with great restaurants, cafs and shops, including Concerto, one of the best record shops in the world.

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CONTEMPLATION Three people deep in thought on a boat cruising in Sognefjord in Norway. It is the largest fjord in Norway and the third longest in the world.

NORWEGIAN FJORD This is what two of them were contemplating, the Sognefjord.

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CALIFORNIAN POPPIES Californian poppies in their home in Monterey Bay in California.

GRAND CENTRAL CHANDELIER One of the many nickel and gold-plated chandeliers hanging in Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.

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MARRAKESH MAN A portrait of a man selling hats in Djemaa El Fna in Marrakeshs medina quarter. It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists.

LAGO MAGGIORE Lake Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. This image shows the ferry leaving Isola Bella to arrive in Stresa, which was where the image was shot.

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LAC LEMAN A diving board in winter in Lake Geneva (Lac Lman).

BATHERS IN BEIRUT Men bathing in the Mediterranean in Beirut.

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CYCLIST IN ALPHABET CITY A cyclist in Avenue B in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

LOOKING FOR A YELLOW CAB A woman trying to get one of the 12,000 yellow cabs in Manhattan.

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MONTJUIC A sepia tone image of Montjuic, a hill in the city of Barcelona. SECOND AVENUE CROSSING People crossing Second Avenue in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

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WINTER WONDERLAND Snow falling in Lillaz, a small village in the Gran Paradiso National Park in Italy.

MOORING A sailing boat moored in the beautiful village of Yvoire on Lake Geneva.

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONVERSATION Two women chatting on a bench in Vilnius, Lithuania.

MERSEY MUD Low tide in the River Mersey, Liverpool.

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VEERE HARBOUR A winter image of a frost coated wood on the other side of the lagoon at Veere in Zeeland, The Netherlands. LA PASSEGGIATA Three men strolling near the Via del Corso in Rome.

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BARCELONA LUNA BLANCA CYCLING TO WORK EARLY MORNING TAXI GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT TIME TO GO MY GIRONA MY BEAUTIFUL BALLOON LEFT BEHIND THE BRONZE MAN AND THE SEA MEKONG TEMPLE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KHAN BOATS ON THE RIVER KHAN OH THEM CAIRO SLIPPERS PARAGON SPHERES PARAGON DOVES ULLSWATER LINDISFARNE A FINE BALANCE TECHNICOLOR BEIRUT IN STEP IN PETRA EAMES CHAIRS PONTE VECCHIO

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UNDER A GREY SKY TEXTING VITALETA VAL DORCIA HILLSIDE UTRECHTSESTRAAT CONTEMPLATION NORWEGIAN FJORD CALIFORNIAN POPPIES GRAND CENTRAL CHANDELIER MARRAKESH MAN LAGO MAGGIORE LAC LEMAN BATHERS IN BEIRUT CYCLIST IN ALPHABET CITY LOOKING FOR A YELLOW CAB SECOND AVENUE CROSSING MONTJUIC WINTER WONDERLAND MOORING SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONVERSATION MERSEY MUD LA PASSEGGIATA VEERE HARBOUR

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