Aug 1, 2023 3 min read

Islamabad

Shah Faisal Masjid (Mosque) reflected in a puddle, post-monsoon deluge

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I haven't posted in a while. That's because I was in Pakistan and before that, getting ready to travel to Pakistan and after that, getting back into the flow following my return from Pakistan. The bad news is I didn't take a lot of photos this time. For various reasons (primarily laziness) I stayed in Islamabad and while I love Islamabad, it's a clean, modern and sleepy city that doesn't inspire me much. The good news is that the few times I did take out my camera, I think I did good.

So here they are, in no particular order and with no particular theme. Enjoy.

Attock Fort: A remarkable foreground - the confluence of the Rivers Indus and Kabul (blue and brown, respectively) - to a stunning backdrop: Mughal-era fort from the time of Akbar.

(OK so I did leave Islamabad a couple of times. Those familiar with my work know I have a long-time obsession with the Attock Fort and the Attock Khurd area. I think it's special but the rest of the roughly 250 million of my countrymen don't seem to agree or care. Oh well, their loss.)

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