In dreams
Believe it or not, this shot was taken through the window of a moving tour bus as we travelled through the Montañas Del Fuego on the island of Lanzarote. The clarity and almost artificial quality reminded me of the illustrations in the ‘World Book Encyclopedia’ that I retreated to so often as a child. The depictions were many but my favourites were the ones of the states of the USA. As a child I ignored the statistics of geography, climate, population etc. and found myself transfixed by the dreamlike images contained in those volumes. Escapism takes many forms but that set of books was, in my opinion, money well spent by my parents. It’s sad to think that the word ‘encyclopedia’ will soon become obsolete….
Bleeding Dove 