Mumbai, India

There is no one else around, so where did all that litter come from? Wait until the heat of the day passes, then Juhu Beach will pulse with activity. Recreational space by night, scavenger space by day. [2011]

Cohimar, Cuba

The Cojimar Fortress was built in 1649 to guard the back door to Havana. Hardly useful today for defensive purposes, it sits idle, just waiting for the time when tourist markets bid it back into use. Stay in school kid: you could be the founding director of the Castillito Museum when the day comes. [2014]

Berlin, Germany

It stood for 28 years, and then it fell: 25 years ago today. In the annals of democracy, we put the events of November 9, 1989,on a pedestal, but we still build walls. In fact, democracies are as infatuated with wall building as authoritarian regimes. The fragments here were on display at Potsdamer Platz. [1994]

Istanbul, Turkey

Low rise, high rise.
Istanbul: a surprise?
Density, immensity,
A city of intensity.
Foreground, background,
In between, look what we've found.
Mosque, mescit, minaret:
Expectations more than met.
[2014]

Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

If you could make one thing free for the entire world, what would it be? (a) food, (b) fuel, (c) frivolity, (d) fireworks, (e) fresh paint, (f) your autobiography? [2014]

South Lake Tahoe, California, USA

On the shores of Fallen Leaf Lake the leaves haven't fallen, but the sunbeams have. And, they are just in time to coax the golden hues out of a clearing in the woods. [2006]

York, Pennsylvania, USA

We live in a liberal democracy, which means that liberties, including religious liberties, are protected. Not even a majority vote of the population can take them away. Three hundred years ago, two places in the world became the first to pioneer in the protection of religious freedom: Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The tradition continues. [2014]