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Vermont Foliage: Splendid Colors

Sep 30th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Autumn, Featured Category, Leaves, Nature, North America, Seasonal & Holiday, Travel

Every Autumn, Vermont landscapes turn intensely yellow, orange and gold…



African Wood Carving

Aug 6th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: Africa, All Collections, Featured Category, Travel

During my recent trip to Africa, I was in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. This is a nice, friendly city in the heart of French West Africa…



Echinacea

Aug 6th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Flowers, Nature

This plant, commonly called Coneflower, is only present on the Eastern part of North America. It blooms from early to late summer and some species are used in herbal medicine…



Roses in Spring

Aug 6th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Flowers, Nature

Every year, at the beginning of Spring, roses bloom and express symbols of beauty and love…



African Masks

Apr 8th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: Africa, All Collections, Featured Category, Travel

African masks are all different from each other. Each one of them is individually carved, to tell its own story and represent its own tradition…



Desert Landscapes

Apr 8th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Asia, Camels, Featured Category, Featured Collection, Middle East, Travel

Close your eyes and imagine. You are in the middle of the desert. The only sound you hear comes from a light breeze that caresses your senses. Now open your eyes. You see just two colors: the blue sky and the brown sand…



Winter Flowers

Feb 11th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Flowers, Winter

This collection includes hyacinths caught by a winter storm in early spring, a hydrangea trying to survive the cold and some common weeds made extraordinarily beautiful by a coating of morning frost.



Christmas Ornaments

Dec 12th, 2008 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Christmas, Seasonal & Holiday, Winter

This collection highlights some Christmas ornaments that caught my attention around Boston’s Quincy Market.



Santa Claus

Dec 11th, 2008 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Christmas, Seasonal & Holiday, Winter

This jolly old man from the North Pole likes to show off his long white beard and his bright red garments trimmed with fur.



Snowmen

Dec 9th, 2008 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Christmas, Seasonal & Holiday, Winter

I love snowmen. They always smile! Making human-featured characters out of snow is said to date back to the Middle Ages…