Malta scenes

Once again I’m happy to share with you as I go through my collection of black and white photos, which I tend to appreciate even more now, 50 years after I shot these scenes. These three are of a religious nature. The first one shows two fellow classmates when we were still seminarians – here they are in a corridor in our seminary atrium, which saw many celebrations, volleyball games and other activities. The columns are all around the atrium and create a nice effect with shadows as the two characters walk by reading from a Breviary.

The second photo shows one of our large baroque churches in Msida, dedicated to St. Joseph as the entire structure is reflected in the water, part of an inlet that reaches to the front of this church. This scenes is even more spectacular when the church is lit up during the summer celebration of St Joseph. That’s another photo for another day. Presently lots of construction is going on in this area where some flyovers are being constructed to alleviate the heavy traffic that usually jams up this busy area. The third photo is the facade of St Mary’s church in Birkirkara, some intricate stone carving that’s at least 350 years old. Built around 1670, it is typical Renaissance architecture that has been preserved immaculately, even though the dome collapsed and there are various critical sections that need restoration.