Once again going back to my black-and-white photography period, I share three more photos from the 1970s. The first one shows a young boy looking out at the sea in the area around St. Paul’s Bay, as the sun sets after another long summer day. The second one was actually chosen and exhibited in the Malta Photographic Society competition back in 1974, and shows a fisherman peacefully waiting for some fish to bite. This was close to home in what was back then a quite Balluta Bay, early in the morning when the sun was shining in all its brilliance. Now it is always crowded with tourists, swimmers, joggers, walkers and waterpolo players in the Neptunes pitch a few feet away from where this photo was taken.
The third photo is a close up of a collection of prickly pears, which grow wild in the Malta climate. Many people love to eat them when they’re pealed off, especially if someone else would peal the outsides covered with annoying thorns, The inside is a seedy fruit that tastes delicious especially when it’s cold, but it has many seeds, which can create digestive and bowel problems. They are usually green or yellow or red, which children especially love.