For bookworms: frames from shelves that overflow
Books piled to the ceiling, leather bindings and old editions with yellowing pages.
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The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence
From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms.
Autumn arrives in the city: streets in gold, orange and red
From parks to boulevards, the city has taken on the warm colours of the season.
Harbour and coast at dawn: boats waking up to the day
Harbours, lighthouses and quiet shores in the first light of morning.
Night sky and space: from the stars to Earth's lights
The Milky Way, star trails and auroras photographed from the International Space Station.
Markets and street food: a riot of colour on the stalls
From spices to fresh vegetables, scenes from markets around the world.
