UIG Contributor Spotlight: Claudio Ciabochi

Universal Images Group contributing photographer Claudio Ciabochi offers his customers a wide range of subject areas, including architecture (including ancient buildings, castles, fortresses, abbeys, monasteries, archaeological sites and theatres); art (such as museums, art collections, frescos, picture-galleries etc); still life and landscapes ( mountains, coasts, natural parks etc.); people and folk festivals (including folklore meetings, […]

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Dubrovnik, the walled city

Travel with us to the beautiful old city of Dubrovnik on the southern Adriatic Sea coast, it is usually regarded as the most picturesque city on the Dalmatian coast and is referred to as the “Pearl of the Adriatic.” There are many beautiful places in the world, however the people of Dubrovnik claim their city to be the […]

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Creative Impressions: Godong

Our creative spotlight falls on UIG collection Godong as we highlight images that have that special creative cross-over quality – they could be used for book covers, in marketing and design pieces for clients to express an idea or concept. They inspire ideas and express emotions. UIG’s contributing partner the Godong collection features the work […]

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Nature’s Color Palette

Autumn in the northern hemisphere paints the leaves of our communities, parks and forests in an abundance of brilliant colors, from the golden yellow of aspen leaves to the brilliant scarlet colored red maple leaves to russet colored oak leaves.  As the days shorten and the intensity of the day’s light lessens, leaves on trees prepare […]

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Coffee: a Cup of Mankind

By Francesca Lungarotti Coffee is a universal language expressed and adapted to each culture. Each nation and community embrace it and makes it their own. Coffee is a product that embodies work, struggle, love, diversity, passion and tradition.  Whether it is called buna, caffe, kahawa, kahve, or kave, coffee might be the most understood word all […]

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Time to Travel – Corfu

Located off the northwest coast of Greece, the Emerald Island of Corfu is considered one of the most beautiful of the Greek Islands. With 112,000 inhabitants, Corfu is the most populated of the major islands in the Ionian Sea.  The old town of the largest town on the island, Corfu, was inscribed as a UNESCO World […]

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Contributor spotlight: Geology Pics – Marli Miller

Marli Miller has been fascinated by geology since being an undergraduate at Colorado College in the early 1980’s – and has loved photography since high school. Marli maintained a love for photography all through grad school – and confesses she probably took much too long to complete her PhD (University of Washington, 1992) because of […]

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Cities with beaches: Brighton, Sussex, England

A vibrant city with a blend of modern culture and interesting architecture, sea and countryside. Brighton spreads over the hills of the South Downs to the north. To the east it is fronted by chalk cliffs, and to the west it merges with the residential borough of Hove. To the south…is the beach! Brighton was for many centuries […]

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The Art of Cultural Travel Photography

By Francesca Lungarotti Cultural travel photography creates an intense feeling of being there or dreaming of being there and in that moment this feeling pervades and wins over the image itself.  This feeling is drawn from the memory of moments lived and not, trying to rediscover familiarity with eras that we or our loved ones have […]

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Eiffel Tower on the Top of the Podium

The Eiffel Tower, symbol of the city of Paris, will not only be center of tourist  attention but will also be highly celebrated in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This French Edition of the Olympic Games will mark a memorable milestone in the history of sport and also in the world of medal design. […]

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