Awesome Roman sites that are little known

15th July 2024.Reading time 13 minutes.

The Roman Empire during its peak, covered large areas of western Europe, Africa and even parts of Asia. These range from sprawling Roman cities, Roman additions to ancient Greek cities and small outposts and temples. Outside of Italy especially, there are many less well known ancient sites to explore. Private houses, even palaces, often emphasized interior courts and […]

Art: Interest in the incidental

13th November 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Look at some of the great fine art paintings and you will see how the artist ensures that all elements even the seemingly incidental parts of the painting that are not the main focus sill provide enough dynamic interaction, fascination or drama to be worthy of framing themselves. Whether it be the almost impressionistic portrayal […]

National Flags

17th July 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

Flags, known to have been in use as early as 1000 BCE on the Indian subcontinent and across China, were used to identify leaders, armies and other groups of the era. The first national flags were adapted during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance periods, with many leaders of these periods adopting the flag of […]

UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Petra

27th March 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Located nearly 100 miles south of the Jordanian capital city of Amman, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Petra stands as a half-built, half-carved into rock, archaeological site. Situated between the Dead and Red Seas, Petra has been inhabited since prehistoric times and served as a major caravan center for the incense of Arabia, the silks […]

Best of Kaleidoscope 2022

19th December 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Take a journey with us as we look back at the posts we added to Kaleidoscope in 2022 and the interesting, topical and striking images that we chose to include in them. Don’t forget to use the ARCHIVE link at the bottom of this page to view all our previous posts – we’re sure there […]

An End of Summer Escape to Sardinia

12th September 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

The Italian Island of Sardinia offers visitors some of Europe’s most beautiful and unspoiled beaches. Located 120 miles west of mainland Italy and 120 miles north of Africa, this beautiful island provides adventures along it’s coastal trails and across its lush interior. After being proclaimed King of Italy in 1861, Victor Emmanuel II united the often-forgotten […]

The Evolve Collection

19th July 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

UIG’s Evolve collection was born from the idea that within comprehensive and immense editorial collections such as UIG’s, creative and provocative images often and easily go overlooked, and certainly underappreciated. These images evoke a range of feelings and inspire ideas, and are ideal for creative commercial projects that sometimes require an image that subtly supports a […]