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Golden Water River Forbidden City

Sphynx Giza Pyramid Khafre Straight Line

Sphinx Front Corner Pyramid Empty

Sphinx Off-Center Pyramid Khafre

Sunrise Side Gate Supreme Harmony Forbidden City

Sunrise Gate Forbidden City Supreme Harmony

Haleakala Crater
Landscape of the Mars. Hawai i Volcanoes National Park. Maui

Mars and Earth
Haleakala National Park. Maui

Abandoned settlement of the Anasazi Indians under rocks, with walls and ruins, Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, Western United States, United States of America, North America

Abandoned settlement of the Anasazi Indians under rocks, with walls and ruins, Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, Western United States, United States of America, North America

Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote
Volcanic landscape, Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote
Volcanic landscape, Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Rocky ridges and peaks of Semien mountains
Ethiopian Highlands Semien Mountains National Park with arid plateaux separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles creating unique Unesco World Heritage Site

Shanghai of red steel bridge Inverted reflection
Shanghai city architecture backgrounds of red road bridge inverted reflection in water at night

Shanghai of red steel bridge Inverted reflection
Shanghai city architecture backgrounds of red road bridge inverted reflection in water at night

Doges palace and St Marks square at sunrise, Venice, Italy

Doges palace and St Marks square at sunrise, Venice, Italy

Interior of the New Cathedral of Salamanca, Spain
A view on a part of the interior of the new Cathedral of Salamanca, located in the city centre of Salamanca, Castilla y LeAon, Spain

Ha Long Bay views of limestone karsts and isles
Views of the UNESCO world heritage site of Ha Long Bay and its limestone karsts, islands, isles, floating fishing villages and pearl farms

Shanghai Bund European-style buildings clock tower of night scene

Aranjuez
Fountain of Hercules and Antaeus in Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain, Europe 2016

Extreme landscape of Semien mountains
Ethiopian Highlands Semien Mountains National Park with arid plateaux separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles creating unique Unesco World Heritage Site

Tidal stream in muddy flats of the Waddenzee
Low tide at the edge of the Wadden sea looking south towards the coastline of the north of the Netherlands

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Beach Date:

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Temple in sea of sand Date:

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Temple in sea of sand at base of Mount Batok Date:

Descent through the Pampas to Punta Carretera in the Urubamba mountain range, Peru

Buildings on a Manhattan thoroughfare, NYC
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Buildings on a Manhattan thoroughfare, NYC. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)

In and Out trays
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Office paper trays, In tray overflowing, Out tray empty. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Empty facade

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Grassland with approaching storm Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa

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Blackberry Gall old gall from which adult gall wasps have emerged on bramble

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Alaska Highway lined by Poplar Trees Autumn Yukon, Canada. A paved road in Yukon, Canada

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Lone Tree in snowy landscape. Yellowstone National Park, USA. Date:

New Electric Kitchen of the Renovated Flying Scotsman
The new electric kitchen of the renovated Flying Scotsman, the popular and long-running London to Edinburgh train

Tunnel entrance leading to Shwezigon Paya Pagoda in Nuang U, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)

Whitby, North Yorkshire - The Herring Fleet Unlading. Date: circa 1908

Three schoolboys on desert island have to wear packing cases
Three schoolboys, washing up on desert island, have to resort to wearing empty wooden packing cases. Date: 1898

The Circular Mound Altar - Temple of Heaven - Beijing, China
The Circular Mound Altar - an outdoor empty circular platform on three levels of marble stones, located in Beijing. It is part of the Temple of Heaven. Date: circa 1910s

The Embankment on a wet night, London
The Thames Embankment on a wet night, London Date: circa 1910s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Inside Information
" This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister. Inside Information - a little girl out shopping for fish is slightly disappointed to

Comic Postcard - Slops removed and served
Comic Postcard - A Housemaid removes and empties the slops from a bedroom chamber pot (potty), whilst at the same time a (hopefully different type of)

Cockney Couple on Hampstead Heath reading a magazine
" The Upper Ten" - being read by a Cockney Couple (and their bulldog) under a tree on Hampstead Heath. A few bottles of ale have been consumed. Date: 1901

Pavement Artist - Nighttime on the Thames Embankment - a variety of pictures are being offered for sale Date: circa 1911

Rhyl, Denbighshire, Clywd, Wales - West Parade Date: circa 1905

France - Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq (from the Dutch " Ekelsbeke" ) - a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The Grande Place with empty bandstand, empty wagon and deserted streets

Punts, Cherwell Boathouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cowden Station, Kent, England c. 1970s Credit: TopFoto
Cowden Station, Kent, England c.1970s Credit: TopFoto

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Emptiness echoes through time, capturing the essence of solitude and nostalgia. From John Mills in Ice Cold In Alex (1958) to Stamford Bridge View, each frame tells a story of absence and longing. A Dickensian tale unfolds with an empty chair as its protagonist, inviting us to ponder the untold narratives it holds. Dark stairs at night in Montmartre, Paris whisper secrets only known by the moonlight. A canoe glides silently on Lake Louise at sunrise, reflecting the serenity of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The sports arena interior in Hershey, Pennsylvania stands silent and still, awaiting the roar of cheering crowds once more. Epcot Center in Orlando beckons visitors with its vast emptiness that promises endless possibilities. Old lobster pots lie abandoned at Catterline in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; remnants of a once-thriving fishing industry now lost to time's embrace. An empty tennis court at Choi Hung Estate speaks volumes about Hong Kong's oldest public housing estates' history and resilience. Bougainvillea blooms defiantly against whitewashed walls on a narrow street; their vibrant colors contrasting against an otherwise empty canvas. Union Street in Aberdeen transports us back to the 1960s when bustling streets were filled with life and laughter. In these snapshots from around the world - from Europe to North America and beyond - we are reminded that emptiness can be both hauntingly beautiful and evocative. It invites contemplation while leaving room for imagination to fill its void.