Gloomy Collection (#17)

News from Paris
At the poste restante at Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, letters from the city bring news, mostly gloomy

Mushrooms at home 19C
A variety of mushrooms growing in a wood

Rossetti / Lewis Carroll
DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI Poet and Pre-Raphaelite artist

Figure in the Mist
A hunched figure walking away into the mist in a public park or garden, along a path bordered by high hedge trees. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

A windfarm in Workington UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Mount Teide and Las Roques, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Winter in Stowe, Vermont USA

Ghost town of Bodie, California, USA

Moscow skyline, Russia

Bibi Myriam Sanctuary, site of the ancient town of Qalhat, Oman, Middle East

Ships graveyard near Araisk, dry seabed since water losses, Aral Sea, Kazakhstan, Asia

Apartment blocks, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Lake Chungara and the snow capped volcano Parinacota, Lauca National Park, Andes, Chile, South America

Winter landscape at Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Arctic Circle crossing point on road across tundra, Dempster Highway, Yukon, Canada

Crowds of people and buses in the city, Kabul, Afghanistan

Devastation caused by Civil War 1991-1996, Kabul, Afghanistan

A Captured Deserter
A captured deserter led through the streets

Hawthorne / Seven Gables
Depiction of the house. Date: First published: 1851

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In a world of gloomy landscapes and somber moments, Pierrot and Columbine put on their painted smiles, desperately seeking to bring light into the darkness. The River Clyde stands as a symbol of the shipbuilding industry in Glasgow, Scotland, its once bustling docks now echoing with silence and memories of a bygone era in May 1951. The Gold Mining Ghost Town of Bodie tells tales of lost dreams and abandoned hopes, where empty streets whisper stories of forgotten riches. Nocturne: Grey and Silver - Chelsea Embankment, Winter captures the melancholic beauty that winter brings to London's riverside, evoking feelings of solitude amidst the city's hustle. An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren planet – an isolated figure against an endless expanse. In Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, an athlete leaps over hurdles with determination despite the cold surroundings; his perseverance shining through even in gloominess. Thames Embankment by night reveals a mysterious aura as it stretches towards Westminster Bridge – shadows dancing along dimly lit paths. Urkiola Natural Park's cross stands tall against grey skies in Biscay province within Basque Country; a beacon amidst nature's moody palette. As sunrise paints Mount Kibo's summit in vibrant hues atop Kilimanjaro National Park’s glacier at dawn breaks through the gloominess like hope piercing despair. Trafalgar Square loses its usual vibrancy under foggy London nights but still holds an eerie charm that captivates passersby. Fractal graphics create abstract patterns that mirror life’s complexities even when obscured by darkness. Reynisdrangar rock formation emerges dramatically from black sand beaches near Vik i Myrdal in Suourland Iceland; nature showcasing its raw power beneath brooding clouds. In this collection of images capturing moments both real and imagined across various corners of our world lies the beauty of gloominess.