In my photography I strive to capture "Ichigo Ichie", a Japanese expression meaning "an unprecedented, unrepeatable encounter"; with regard to photography, to me, this equates to a beautiful, frozen moment in time. Welcome to my site. The site starts with the Featured Galleries that contain what I consider to be my "Top 40" plus my top five portraits and top five black and white images. This section also includes new galleries from my most recent travels or photography outings. I specialize in travel photography and have organized my travel images in the galleries section geographically -- the galleries include: Paris (my "home town"), France other than Paris, Europe other than France, Africa and the Middle East, Americas, and Asia. I have written a number of travel and photography features for Vivid Light Photography Magazine on where to take the best pictures in various places around the world, see: http://www.vividlight.com. I also occasionally lead private photo safaris in Paris dedicated to improving photography skills while taking pictures in the "City of Light". Other galleries on this site include: an Animals Gallery with images taken during my travels to South Africa and Botswana as well as other animal and bird images from various locations; a Photography Gallery with black & white images as well as statues, flowers, still lifes, doors and windows, and other things that are difficult to categorize; and, a People Gallery with family, friends and candids or shots taken with models during various classes and shoots. Finally, an "other" gallery that contains images from my trip to Antarctica over Christmas 2001 -- the turning point for my photography. As noted above, I am very happy to say that I live in Paris. I moved to here (2006) from Strasbourg in Alsace, a beautiful region in eastern France - the images will attest. Before moving to France (2002) I lived for many years in Washington, DC. I can be reached for comments, questions, safaris or image sales (see below) by e-mail at jjeganfr@yahoo.com. I hope you enjoy my images -- bonne chance avec votre photographie! John Egan PLEASE NOTE - THE IMAGES ON THIS SITE ARE NOT FOR DIRECT SALE; THE IMAGES (THOUGH TAKEN AT VERY HIGH RESOLUTION) ARE INTENTIONALLY DISPLAYED AT LOW RESOLUTION AND YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RESULTS; IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING HIGH RESOLUTION/QUALITY IMAGES (PRINTS OR DATA FILES) PLEASE CONTACT ME. http://jjegans.smugmug.com/People/Other-Family-and-Friends/JE011/32467769_3rxek-Ti.jpg http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/ 2009-12-23T18:22:52Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Shaft of Light, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57151216_r2SEx" title="Shaft of Light, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/SHAFT-OF-LIGHT/57151216_r2SEx-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="Shaft of Light, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA" title="Shaft of Light, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T12:07:34Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/SHAFT-OF-LIGHT/57151216_r2SEx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Eiffel Tower, Paris, France</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57149695_QUY8E" title="Eiffel Tower, Paris, France"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Paris-ET/57149695_QUY8E-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Eiffel Tower, Paris, France" title="Eiffel Tower, Paris, France" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T12:04:47Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Paris-ET/57149695_QUY8E-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Marabou storks in silhouette, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57148044_7mg4R" title="Marabou storks in silhouette, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Marabou-storks/57148044_7mg4R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Marabou storks in silhouette, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa" title="Marabou storks in silhouette, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-23T04:45:00Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Marabou-storks/57148044_7mg4R-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Abbey de Fontenay, Burgundy, France</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57145790_mbFEq" title="Abbey de Fontenay, Burgundy, France"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/ABBEY-DE-FONTENAY03-copy/57145790_mbFEq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="Abbey de Fontenay, Burgundy, France" title="Abbey de Fontenay, Burgundy, France" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T12:02:34Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/ABBEY-DE-FONTENAY03-copy/57145790_mbFEq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Funerary temple with Arab Fort behind, Palmyra, Syria</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57188186_vCECn" title="Funerary temple with Arab Fort behind, Palmyra, Syria"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/zPal-copy/57188186_vCECn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Funerary temple with Arab Fort behind, Palmyra, Syria" title="Funerary temple with Arab Fort behind, Palmyra, Syria" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-23T04:45:09Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/zPal-copy/57188186_vCECn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Topcapi Palace, Instanbul</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/55395_uWMvW#2024225_Pfrwj" title="Topcapi Palace, Instanbul"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/DW101/2024225_Pfrwj-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topcapi Palace, Instanbul" title="Topcapi Palace, Instanbul" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T20:06:32Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/DW101/2024225_Pfrwj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />City of Light, Paris, France</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57157527_j37VU" title="City of Light, Paris, France"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/PARIS-ILLUMINATED-copy/57157527_j37VU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="City of Light, Paris, France" title="City of Light, Paris, France" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-06T09:34:33Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/PARIS-ILLUMINATED-copy/57157527_j37VU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />National Mall at twilight from Netherlands Carillon, Washington, DC, USA</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57151234_ooWWn" title="National Mall at twilight from Netherlands Carillon, Washington, DC, USA"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/TWILIGHT-ON-THE-MALL/57151234_ooWWn-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="National Mall at twilight from Netherlands Carillon, Washington, DC, USA" title="National Mall at twilight from Netherlands Carillon, Washington, DC, USA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T12:04:19Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/TWILIGHT-ON-THE-MALL/57151234_ooWWn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />B&W - Passerelle Solferino, pedestrian bridge across the Seine, Paris, France</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57151215_M5jQ8" title="B&W - Passerelle Solferino, pedestrian bridge across the Seine, Paris, France"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Seine-walking-bridge/57151215_M5jQ8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="B&W - Passerelle Solferino, pedestrian bridge across the Seine, Paris, France" title="B&W - Passerelle Solferino, pedestrian bridge across the Seine, Paris, France" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-23T05:04:23Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Seine-walking-bridge/57151215_M5jQ8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Sossusvlei dunes, Namibia</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57148049_Vcxfe" title="Sossusvlei dunes, Namibia"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/namibis-1/57148049_Vcxfe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Sossusvlei dunes, Namibia" title="Sossusvlei dunes, Namibia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-07T06:09:48Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/namibis-1/57148049_Vcxfe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Buddhist monks at She-zi-gon Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57148047_dHXtJ" title="Buddhist monks at She-zi-gon Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Monks/57148047_dHXtJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Buddhist monks at She-zi-gon Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)" title="Buddhist monks at She-zi-gon Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-23T05:15:22Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Monks/57148047_dHXtJ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Lavender Field at Abbey Senanque, Provence, France</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57148038_75f9Y" title="Lavender Field at Abbey Senanque, Provence, France"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/lavander/57148038_75f9Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Lavender Field at Abbey Senanque, Provence, France" title="Lavender Field at Abbey Senanque, Provence, France" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T12:02:42Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/lavander/57148038_75f9Y-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Sultan Ahmet (Blue) Mosque Illuminated, Istanbul, Turkey</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57146121_Xhha7" title="Sultan Ahmet (Blue) Mosque Illuminated, Istanbul, Turkey"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/BLUE-MOSQUE-ILLUMINATED/57146121_Xhha7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="Sultan Ahmet (Blue) Mosque Illuminated, Istanbul, Turkey" title="Sultan Ahmet (Blue) Mosque Illuminated, Istanbul, Turkey" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-07T06:18:58Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/BLUE-MOSQUE-ILLUMINATED/57146121_Xhha7-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, Cyrene, Libya</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/1220877_chswR#57145794_96WhL" title="Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, Cyrene, Libya"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Allepo/57145794_96WhL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, Cyrene, Libya" title="Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, Cyrene, Libya" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-07T06:16:11Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Top-40-plus/Allepo/57145794_96WhL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Bicycle (2)</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/55397_obtCH#31662031_wuSZX" title="Bicycle (2)"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/a63/31662031_wuSZX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Bicycle (2)" title="Bicycle (2)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T09:03:59Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/a63/31662031_wuSZX-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Fireworks 5</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/55397_obtCH#7372546_7EsZj" title="Fireworks 5"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/Q103/7372546_7EsZj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fireworks 5" title="Fireworks 5" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-08T10:47:46Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/Q103/7372546_7EsZj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Eglise de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, France</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/58536_zPSnu#2034288_9GtEx" title="Eglise de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, France"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/STA204/2034288_9GtEx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Eglise de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, France" title="Eglise de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, France" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T20:46:19Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/STA204/2034288_9GtEx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Japanese World War II Internment Memorial, Washington, DC</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/58536_zPSnu#2034284_CbCza" title="Japanese World War II Internment Memorial, Washington, DC"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/STA104/2034284_CbCza-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Japanese World War II Internment Memorial, Washington, DC" title="Japanese World War II Internment Memorial, Washington, DC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T20:00:33Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/STA104/2034284_CbCza-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Sea Nymph, Pont Alexander III, Paris</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/58536_zPSnu#2034283_nz4Rr" title="Sea Nymph, Pont Alexander III, Paris"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/STA103/2034283_nz4Rr-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Sea Nymph, Pont Alexander III, Paris" title="Sea Nymph, Pont Alexander III, Paris" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T20:28:35Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Statues/STA103/2034283_nz4Rr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Mosque in Marrakech</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/55395_uWMvW#2024221_p3dKU" title="Mosque in Marrakech"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/DW03/2024221_p3dKU-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Mosque in Marrakech" title="Mosque in Marrakech" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T20:18:11Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/DW03/2024221_p3dKU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Contemplation - Buddah Head from Cambodia candle light only</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/55397_obtCH#1859307_2JHX5" title="Contemplation - Buddah Head from Cambodia candle light only"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/CONTEMPLATION01/1859307_2JHX5-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Contemplation - Buddah Head from Cambodia candle light only" title="Contemplation - Buddah Head from Cambodia candle light only" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T19:07:40Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Still-Lifes/CONTEMPLATION01/1859307_2JHX5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com">John Egan (jjegans)</a><br />Blue Door, Esscuira, Morocco</p><p><a href="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/55395_uWMvW#1859297_eXhJi" title="Blue Door, Esscuira, Morocco"><img src="http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/BLUE-DOOR01/1859297_eXhJi-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Blue Door, Esscuira, Morocco" title="Blue Door, Esscuira, Morocco" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T19:26:45Z John Egan (jjegans) http://jjegans.smugmug.com http://jjegans.smugmug.com/Photography/Doors-and-Windows/BLUE-DOOR01/1859297_eXhJi-Th.jpg