Originally from Friesland, the Netherlands, my main ambition was to see the world. As soon as I finished university, I moved to Eswatini (Swaziland), Africa, in 1970, working in science education for UNESCO and as a science teacher at a local school. It was a marvellous place to live; I stayed for almost five years and also travelled extensively in the region.
In 1975, I moved to Australia, where I lived and worked in Education in nine Aboriginal communities and three towns in the Northern Territory. I learned a lot about traditional Aboriginal culture, rituals, and language. This site started in 1999 as “OzOutback - The REAL Australia” emphasising the Outback and Indigenous culture.
In 2001, I moved to Cairns, Far North Queensland, where I worked in an indigenous school for ten years. Here, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students also showed their cultural dances. During that time, I started the website “WorldPics - Images of the World” from my collection of photographs taken in countries around the world since 1965.
In 2014 I combined the two sites as “OzOutback - Images of the World”, and added more photos and also videos over the years. Having a keen interest in a country’s history and the development of its national symbols, I also added a section showing the flag history of each country.
In 2020, I relaunched WorldPics as a separate site, showcasing photos ordered by theme rather than countries. In the past, I used to entertain friends with slide shows of my travels. So I chose a layout that plays those, while you can also view the photos one by one. I have used the excellent jAlbum, a cross-platform photo website offering software for creating and uploading galleries from images and videos. Click/tap on the logo to check it out:
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Best wishes, Ludo Kuipers |
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