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Only in Cologne,
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Duncan J D Smith
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Having
worked for many years in the publishing industry selling other travel
writers’ books, Duncan J. D. Smith decided in 2003 to start writing and
illustrating his own. As a full-time freelance travel writer,
photographer, and self-styled ‘Urban Explorer’, he has embarked on a
lifetime’s adventure to uncover and record the hidden corners,
little-known places and unusual objects of Europe’s great cities.
His findings
are being published in a groundbreaking series of
guidebooks – the “Only in…” guides – designed specifically for the
purpose. The first two titles, Only in Vienna and Only in Budapest,
were published simultaneously in English and German in 2005 and 2006
respectively. Only in Prague and Only in Berlin were
published in Spring 2008, Only in Munich in Spring 2009,
Only in Hamburg in Spring 2010, and Only in Cologne in Spring 2011.
A further volume on Zürich is in preparation. For
further details visit
www.onlyinguides.com.
In 2010 he also released Only In Vienna as an
audiotour on CD.
As
a result of his extensive travels, not only through the cities of Europe
but also Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Ethiopia, the Greek Islands, Croatia, Turkey,
Kenya and Tanzania, Duncan regularly
generates original illustrated material for publication both in
magazines and on the Internet. Duncan has an encyclopedic knowledge of the
places about which he has written, as well as an extensive library of
pictures available for commercial use. He has also undertaken radio
and television work and given many lectures in the course of promoting
his creative efforts.
Duncan's online celebration of Penguin Books' early 'Travel & Adventure'
series can be found at
www.penguincerisetravel.com.
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Born
in 1960 in Sheffield, England, Duncan ran his own private museum from the
age of ten before going on to read Ancient History and Archaeology at
Birmingham University. Together with his father Trevor, Duncan co-wrote
and illustrated four highly successful books on the hidden corners of
Sheffield and Yorkshire, and was the author of a best-selling
topographical book on the county. Still a passionate collector he now
tries to restrict his habit to travel books, whilst also enjoying
gardening, natural history, and music.
Duncan is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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MAGAZINE
ARTICLES
As a result of
Duncan’s extensive travels he has generated numerous illustrated
magazine articles, including:
Korean Air Morning Calm Magazine
“Straight Street - Hidden World Damascus” (2011)
Hidden Europe Magazine
“Budapest
Subterranea - Beneath the Hungarian Capital”
(2010)
Hidden Europe Magazine
“Vienna Subterranea - Beneath the Austrian Capital” (2009)
Malév Hungarian Airlines Magazine
“Secrets of Budapest
- The Chapel in the Rock” (2008)
Summit Magazine
“Insider’s Guide Prague” (2007)
Designer Builder Magazine
“Gas Tank Living” (2005)
“Vienna’s Flak Towers” (2005)
Belfor International Journal
“Natural Catastrophes and Global Warming” (2003)
The Dalesman Magazine
“Amazing Mazes” (1992)
EXAMPLES OF PUBLISHED WORK
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ONLINE ARTICLES
As a result of
Duncan’s extensive travels he has generated numerous illustrated
online articles, including:
www pelicanpromotions.com
“007 in Vienna” (2004)
www.virtualvienna.net
“Klimt’s Last Villa”(2005)
“The Bones of Antonio Vivaldi”(2005)
“The Forgotten Inventor of the Motor Car” (2006)
home.no.net/site/delpyweb/
“Vienna Before Sunrise” (2005)
www.ethermagazine.at
“The Cemetery of the Nameless Ones” (2006)
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PICTURES
Duncan is an
accomplished freelance photographer currently using a Nikon D80
digital single-lens reflex. He favours architectural, landscape
and urban subjects and enjoys recording the essence of a place,
being equally happy photographing iconic landmarks as well as
little-known hidden corners. Duncan has taken most of the pictures
used in his many books and articles.
His extensive photo library is available for commercial use and
includes coverage of Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Munich,
Croatia, Sardinia, Greece,
Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Kenya, Tanzania, Syria and
Ethiopia. To this list will soon be added
Cologne.
Duncan’s online photo library is available at:
www.duncanjdsmith.com
PHOTOGRAPHY SELECTION
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BOOKS
In 2003 Duncan embarked on an ambitious five-year project to
discover, photograph, and write about the hidden corners of some
of the great European capital cities. His findings are being
published in a unique series of books called the “Only in…”
guides:
Only in Vienna (Christian
Brandstätter Verlag, 2005)
Only in Budapest (JEL-KÉP Kiadó, 2006)
Only in Prague (Christian
Brandstätter Verlag/Slovart,
2008)
Only in Berlin (Christian
Brandstätter Verlag, 2008)
Only in Munich (Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2009)
Only in Hamburg (Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2010)
Throughout the 1990s Duncan co-wrote a series of popular
guidebooks to the hidden corners of his home town of Sheffield, as
well as the county of Yorkshire in which the city lies:
South and West Yorkshire Curiosities (Dovecote Press, 1992)
North and East Yorkshire Curiosities (Dovecote Press, 1993)
Sheffield Curiosities (The Ridings Press, 1998)
More Sheffield Curiosities (Hedgerow Publishing, 2000)
He also penned a bestselling topographical book of the county that
has remained in print for more than a decade:
Yorkshire a Portrait in Colour (Dovecote Press, 1995)
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SPECIALITIES
Duncan has specialist knowledge of Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Berlin,
Munich and Hamburg, together with a selection of high quality pictures of
each. To this list will soon be added Cologne.
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TO CONTACT ME
Duncan currently divides his time between
England and Mainland Europe. Please contact him by
email.
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BY DUNCAN J D
SMITH -
EXAMPLES OF PUBLISHED WORK
Prague - an
insider's guide:
Still Bohemian After All These Years
Straddling the banks of the Baltic-bound Vltava, Prague is
compact, storied, and achingly beautiful. Despite dropping its
guard to the perils of mass market tourism in the wake of 1989’s
Velvet Revolution, it is still surprisingly easy to escape the
year-round crowds and discover the city off the beaten track.
Read full article
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Vienna’s
Flak Towers:
Historical Memory and Adaptive Re-use
There stands in Vienna a stark, immutable reminder of the
years of the Third Reich: six huge surviving reinforced-concrete
anti-aircraft towers whose blank facades and imposing mass
contrast sharply with the city’s finely-restored historical
architecture.
Read full article
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Duncan J D Smith
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Only in Vienna CD,
by
Duncan J D Smith
Only in Hamburg,
by
Duncan J D Smith
Only in Munich,
by
Duncan J D Smith
Only in Prague,
by
Duncan J D Smith
Only in Berlin,
by
Duncan J D Smith
Only in Budapest,
by
Duncan J D Smith
Only in Vienna,
by
Duncan J D Smith
Yorkshire - portrait in
colour,
by Duncan J D Smith
Fes, Morocco
Budapest
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