christiaan may
documentary photography

drift, and wander
a couple stand outside the glass frontage of the German Historical Museum, with Berlin Cathedral seen in the background
a solitary man is dwarfed as he walks under the ramparts of Bratislava Castle (Bratislavský hrad), Slovakia
Námestie Slobody, or Freedom Square in Bratislava, Slovakia
a woman cycling on an empty street in Bruges, Belgium
a horse walking down a street, outside in a restaurant in Bruges, Belgium
outside Corvinus University in Budapest looking out over a rainwashed Fővám tér 8, as a couple walk past under storm laden skies
a high angle view looking down onto the Várkert Bazár complex in Budapest, Hungary
an old wooden door, seen in hard shadow and light, saying 'please don't block doorway' in Hungarian, Budapest
a man, seen from the waist down, drags three spades across the sand of the beach at Luc-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
an old Citroen sits outside a traditional Bar Tabac in Honfleur, Normandy, France
a couple walk down a side street at night, past graffiti covered walls, and lined up motorbikes, in the Exarcheia district of Athens in Greece
a surfer walks with his surfboard on Perissa beach in Santorini, Greece. In the foreground is a surfboard lying underneath a tree
a bird flies past a ferry, moored deep in the backwaters of Kerala, India
a cabin lies in a meadow at the foot of the Sella group of peaks of the Dolomites range in the Gardena Pass, South Tyrol, Italy
a row of shops seen in hard shadow and light in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland
an old-fashioned tethered balloon is seen above a street corner with pedestrians below, in a leafy suburb of Kraków, Poland
a couple sit under the Monument of the Discoveries by the Tagus river in Lisbon, Portugal
a cat sits in profile in the foreground, with another in the background, in a cemetery in Lisbon, Portugal
a man lights a cigarette on a beach whilst in the distance, a figure of a woman can be seen in the sea, Budva, Montenegro
a man, seen from behind, sits next to his bicycle whilst fishing on the Guadalquivir river, Seville, Spain
a kiosk seen on a smoky night on the Calle Almirante Lobo, Seville, Spain
a Jack Russell dog sits on a wall outside a cafe in Castelmola, Sicily, whilst a patron sits at a table behind
a cat sleeps half in shadow on steps in an alleyway in Castelmola, Sicily
long exposure of water tumbling over rocks on the Savica river in Bohinj, Slovenia
a deserted and derelict-looking visitors dressing room at a football pitch with various bits of detritus outside, in the Andalusian village of Los Albaricoques, Almeria, Spain
a car sits parked opposite a road junction perfectly lined up with the give way sign on the road in Arenas del Mar, Tenerife
a couple stand outside the glass frontage of the German Historical Museum, with Berlin Cathedral seen in the background

Berlin 2007


a solitary man is dwarfed as he walks under the ramparts of Bratislava Castle (Bratislavský hrad), Slovakia

Bratislava 2018



Námestie Slobody, or Freedom Square in Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava 2018


a woman cycling on an empty street in Bruges, Belgium

Bruges 2019


a horse walking down a street, outside in a restaurant in Bruges, Belgium

Bruges 2019


outside Corvinus University in Budapest looking out over a rainwashed Fővám tér 8, as a couple walk past under storm laden skies

Budapest 2018

a high angle view looking down onto the Várkert Bazár complex in Budapest, Hungary

Budapest 2018


an old wooden door, seen in hard shadow and light, saying 'please don't block doorway' in Hungarian, Budapest

Budapest 2018


a man, seen from the waist down, drags three spades across the sand of the beach at Luc-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

Luc-sur-Mer, France 2019

an old Citroen sits outside a traditional Bar Tabac in Honfleur, Normandy, France

Honfleur, France 2019


a couple walk down a side street at night, past graffiti covered walls, and lined up motorbikes, in the Exarcheia district of Athens in Greece

Exarcheia district at night, Athens, Greece 2022

a surfer walks with his surfboard on Perissa beach in Santorini, Greece. In the foreground is a surfboard lying underneath a tree

Santorini, Greece 2016


a bird flies past a ferry, moored deep in the backwaters of Kerala, India

Kerala, India 2015


a cabin lies in a meadow at the foot of the Sella group of peaks of the Dolomites range in the Gardena Pass, South Tyrol, Italy

Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy 2008

a row of shops seen in hard shadow and light in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland

Kazimierz district, Kraków, Poland 2009


an old-fashioned tethered balloon is seen above a street corner with pedestrians below, in a leafy suburb of Kraków, Poland

Kraków, Poland 2009

a couple sit under the Monument of the Discoveries by the Tagus river in Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon 2018

a cat sits in profile in the foreground, with another in the background, in a cemetery in Lisbon, Portugal

a cemetery in Lisbon 2018


a man lights a cigarette on a beach whilst in the distance, a figure of a woman can be seen in the sea, Budva, Montenegro

Budva, Montenegro 2024

a man, seen from behind, sits next to his bicycle whilst fishing on the Guadalquivir river, Seville, Spain

Seville 2019


a kiosk seen on a smoky night on the Calle Almirante Lobo, Seville, Spain

Seville 2019


a Jack Russell dog sits on a wall outside a cafe in Castelmola, Sicily, whilst a patron sits at a table behind

Sicily 2017


a cat sleeps half in shadow on steps in an alleyway in Castelmola, Sicily

Sicily 2017


long exposure of water tumbling over rocks on the Savica river in Bohinj, Slovenia

Savica river, Slovenia 2011



a deserted and derelict-looking visitors dressing room at a football pitch with various bits of detritus outside, in the Andalusian village of Los Albaricoques, Almeria, Spain

visitors' dressing room at a football pitch, Los Albaricoques, Almeria, Spain 2022

a car sits parked opposite a road junction perfectly lined up with the give way sign on the road in Arenas del Mar, Tenerife

Arenas del Mar, Tenerife 2022

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