Anthony Melchiorri

Top-down view of Silfa Fissure in Iceland

View of the rocks and crystal clear water in Silfra Fissure

Clear waters of Silfra Fissure and a snorkeler kicking through the water.

Snorkeling the Silfra Fissure was a top experience in Iceland. Obviously, plenty of amazing sights from the mountains and glaciers, ice caves and geysers... but donning a dry suit and snorkeling this crystal clear water was a top experience on our trip. . #iceland #icelandtravel #travelphotography

Iceland definitely did not disappoint. #iceland #travel #travelphotography #aurora #northernlights

Picture of woman on horse following a trail. Extremely tall palm trees line terraced green mountainsides. Even taller mountains reach up for the clouds and sky in the distance.

Horseback riding in Cocora Valley outside of Salento, Colombia. As always, even more beautiful than a picture can show. #horsebackriding #travel #colombia #travelphotography

A golden building with austro-hungarian architecture is backed by a stormy gray sky. Intricate reliefs show cherubs carved in white stone on the wall of the building.

Love wandering the streets of Brasov, #Romania. Gorgeous architecture. #europe #travel #travelphotography #photography

The famous Mostar bridge rises above a a river that reflects the bridge and the town around it. Every building is bathed in a golden glue with a backdrop of distant green mountains, under a bright blue sky.

Mostar in the day, the bricks are practically golden, the river mirrorlike, and the bridge elegant as ever. #mostar #europe #travel #travelphotography #bosnia #architecture

Old-fashioned wooden watermills clustered along a tributary. Water rushes through them into a bigger river under a blue sky and towering green trees

Another of my favorite stops in #BosniaandHerzegovina. Mlinčići and its water mills, straight out of a fantasy book. Not far from here I found a stray puppy (and that's a fun story for another day with a happy ending). Can't get over the peacefulness of the parks. #europe #travel #travelphotography

Bosnia and Herzegovina also doesn't disappoint when it comes to #waterfalls. So much beauty packed into one place, I took a day traveling through Una National Park to explore all the awesome waterfalls. Could've spent longer. #nature #naturephotography #travel #travelphotography #europe

A stone bridge passes over a small river. All along the opposite side of the bridge are a smattering of stone buildings giving this small corner of Mostar fairy tale vibes.

While this isn't the star of the show in #Mostar, this gorgeous bridge is tucked away in a fairy tale-like setting. Couple of nice restaurants nearby which serve some great food. #bosniaandherzegovina #europe #trravel #travelphotography #photography #oldbridges

LIghts shine off the tall, twin Petronas Towers at night. Everything is bathed in a fine mist from the rain.

Petronas Towers at night. #malaysia #travel #travelphotography #urbanphotography

Multiple archways of different colors over a terracotta colored floor

Colors in Penang #travel #travelphotography #malaysia

Woman looking out of window over a temple and distant skyline of Penang, Malaysia

Exploring Penang. #malaysia #travel #travelphotography

#Plovdiv, #Bulgaria blew me away unexpectedly. One of the standout, underrated places we visited with rich history and surrounded by some spectacular scenery. Architecture was unique. Food delicious, and overall loved spending a month here. #travel #travelphotography #photography

Okay, so it's not actually a restaurant. It's a cosmetic store. But still, great.

A yellow restaurant in Hong Kong with words above the entrance saying, "I never use foundation breakfast club." The restaurant is empty and the lights are moody on this lone street at night.

I dunno, but I dig this restaurant's name. #hongkong #travelphotography #citiesatnight #night #travel

The facade of a colonial Malaysian building is lit up in purple and red as the black silhouettes of people stand in front of it. All of this is reflected in the flooded, watery park in front of them.

Downtown #Ipoh, #Malaysia at night, right after a rain that flooded this park. #travel #travelphotography #photography

A temple gate on top of a mountain overlooking the city of Ipoh with more lush mountains in the background.

The cave temples and views around #Ipoh, #Malaysia reminded me a lot of Ninh Binh, Vietnam. Fantastic food around the city, cool things to do, unique temples, and relaxed vibe with street art to rival Penang's, it's a must-visit on a Malaysian road trip. #travel #travelphotography #photography

Street art of a boy and girl painted on a decaying concrete wall as if they are riding on a bicycle. The bicycle is an actual bike parked in front of them next to a bench.

#Penang is filled with fantastic street art. One of our favorite destinations in #Malaysia. #Travel #Travelphotography #photography

Three cape fur seals poke their heads up out of aquamarine waves, sunlight glinting off the water around them.

Cape fur seals popping up for air. #mammals #wildlife #southafrica #travel #travelphotography #capetown

A dassie looks right into the camera, posed on a wooden bench.

Met a bunch of these funny dassies in South Africa. Very funny little guys. #mammals #southafrica #travel #wildlifephotography #wildlife #photography

Even though I primarily write science fiction, every time I learn or experience something new, it helps expand my thought process as I create different civilizations and cultures and religions for aliens that may or may not reflect aspects of humanity. New perspectives on life always help fiction.

The cover of a book showing a man looking at a glowing spaceship amid towering pillars decorated with hieroglyphics. The subtitle at the top shows, "Book Five in teh Sunken Spaceship Series." The title reads, Primal Echo. The author is Anthony J. Melchiorri.

A new #scifi #book birthday! I started this sci-fi series while exploring Malaysia. A great part of #traveling is learning new tidbits of places, experiencing cultural aspects and the daily sights, sounds, and smells. They get the creativity revving. I love weaving these details into my work.

Stained glass at the Sainte-Chapelle church in Paris, France. Lots of colors and intricate patterns filled the image.

Visited a lot of churches in Europe. But Sainte-Chapelle is something different. I'm not sure you can capture the experience of all that stained glass in a picture. #travel #photography #france #travelphotography #churches

Chandeliers and mirrors fill the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.

The Versailles Hall of Mirrors is as gorgeous as you'd expect. But not when all the people fill it, preventing a good view of the hall. We rushed there first thing on our visit. No special tickets. No VIP experience. And there it was. Nearly empty.
#versailles #france #travel #travelphotography

Profiles of three zebras against a backdrop of burned grassland

Always thought zebras were pretty neat. Liked watching this family run around. #mammals #uganda #wildlife #travel #travelphotography

Close-up view of a gorilla's in a Ugandan forest.

Up close with one of the gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The trek to see these guys in the wild is worth it for the once-in-a-lifetime experience.
#gorillas #mammals #photography #travelphotography #wildlife #uganda #africa #safari

Art and Innovation: 3 Remarkable Scientists Who Write Sci-Fi Join us for a new edition of Bookstr’s In Conversation, where we talk to three scientists who’ve taken knowledge from their day jobs and poured it into fiction.

Got to be part of a cool panel interview with some other sci-fi writer scientists who are much smarter than me: bookstr.com/article/art-...

#scifi #science #writing #writers #sciencefiction

The sky is orange behind a skyline filled with minarets from large mosques in front of the Bosporus Strait. A smattering of ferries full of people cross the waters.

Another Istanbul sunset pic. The skyline there is just something else when you're looking across the Bosporus. #turkey #turkiye #travel #travelphotography #sunset

Chandelier in front of blue tiles an Istanbul mosque.

Another shot of some of the details at the Rustem Pasha Mosque in #Istanbul. #Travel #photography

Sunlight bleeds through a window with a mosque that has intricate blue tilework over the walls.

One of many interior shots of the Rustem Pasha Mosque I took in Istanbul. Gorgeous tilework and far less crowded than the main attractions not too far away, it's definitely worth the side visit. #travel #travelphotography #Istanbul #turkiye

Haha yes definitely noticed that too.