I Travel The World To Take Photos Of Doors

I have always been fascinated by doors not only because of their meaning in architecture but also of their metaphorical importance in people’s lives. A door is simply more than just a door. You can find in all kinds of cultures sayings, proverbs and quotes about doors. Here are some examples*:

Many open a door to shut a window. ~ Dutch Proverb

Kind words will unlock an iron door. ~ Kurdish Proverb

Beware of the door with too many keys. ~ Portuguese Proverb

When God shuts one door, He opens another. ~ Arabian Proverb

As a traveler with huge interest in photography it has become a tradition for me to walk on unknown streets and look for interesting doors. Here are some of my favourite photos taken in the last few years. Enjoy.

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#1 Baku, Azerbaijan

A beautiful door with very intricate ornaments. I found it in the old city of Baku.

#2 Prague, Czech Republic

#3 Marrakech, Morocco

#4 Baku, Azerbaijan

#5 Budapest, Hungary

I found this door while walking randomly around the city.

#6 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

A door inside the Royal Palace. I simply love its patterns and its blue tone.

#7 Marrakech, Morocco

#8 Malmö, Sweden

Doors can be artworks sometimes. This door is the perfect example.

#9 Yangon, Myanmar

This is more than just a door.

#10 Cusco, Peru

Cusco is an amazing city and I like the way how people paint their doors. This one has a very distinctive blue tone.

#11 Cusco, Peru

#12 Krk, Croatia

#13 Geghard, Armenia

#14 Tbilisi, Georgia

#15 Palma, Mallorca

I love the way how this door is in tune with nature.

#16 Hoi An, Vietnam

I like the strong yellow tone surrounded by this wooden door.

#17 Hoi An, Vietnam

An improvised door but perhaps that’s all you need.

#18 Hue, Vietnam

This door belongs to a building in the Imperial City of Hue.

#19 Hue, Vietnam

This door is also inside the Imperial City of Hue. I love the strong red tone.

#20 Prague, Czech Republic

This is a door of the famous John Lennon Wall. I love the colours on that door; they seem random but structured at the same time.

#21 Marrakech, Morocco

#22 Sibiu, Romania

I love this door. I found it in the old city of Sibiu and could not take my eyes off it.

#23 Lima, Peru

#24 Krk, Croatia

#25 Prague, Czech Republic

I like the harmony created by lines and rectangles. Found the door in a quiet back building.

#26 Marrakech, Morocco

Marrakech is heaven for door lovers.

#27 Marrakech, Morocco

#28 Krakow, Poland

#29 Chișinău, Moldova

How to pimp up your door.