Château de Bran (21st century) by Sophie de RoumanieRoyal Bridges
Bran Castle
For one night the abode of Vlad III the Impaler, inspiration for Dracula. Today passed down through the Romanian Royal House to some scions of the Habsburg Dynasty.
Legendary Bran/"Dracula" Castle
Sophie de Roumanie reflects with her photography on the sites and landscapes intrinsic to her life and that of her ancestors
Rural Transylvania (21st century) by Sophie de RoumanieRoyal Bridges
Through Romanian by origin, Sophie, was born in exiled and is fascinated by the bucolic places that still remain in Romania, and that make the country so picturesque
NA MATA (21st century) by Lelli de Orleans e BragançaRoyal Bridges
Lelli de Orleans e Bragança in her artworks focuses on the longing after a primordial Brazil, and its lush
De Magie et de Pierres (21st century) by Sophie de RoumanieRoyal Bridges
A photographic shot that Sophie enchanted Sophie by its obvious mysticism. She shot it at dawn in Brittany's countryside.
PAPAGAIOS PASSANDO (21st century) by Lelli de Orleans e BragançaRoyal Bridges
Papagayos swirling by the Amazons
Not a lifeless Amazonic nature rather one thriving is portrayed by the oeuvres of Lelli de Orleans e Bragança
Eglise en Transylvanie (21st century) by Sophie de RoumanieRoyal Bridges
Sophie de Roumanie features one of the most recurrent buildings in Transylvania, Orthodox churches. Albeit there are ubiquitous in the region, they all possess their own charm, size and structure
RJ (21st century) by Lelli de Orleans e BragançaRoyal Bridges
River and mountains in Rio de Janeiro
Longing for "idyllic" Rio de Janeiro surrounded by more wilderness rather than by edifices and people.
PASSANDO (21st century) by Lelli de Orleans e BragançaRoyal Bridges
Papagayos flying by in the Amazons
RIACHO (21st century) by Lelli de Orleans e BragançaRoyal Bridges
Amazonic river
Not only vegetation but also rivers and lagoons are a important part of Lelli's idyllic Brazil
RJ ao longe (21st century) by Lelli de Orleans e BragançaRoyal Bridges
View of Rio de Janeiro
O VOO DAS AZUIS (21st century) by Lelli de Orleans e BragançaRoyal Bridges
Blue papagayos flying about the Amazons
Lelli toys with poignant blue bird tones to accentuate their presence in the lush milieu
Iroise au printemps (21st century) by Sophie de RoumanieRoyal Bridges
Wild beauty off a litoral wherein the flowers defy the location for their growth
Shot at Brittany until recently the working location of Sophie de Roumanie
Artist Princess Lelli de Orleans e Bragança
She lives in São Paulo, Brazil, and captures through her painting the intrinsically wild and overly lush landscapes of the Amazon River.
http://www.lelliobraganca.com/history/
http://royalbridges.org/home/project/hrh-princess-lelli-de-orleans-e-braganca/
Sophie de Roumanie is an internationally known artist and photographer. She continues the tradition of her author and artist great-grandmother, Queen Marie of Romania, and she inherited her love of photography from her father.
http://royalbridges.org/home/project/hrh-princess-sophie-of-romania/
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