Photo trip to Europe spans wartime to medieval days

The Photography Club of Greater Cincinnati will present its annual Travel Series at Sharon Woods, showcasing local photographers’ trips around the world and throughout the United States.

The work of seven local photographers will be presented each Friday through April 24.

Each artist was asked to describe his collection and the adventure that inspired the photographs.

Cliff Turrell, of West Chester Township, will share photos of his trip to in Alsace and Germany over 17 days in late April through mid-May 2014.

Where did you travel?

“Our whole trip took over two months, and included France (Paris, Rheims, Verdun, Alsace, Chamonix, Annecy, Burgundy, Loire area), Germany, Italy (Lake Como), England, Jersey and Wales. We traveled by car and did over 6,000 road miles.

“The program I will be presenting focuses on Germany, but does include a World War I memorial at Verdun. The battle lasted 10 months, and involved mostly German and French armies. Over that period approximately 2.5 million soldiers were involved, almost half a million were killed, and the same number were injured.

“We visited Alsace, a charming region between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine. This territory was originally German, but has changed hands multiple times, most

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