The Ink Shot archive
From 7 May 2012 until 7 December 2021 The Ink Shot was the blog of Marcus Baumgart, an itinerant café writer, designer of buildings, animal-lover and day-by-day battling creative. This blog celebrates the practice of writing in cafés, writing fiction and non-fiction and being creative in general.
Marcus struggles to motivate without the happy white noise of lively conversation and hissing espresso machines.
Three images of Old Manila
These three images show different aspects of old Manila. The map of Intramuros dates from 1851; the stereo-opticon image of Escolta in the business district dates from 1899; and the aerial photo of Intramuros dates from late February 1945, showing the devastation wrought by the American bombs.
Intramuros, 1851
Escolta, Manila, 1899
Intramuros, late February 1945, showing devastation