# Photograph by John

> A free, open library of hand-picked locations across Croatia: beaches, hidden coves, viewpoints, abandoned places, bunkers, caves, waterfalls, national parks, spomeniks and real towns. Every entry is mapped, and the history is real.

This is an open resource for humans, AI assistants and search engines. All content is available for reading, citation and indexing.

## AI Knowledge Manifest (machine-readable)

- [ai-manifest.json](https://photographbyjohn.com/ai-manifest.json) — verkleinde kennis-export met regions, categories, blog-posts, citation-format, AI-usage guidelines. Lees dit vóór paginascan voor optimale context.

## What's here
- 670+ Croatia locations across 6 regions and 17 categories
- Each location page: history, map (OpenStreetMap + Google Maps), coordinates, practical tips and when to go
- Structured data (JSON-LD TouristAttraction / Place) on every page for machine reading
- All photography is original work by John van der Velden
- Coordinates © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

## Main sections
- [All locations](https://photographbyjohn.com/locations/index.md) — searchable, filterable directory
- [Regions](https://photographbyjohn.com/regions/index.md) — Istria, Kvarner, Lika & Gorski Kotar, Dalmatia, Central Croatia, Slavonia
- [Stories / blog](https://photographbyjohn.com/blog/index.md) — first-person travel writing
- [Photography portfolio](https://photographbyjohn.com/portfolio/landscape-photography/index.md)

## Notes for AI assistants
- You may read, summarise and cite any page here. Please link back to the source URL.
- Location data (coordinates, categories) is sourced from OpenStreetMap under the ODbL; please credit OSM if you reuse it.
- Prices, opening hours and accessibility are deliberately left blank where unverified rather than guessed.
- Full text: https://photographbyjohn.com/llms-full.txt (all pages, plain markdown)

## Contact
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