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2013-06-19 13:10:54 (21 comments, 2 reshares, 89 +1s)

water buffalo.

After crossing hmong people, rice farmer, a little pig and milky puddles in the rice terraces, a water buffalo crossed my way on the track. It makes kindof a difference if you see it grazing far away on a field somewhere or just passing an arm length away from you. It's huge!!!

Water buffalos are part of the life in many parts of Asia....but there are hardly any wild water buffalos found. In Vietnam and Laos all of them are domesticated and a big help in cultivating rice. One of the Hmong women that escorted me,  told me about a man that has a water buffalo as a blind leader instead of a dog. The very thought of him taking a water buffalo with him when he goes shopping at the next market made me smile.
Unfortunately i couldn't find any english information in the net about that fella. But i came across a german article of a german charity that published an... more »

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2013-06-18 15:46:02 (28 comments, 3 reshares, 93 +1s)

flower hmong.

The Hmong people belong to one of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam and are mainly living in the mountainious north of the country. The history of the hmong is based on unwritten oral tradition so it's not 100% clear where they have their origin.

The hmong people are distinguished on the clothing and their traditions.
The Black Hmongs are best known for their handicraft and their traditional indigo blue dress. You can see their typical dress in the picture of this previous post of mine: 
http://juliasu.com/black-hmong/

Flower Hmongs, on the other hand, wear colorful clothes, and it is not difficult to find them during market days. Like in this picture here.

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take care :-)


#vietnam  
#hmong  
#bacha  
#travelphotography  
+PortraitTuesday  #portraittuesday  weekly... more »

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2013-06-16 09:15:02 (45 comments, 1 reshares, 97 +1s)

rice farmer.

"Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth"

This is a saying i heard during my trip throughsomewhere....can't remember where. It came into my mind while doing the pp of this portrait.

I was aware of knowing how much work it is to cultivate rice. Most of it is very hard physical work. In the flatter south they started using machines to reap...in the highlands they are lucky if they have a water buffalo to plow the soaked ground before they place every single seedling manually.

I was so fascinated by this hard working man that was standing knee deep in the mud....and at the same time i felt like a guilty, spoilt rich tourist. I often have these split emotions. I can't get rid of it. I showed him my camera....asked with hand and feet if it was ok to make a picture of him. Firstly he wasn't thrilled by that idea....but... more »

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2013-06-14 18:47:05 (45 comments, 7 reshares, 103 +1s)

pig's crossing.

“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”
― Winston Churchill

 

I haven't got much to tell about that picture i'm afraid. I was still doing my little trekking tour through the vienamese highlands in Lao Chai. After getting my goods from the chatty women i enjoyed some silence...and followed my track while it was getting warmer and warmer. I am not the most fittest gal in the world though, so the walk exhausted me a little. But it was a very distracting workout. Beautiful landscape, always something new to discover after the next curve. Like this little pig crossing.
Dunno why but that brightened up my day there even more. I'm simple like that :-)

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take care and have a good weekend :-)

#vietnam  
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#sapa  
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2013-06-12 16:23:04 (32 comments, 2 reshares, 122 +1s)

rice farm.

In the valleys of the northern vietnamese highlands i found the famous rice fields i was already simmering for before i left for my trip to Vietnam.

At the beginning of May they were just starting to till the fields. In the North they are only able to reap the fields just once a year. The even warmer climate in the south like the surrounding of the Mekong allows the people to get up to 4 batches rice a year. That's just one reason why people in the North are having a "hard furrow to plough" to get the family well-fed and have to look for alternatives.

I kinda admired the beauty of the rice fields. A rather simple and touristy way of looking at them fields. But at least i was....a tourist.

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take care :-)



#vietnam  
#sapa  
#rice  

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2013-06-11 15:30:26 (29 comments, 2 reshares, 106 +1s)

black hmong.

My first day in the northern vietnamese highlands started with a lot of wet from above. After a coffee and a little patience i headed to a trekking tour through the surroundings of Sapa. I was constantly in company of some black hmong ladies. (I will tell more about that ethnic in a following post.) Their english was quite good...so they tried to make conversation the whole time i was walking. What started with some questions like "what's your name?", "where are you from?"....leaded into "how old is your daughter and what is the colour of her hair?"...and always ended up with something like "wanna buy from me?". And there was a tough competition in between these ladies....once one was sticking on my neck....she didn't allow others around. I felt quite sorry for these that were mobbed off, but i could hardly deal with one chatty woman... more »

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2013-06-09 10:39:42 (30 comments, 4 reshares, 100 +1s)

Sa Pa clouds.

Still shaking from my first asian train experience i arrived in Lao Cai. I can’t report anything exiting about a town i couldn’t really see. One reason was that i could hardly open my eyes as tired as i was…the other reason was that i was pretty frustrated. It poured down like there’s no tomorrow.  So i left the train as i entered it….soaked by vietnamese rain. The only difference was the temperature. While Hanois air  was sticky hot i got a cool breeze when i arrived finally Sa Pa after a 2h bus ride. Still pretty early i enjoyed a ca phe at the hotel and focussed on my optimism that was somewhere hidden behind all the clouds.

After an hour i got rewarded by this spectacular view from the hotel terrace. And it would get even better during my trekking tour through the surroundings of Sa Pa :-)

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take care :-)

#vietnam  ... more »

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2013-06-06 19:05:06 (30 comments, 2 reshares, 119 +1s)

train supreme.

12h bus ride with 37 degrees, 8h in a night train or 1h helicopter flight? These are the opportunities to get from Hanoi to the northern highlands of Vietnam. Well…i didn’t have 15.000 bucks left to take the posh flight….and losing a whole holiday sweating in a bus didn’t sound like much fun either.  So by checking the websites of the trains from Hanoi to Lao Cai i got pretty impressed by the descriptions like “deluxe train offers comfortable air-conditioned soft sleepers”.

After visiting several temples and pagodas, doing very touristical sightseeing and discovering the old quarter of Hanoi for the whole day i arrived totally soaked of sweat at the train station. I left the suitcase in the hotel and only had a backpack with me….with my camera stuff and few clothes. While waiting for the train a thunderstorm started to blow over Hanoi. Ah man….how luckyi was already st... more »

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2013-06-05 18:19:51 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 61 +1s)

white honor.

i was always kinda fascinated of uniforms. As a kid they scared me….nowadays i am quite impressed by the design. Near the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum i saw some white uniformed guards. I haven’t seen them elsewhere in Vietnam, so i guess these are made only for this matter. I was happy to get this guard kinda posing for me. While taking photographs inside the building is strictly forbidden this fella was ok with me taking some shots of him….they only got a little angry when i stepped at the distance line (without any purpose)…but that’s another story :-)

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take care :-)

#vietnam  
#hanoi  
#military  
#portrait  

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2013-06-04 16:46:37 (26 comments, 2 reshares, 111 +1s)

the crying tree.

“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace


If you run an internet search on Vietnam, most reads, films and other documents could convey that this country only left some footprints in between 1964 and 1973. My granny asked me if i'm not afraid to go there. And she wasn't alone with that question. I'm far away of being a global expert, but i know that it's just plain wrong to reduce a country to dark parts of history. As a german i can sing a song about that.

Oh well, the trees have their leaves back and i experienced a most peaceful travel over there. And i came back as curious as before....so i'm still looking for good films and books about vietnam and their people. Anysugge... more »

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2013-06-03 07:16:45 (20 comments, 3 reshares, 84 +1s)

36 streets.

If you wanna get to know a country you gotta go where people live, trade and eat. In the old quarter of the 36 streets you may get an idea how life must have been before Vietnam was opened to the international market.  In the 13th century 36 guilds were settled here. This can be read from the street names. For foreigners like me it may be a little confusing since most of them start with a “Hang” (= shop, merchandise). So if you were looking for jewelry, you find them in the “Hang Bac”, bamboo crafts are found in the “Hang Be”, silk clothing are settled in the “Hang Gai”, paper products can be purchased in the “Hang Ma” …and so on.

Today, some streets would probably be renamed because only tourist souvenirs are on display – from Buddha statues to fake brand clothes. But Vietnamese love to compare prices, haggling is part of the daily routine ofshopping, so particular ... more »

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2013-06-01 09:54:44 (26 comments, 4 reshares, 114 +1s)

good morning hanoi.

Waking up in Hanoi for me meant mainly….rushing up, quick morning toilet and a breakfast before heading to discover new places.

But even for breakfast i got a spectacular view. I shot this at the breakfast terrace of the Moonview Hotel. No moon in sight….but the sun fighting against the morning haze. Here you can also see the Long Biên Bridge that crosses the red river. That bridge was heavily bombed in the Vietnam War since it was the only bridge crossing the red river and thus the most important connection to the main port in Haiphong.

Anyway…i found myself dreaming with this kinda romantic view on it that morning…accompanied by the perpetual honking mopeds and the smell of vietnamese coffee.


You can find all published photos, prints and thoughts at my recently refreshed website too. Have a look at juliasu.com

takecare :-)... more »

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2013-05-30 08:01:35 (56 comments, 3 reshares, 129 +1s)

fate on the hook.

 “Your destiny is shaped according to the combination of conditions pre-determined at birth and other factors that you are able to change through your own efforts.”
(From the book: The Essence of Buddha | p.140)  

take care :-)

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#vietnam  
#hanoi  
#buddhism  

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2013-05-28 18:10:53 (22 comments, 3 reshares, 72 +1s)

cười.

a smile is a smile is a smile.

When i ask people on the street to get a portrait, they often shake their head....or they ask me a million questions...like why i do want it....what for i do want it...etc. They often get scared by the big cam i am carrying. In Vietnam it was rather a subject of curiosity. I don't speak much more vietnamese than saying "hello" or ordering a coffee, beer or a noodle soup.  So a smile a gestures for my part had to do the job. Most people i "asked" set themselves in a pose with a smile like this one without much asking.

This guy was the boy of our busdriver in Hanoi. The boy took care about us having a cold water and helped us in and out the bus. Unfortunately i forgot his name...but not his smile. Thanks for that. A smile is the joker. In any case :-)

You can follow my picures and thoughts as well atmy ... more »

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2013-05-26 15:36:18 (14 comments, 6 reshares, 90 +1s)

zen.

“Vulnerability is the only authentic state. Being vulnerable means being open, for wounding, but also for pleasure. Being open to the wounds of life means also being open to the bounty and beauty. Don’t mask or deny your vulnerability: it is your greatest asset. Be vulnerable: quake and shake in your boots with it. the new goodness that is coming to you, in the form of people, situations, and things can only come to you when you are vulnerable, i.e. open.” 
― Stephen Russell, Barefoot Doctor's Guide to the Tao: A Spiritual Handbook for the Urban Warrior

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take care :-)

#vietnam  
#hanoi  
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2013-05-25 09:35:24 (25 comments, 0 reshares, 73 +1s)

honey bucket.

I'm not quite sure if i should add a story with it.

I could tell a story about public toilets in Vietnam. Or about sharing one tiny bathroom with 300 other people in a constantly bucking night train. But these experiences wouldn't fit to this picture nor it would be something i would like to share in public.

Er...i'll concentrate on motorbikes again. I was quite impressed how much you can transport with it. Officially allowed are 4 persons on it. Whole households are moved with it. And of course market people use it as well to transport fresh (and/or lively) meat with it. It constantly amazed me. And so chaotic and scary all the traffic may appear....i hope this charming view will remain with the fast development of that country.

oh and when i'm about to talk about fresh meat....my website got a completely new fresh look and some new... more »

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2013-05-23 18:41:24 (37 comments, 1 reshares, 126 +1s)

Bác Hồ.

These guys are guarding the undoubtedly most important person of Vietnam.
If he wants it or not...because actually he wanted to be cremated and buried in north-, central- and south vietnam. But obviously it's easier to do honor to an embalmed body in a huge tomb.
 "Bác Hồ" means "Uncle Ho". This shows how important this person was....and still is.
If you wanna learn more about Ho Chi Minh i can recomment this documentary: Biography of Ho Chi Minh

take care :-)

#Vietnam  
#Hanoi  
#hochiminh  
#square

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2013-05-26 15:30:02 (38 comments, 8 reshares, 147 +1s)

Đạo.

Vietnam always seems to be very busy. I got up quite early every morning during my travels. I never slept longer than 6am. But i always seem to be late. 
I couldn´t remember the motorbikes ever stopped hooting, the kitchens were always steaming and everyone had to sell something....anytime.
Hanoi is picked of temples and pagodas of all kinda religions and worldviews . And very soon i found out why....they are an oasis of silence and peace within all the trouble. At least it was for me :-)

I watched this monk carrying some joss sticks from the oven to the shrine. I admired the serene and tranquil way of doing it.
We didn´t talk. 

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2013-05-19 12:22:08 (55 comments, 3 reshares, 63 +1s)

cà phê.

"[Coffee leads men] to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their Money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking, nauseous Puddle-water."
 The Women's Petition Against Coffee (1674)

Asian countries are known for drinking tea....I'm more likely a coffee fan....and i wasn't disappointed. It has a strong and sweet taste. "Black" coffee is black (!!!), not brown like the stuff we usually drink here in Europe.
And if you order Ca Phe Sua Nong (coffee with milk), it's served with thick condensed milk. Since warming up in such a country isn't urgently neccessary...i also forgot about all the warnings of consuming ice cubes and had the very popular iced coffee too!! (and i still feel healthy :-))

Vietnamese coffee is brewed in something called a phin, a small drip filter that sits onto... more »

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2013-05-16 15:28:34 (32 comments, 5 reshares, 102 +1s)

Hung.

"the heroic". 
I think this rickshaw driver deserves his name. We just started a little tour through the old quarter of Hanoi when it started to pour down...I mean...in one moment you get grilled by the sun and all of a sudden the sky opens its gates. As quick as the weather changed my driver found his "rain cape" and an additional one to protect me and my camera equipment.
Being a rickshaw driver is a hard job. I tried to talk a bit with him....just got to know that he's got a wife and 2 kids he has to feed. 1 hour rickshaw in Hanoi costs about 10.000 to 30.000 dong. Well, if you fight for a fair price. I've heard a lot of tourists get ripped off and pay about 60.000....damn!!....that's about 2€!!! :-)

take care :-)

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2013-05-15 15:09:59 (43 comments, 2 reshares, 90 +1s)

motorbikes.

I'm back :-))

After a 11h flight to HCMC, some waiting for my visa....and then trying to catch another 2 hours flight to Hanoi where my journey at least started. The first impression i got was the feeling to be surrounded by millions of motorbikes that all drive like nuts without any kind of system. There are about 92 million habitants in Vietnam....and about 1/3 owns a motorbike.
Before i left i watched some youTube Videos with instructions how to cross a street in Vietnam. I laughed about them silly tourists....just until i was standing in front of a street and wondered how to get over it. "Don't wait for them to stop for you. You're the weakest animal in the city jungle....just go over the street....slowly, don't stop, don't change the speed and just have a look that no bus or car is near....go....just go....and hope that everyone finds a... more »

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2013-05-04 13:16:25 (18 comments, 2 reshares, 107 +1s)

Xin Chào.

Just saying "hello" from Sa Pa, Vietnam.

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2013-04-24 15:03:51 (33 comments, 3 reshares, 114 +1s)

last call.

The Hoosiers - Clinging on for life

a new editorial of an elderly pic. Will disappear to have some holidays at the other end of the world.

meanwhile....take care :-)

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2013-04-09 08:04:57 (58 comments, 6 reshares, 145 +1s)

sahara.

Asaf Avidan & The Mojos - Left Behind

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2013-04-05 09:49:40 (29 comments, 4 reshares, 188 +1s)

tree.



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2013-03-30 20:22:01 (27 comments, 4 reshares, 77 +1s)

on cross.

Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

have a bright weekend :-)
take care.

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2013-03-27 17:14:23 (34 comments, 3 reshares, 97 +1s)

tub with ships.

Damien Rice - Cold Water

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2013-03-12 22:39:37 (17 comments, 4 reshares, 135 +1s)

wild horses.

Ray Lamontagne - All The Wild Horses

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2013-03-08 13:53:34 (20 comments, 2 reshares, 109 +1s)

little talks.

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

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2013-02-25 08:23:14 (54 comments, 4 reshares, 197 +1s)

fog company.

Emeli Sande Next To Me Acoustic

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2013-02-14 09:57:09 (43 comments, 7 reshares, 195 +1s)

boat hire.

Eddie Vedder - Love Boat Captain (Record Store Day Vinyl)


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#longexposurethursday  by +Francesco Gola +Luca Gerardi 
#thirstythursdaypics  by +Giuseppe Basile  +Mark Esguerra 

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2013-02-11 18:35:22 (32 comments, 2 reshares, 95 +1s)

lifesaver.

Jazzmatazz - Lifesaver Instrumental

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#minimalmonday   by +Olivier Du Tré 
#monochromemonday  

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2013-02-05 09:32:02 (62 comments, 3 reshares, 191 +1s)

tree bike tree.


Morcheeba - Enjoy the Ride

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#treetuesday   by +Christina Lawrie +Shannon S. Myers 
#seatuesday   by +Julia Anna Gospodarou 
#repetitivetuesday  by +Frank Schillinger +Andy Q. 

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2013-01-29 20:15:47 (54 comments, 1 reshares, 175 +1s)

umbrella.

YAEL NAIM-umbrella (LIVEQUEST #36)

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2013-01-24 10:00:20 (58 comments, 5 reshares, 160 +1s)

change the world.

there is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)


Eric Clapton - Change The World (Live Video Version)


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2013-01-22 09:16:52 (35 comments, 4 reshares, 177 +1s)

family tree.

Angus and Julia Stone - Mango Tree [Official Music Video]
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#treetuesday  by +Christina Lawrie +Shannon S. Myers +Tree Tuesday 

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2013-01-20 16:52:01 (39 comments, 1 reshares, 160 +1s)

excuse me...

Ben Harper - Excuse Me Mr. Acoustic

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#sacredsunday  +Manfred Berndtgen  +Robyn Morrison  +Sherrie von Sternberg +SacredSunday™ 
#bwfineartle  by +Joel Tjintjelaar +Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery 

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2013-01-12 12:29:54 (82 comments, 20 reshares, 223 +1s)

man tree swing.


This is my submission to #PlusOneCollection2012  
It´s not a picture i published before. I didn´t picked out one that was most popular last year counted by numbers/clicks/comments/shares because to me this doesn´t urgently mean that this has to be my best shot in 2012.

I went out to shoot it after a big photographic depression. I was doubting in what I´m doing, didn´t do one shot within a couple of weeks.
I found me back in the thought the next picture i shoot will be the best i will take. That´s one of the best motivations for being a photographer i think.
I finished the year 2012 with this shot (30/12/2012). I took a ride on the swing again....and it will be a reminder for the next crisis i will go through. And a reminder to go out and take the best picture i´ve ever taken.


learn more about the projecthere ht... more »

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2013-01-10 11:21:22 (43 comments, 8 reshares, 225 +1s)

falling heaven.

Zero 7 - Look Up

St. Helena....is a  pre-Romanesque style church and only rest of a medieval town close to the monastery of Sant Pere de Rhodes.
This is not very far from where i live since about 9 years now. So i went there a couple of times. Going reguarly to places i know with a camera shows very obvious how i tend to photograph things at different stages of life and my own development of photographic skills.
I think i should put some more "well-known" places on my list to re-visit. 
And i´ll visit this place again next year :-)

take care :-)


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2013-01-08 11:10:31 (47 comments, 2 reshares, 136 +1s)

just looking.

Stereophonics - Just Looking


one of my first lensbaby shots...maybe that makes the lomo girl +Trillian Petrova smile :-)


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2013-01-07 09:53:18 (34 comments, 1 reshares, 140 +1s)

windmill.
(Collioure, France)

Don Quixote: Dost not see? A monstrous giant of infamous repute whom I intend to encounter. 
Sancho Panza: It's a windmill. 
Don Quixote: A giant. Canst thou not see the four great arms whirling at his back? 
Sancho Panza: A giant? 
Don Quixote: Exactly. 


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2013-01-01 15:10:41 (56 comments, 8 reshares, 206 +1s)

breathe.

Sometimes it´s difficult to find inner peace with what you´ve done and said.
Or just to forgive yourself and everyone around.
Don´t look back but smile to your broken ego to find some strength in yourself.
Trust in what you are, where you are, who you wanna be.
Throw out the line and.... breathe.

anna nalick - breathe (acoustic)

Happy New Year to everyone.
I wish you everything you need.

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2012-12-02 11:33:10 (30 comments, 3 reshares, 146 +1s)

sunday kindof love.

Etta James - Sunday Kind Of Love

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2012-11-29 09:47:08 (14 comments, 2 reshares, 100 +1s)

I.....I.ii...II


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#thirstythursdaypics   by +Mark Esguerra  +Giuseppe Basile 

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2012-11-27 18:56:57 (53 comments, 5 reshares, 94 +1s)

John Taylor

I´d like to introduce you to John Taylor.
I met him during a walk in a wonderful autumnal park. Or shall i better say he met me? He saw me shooting the Pantheon you can see in the back of this picture Immediately he came up to me and said by seeing me ,he was reminded him when he took photos. I asked him why he doesn´t do that anymore. He said he has had a hard life. He was travelling around the world, saw wars, wrote for newspapers and had many ups and downs. And all this is now in a couple of boxes in a garage of his family. In the last couple of years he had 6 heart attacks. Now he´s happy about every day he has....and the longer he thought about it...he got the idea to find his old cam and take it for the next walk...."if no other heart attack will disturb me" :-)
I smiled and asked him for a portrait of him. He smiled back.

This is Mr. JohnTa... more »

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2012-11-26 13:34:24 (20 comments, 3 reshares, 125 +1s)

no other way.

Jack Johnson- No Other Way

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2012-11-25 12:03:27 (45 comments, 8 reshares, 106 +1s)

WIN A PRINT


I spent a couple of days weeks months on getting my photos at ONE place. Thanks to +Andy Lee  my website finally looks kinda nice ;-))

This and many other pictures are now available as limited fine art prints.
Maybe there´s one that could plush up your home? :-)

Any feedback, ideas or suggestions are welcome too....don´t hesitate to contact me.


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comment or share this post and you´ll be in a hat to win a limited edition print


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2012-11-23 09:14:50 (45 comments, 7 reshares, 206 +1s)

onwards to the wall.

A Place To Bury Strangers - Onwards To The Wall

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2012-11-19 20:10:16 (32 comments, 1 reshares, 111 +1s)

my lighthouse.


Pulp - My Lighthouse

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2012-11-18 11:55:43 (23 comments, 5 reshares, 126 +1s)

crow

Angus and Julia Stone - Black Crow [Official Music Video]


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