Mimo Khair Creative

Month: May 2011

  • Day One Hundred Nineteen, May 21, 2011

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    I came back from my travels to find Lea with two major and pretty major “ouchies” on her leg. We have had to cancel swimming, sports, long baths, sand playground time and other weekly activities. These are the things that may leave a mark and be part of the stories we tell as we grow…

  • Day One Hundred Eighteen, May 20, 2011

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    I was walking in a small alley in Shanghai with my camera and zoom lens thinking that today I will not photograph people, I was looking for details, patterns, small things as that is where my mind was. Suddenly I hear a giggle, a shy hello. I looked back and this beautiful old lady was…

  • Day One Hundred Seventeen, May 19, 2011

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    I write and I muse a lot about the question and fact of choice. Today, was no exception. I was looking at things from the angle of standards. We are given almost complete freedom as humans to choose how we align ourselves and what standards we set for our lives. Where do we draw that…

  • Day One Hundred Sixteen, May 18, 2011

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    One of the most obvious laws on this planet is the passage of time in one single direction. Or at least this is how we perceive it. We may write books, make movies and fantasize about reversing time, but I have not met anyone yet who has done this, have you? So when something undesirable…

  • Day One Hundred Fifteen, May 17, 2011

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    It is when you are far away from the thing that you love that you value it and miss it the most. As each trip that I take alone comes to a close, I feel a very strong tug and a yearning to see, smell, kiss, talk to and be with Lea. The last day…

  • Day One Hundred Fourteen, May 16, 2011

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    After being on an intense journey such as this to one to Xinjiang, the return to the big city is a bit of a shock. When I look back at my over 2 thousand photographs from this trip, it really feels like months were packed into less than a week. To have met Uighurs, Tajiks,…

  • Day One Hundred Thirteen, may 15, 2011

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    Kashgar is buzzing with the life of its bazaars on Sunday, from the livestock bazaar to fabric, spice, and everything else markets. We saw so many little girls and boys working in these markets with their traditional costumes, bright eyes, glowing smiles and the occasional continuously painted eyebrows. photo taken: Two Uyghur girls at the…

  • Day One Hundred Twelve, May 14, 2011

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    Karakol, a breath taking lake where Tajik people live at about 3500 meters above sea level along the Karkoram highway in Xinjiang, North Western China. The lake freezes completely in the winter time when the area sees blistering temperatures. While driving and visiting this area, it really feels like an extremely harsh place to live,…

  • Day One Hundred Eleven, May 13, 2011

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    Today was a very long drive along the Karakoram highway, all the way to Tashkorgan a mountain village near the Pakistani border, 3600 meters above sea level. The landscape along the way was breathtaking, with the occasional but sparse settlements of tiny Tajik and Kyrgyz villages along the way. photo taken: shepherd in the grasslands…

  • Day One Hundred Ten, May 12, 2011

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    When I first arrive a new and foreign place, the first thing I am drawn to is what looks at me through the faces of the people. I feel that the spirit of the land lives in its people and through their eyes and their faces it portrays its theater. Kashgar and its people are…