A dew drop on a fresh flower petal at dawn radiates a beauty beyond anything we humans can create…
The concept of beauty is a funny one. What is considered beautiful in one culture can be completely unattractive in another. In China where we live, big noses are considered attractive, while tan skin is not, and ladies walk around with umbrellas during the sunny days to protect their fairness. In the west, we work very hard on shaping our eyebrows to achieve a minimal look, whereas in Asia, the unibrow is a sought after symbol of beauty.
I find beauty in the varying concept of beauty. I love traveling the world and learning its different ways. I love the fact that we humans are able to express ourselves in so many varied ways and to respond to land radiations and let them permeate our ways, from food, dress, thought, religion, fashion, even down to our perceptions of beauty.
photo taken: Uyghur girl in the market in Kashgar
18 replies on “Day 19~ June 19th~ Xinjiang”
What a beautiful photograph.
Thank you Hannah!
Beautiful photo (as usual) and what a beautiful way of articulating the importance of defining beauty (that is to say, that is can’t be universally defined)
Thank you Kate!
Lovely image and words… beauty is in the eye, but it is definitely everywhere!
I definitely cannot be contained in the our limiting definitions of it, can it? Thanks Courtney
Un excellent portrait !
Merci!
Well said … With communication and travel making the world smaller, just another reason for learning about cultures beyond one’s own.
An absolute must for me Frank 🙂
I think you are right about the concept of beauty being so different from place to place.
Weight is another area of disagreement; some cultures like more “meat on the bones,” and in America thin is the standard of beauty.
so true Ronnie!
I never knew that unibrow was a symbol of beauty! Truly amazing! And I love her eyes…so beautiful!
Yes, neither did I till I went to Xinjiang!
Encore une superbe photo, l’article est excellent aussi. Hope to see you soon. Eric
Thank you again!
It’s me 😉 you do a great job as well as photographer as commentator (is it the real word? sorry for my bad english!) … Hope to see you soon … Best regards! Eric
Thank you! And your English is very good. C’est moi qui a un mauvais français. A beintot 🙂