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displaced destinies

May 29, 2013

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in children, children's rights, CHINA, human rights, Photography, shanghai, story

Today two good friends and I went for an adventure in a remote Shanghai neighborhood where mostly migrant workers from the provinces live and where their children go to special schools. These are the workers responsible for lifting Shanghai from the ground up to soaring levels with its new high rises and luxury hotels that…

The gift of sleep

May 22, 2013

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~mimo~

in CHINA, life, Photography, shanghai, story, street

To be able to shut down, recharge, get rest, anywhere, in any situation, is the gift of sleep. My shutter click woke her up and I found myself buying water bottles as a form of apology 🙂

The child inside us all

Apr 11, 2013

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~mimo~

in CHINA, contemplations, faces, old age, old people, Photography, shanghai, story, street

Every once in a while I meet an incredible human, and they remind me that aging is a natural process that only claims our physical body. The spirit is always effervescent if we allow it to be, the soul is only more experienced and our mind can only grow richer if we feed it in…

My trust is not granted

Mar 8, 2013

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~mimo~

in children, CHINA, contemplations, inspiration, Photography, shanghai, story, street

This is what I felt the eyes of this little boy telling me in an old Shanghai alley. He created a shield for himself just in case, hiding behind it half playfully and half in fear of the strange and the unfamiliar. I was with a photographer friend there and we both could feel when…

Let me spin you a tale

Mar 2, 2013

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~mimo~

in art, CHINA, contemplations, inspiration, life, old people, Photography, shanghai, story, street

I was walking in an old street in Shanghai with my camera taking in all the sights, smells and noises of the crowded narrow lanes when an unusual sight drew me in. I looked inside a smoky large room packed with rickety tables, chairs, tea pots, and men in hats, so many men in hats.…

Those defining moments

Feb 1, 2013

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~mimo~

in art, children, CHINA, contemplations, inspiration, Photography, shanghai, story, street

I have often tried to describe in so many different ways why I love street photography so much above any other style, but then come moments to me in the streets that redefine it all for me, the whole love affair. Today, I received this incredible gift, a window opened, a moment magically presented itself…

Day 24~ December 24th~ Guilin

Dec 27, 2012

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~mimo~

in CHINA, contemplations, Guilin, inspiration, life, story, street, Travel

Year after year, stitching stories together, of people destined to live together, in a small village in far away China.

Day 9~ December 9th~ Guilin

Dec 11, 2012

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~mimo~

in CHINA, Guilin, inspiration, life, Photography, story

On a beautiful river that flows between lush green hills lives a man who spends all his days carrying people up and down the river on his bamboo raft. He manages to be a happy and content man.

Day 30~ November 30th~ New York

Nov 30, 2012

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~mimo~

in inspiration, life, New York, Photography, story

With the last New York post from this month, I am realizing how much of it is still in me. It has been one of the most personal months in my blog so far, so I will end it with a photo from then, from the time I was 21 and celebrating every single second I…

Day 28~ November 28th~ New York

Nov 30, 2012

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~mimo~

in New York, Photography, story, street

I have been drawn to sports that involved moving fast and risking your neck since I was a very young child. I loved to water ski, snow ski, jump from very high places and skate. Growing up in Lebanon that was considered radical at the time, but determination to do what I wanted led me…

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