Tag: eyes
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The Silent Messengers~
Amidst daily chaos, the author reflects on the profound connection with children, whose innocent, unfiltered gazes convey deep understanding and comfort, reminding us of life’s essential moments and messages.
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A Glance That Speaks: Portraits from the Spice Souk
“A Glance That Speaks: Portraits from the Spice Souk” The afternoon unfolded in the vibrant and aromatic lanes of the old Spice Souk in Dubai, where every corner brims with life and texture. After the bustling exchanges of saffron, cardamom, and frankincense, I was on my way back to the boat crossing when I found…
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The uncertainty of things to come
The uncertainty of things to come~ Syrian refugee in North Lebanon
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Love you~
أحبك “I love you” Reem is 9 years old. She is a Syrian refugee living in a camp in North Lebanon. I learned today that she lost both her parents in the recent conflicts. The only message written on her hand is : I love you
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displaced destinies
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…
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My trust is not granted
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…
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The prayer
We might declare our allegiance to a religion or to a non-religion, but either way, there will be moments in our lives when we just feel the need to close our eyes, turn inwards and try desperately to connect to something bigger, greater and more knowing than we are. No matter how amazing and above…
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Gateways to the soul
So much power can travel from and between human eyes, intensity, excitement, alarm, fear, inspiration, hesitation, suggestion, avoidance, guilt, pride, strength, wisdom, glow, inner beauty, and so many other emotions and radiations, too many to list here. Gateways to the soul? Portals of higher communication? However we see them, once the mouth is masked as…
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Day 29~ October 29th~ Yunnan
There are still remote places in China where white people are rarely seen and can still cause quite a reaction from the locals. One of my travel companions was blonde (considered very strange and alien in China) and she was almost certain to draw a shriek from children in each village we set foot in…