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  • Returning to the Miracle~

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    This image is a scan from a slide I took on my very first photography trip. The year was 1996. I had been living in New York by then, and I had only recently fallen in love with photography. After a short period of learning how to use a film camera, I packed 35 rolls…

  • Day 23~ March 23rd~ Egypt

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    Our memories work in a funny way that we mostly remember the things that stand out, the odd things… Have you ever met someone who spoke to animals in the most natural way as if animals understood every word they said? I have. This boy in this 15 year old film scan was the camel…

  • Day 19~ March 19th~ Egypt

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    The more we find out about history the less we actually know… The Great Sphinx in the Giza plateau, original purpose unknown, original name unknown, actual construction date unknown, and despite all that, one of the largest and oldest statues in the world stands proudly looking at us, impressing us and challenging us to find…

  • Day 2~ March 2nd~ Egypt

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    I went to Egypt with hundreds of questions and came back with thousands. Egypt lives in children’s imaginations as the world of fantasy, of pharaohs, of mummies, of pyramids, of kings, of power, of ankhs, and I am yet to meet a child who hears about Egypt without falling prey to its enchantment. Ancient Egypt…