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Yunnan’s Smoke Culture~

Jan 18, 2015

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Going back through images from a past trip to Yunnan’s Honghe area. I am planning a return visit to the region very soon. This is the first of a series on images of smoking inside the traditional life of the ethnic minorities residing in Yunnan.

The clouds of his mind~ Yunnan

Jun 24, 2013

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~mimo~

in life, Photography, story, street, Yunnan

Men puffing out tobacco smoke has become such a common daily sight for us living in China, people smoke in the rain, on bikes, while working, in classrooms, and sometimes even while eating! Yunnan was no different. The ladies smoked their pipes leisurely while the men smoked cigarettes and water pipes. The tobacco fields can…

from the heart~ Yunnan

Jun 19, 2013

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~mimo~

in CHINA, inspiration, old age, old people, Photography, Yunnan

A woman from the Yi ethnic minority with her traditional square hat laughing with all her heart at the market after my friend showed her her image on the camera screen.

The ultimate contradiction

May 9, 2013

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~mimo~

in old people, Photography, street, Tokyo

We struggle to protect ourselves from what we perceive as threats only to balance those threats with what gives us pleasure. We tend to somehow negotiate a deal with ourselves that makes it all ok.

lost in life’s great theater

Mar 28, 2013

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~mimo~

in art, CHINA, inspiration, life, Photography, shanghai, street

Every moment is an act, every action a drama, when passion leads the way…

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.…

Is this the final destination or does the journey go on and on?

Jan 27, 2013

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~mimo~

in art, CHINA, inspiration, life, shanghai, street

It is the biggest question of all! Are we here only for this lifetime? Do we go on afterwards? Why can’t we remember where we came from? Does it make any sense for it to end here? What kind of a bad investment would that be? The questions that haunt us all and the answers…

Gateways to the soul

Jan 10, 2013

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~mimo~

in CHINA, contemplations, Photography, shanghai, street

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…

Day 27~ December 27th~ Guilin

Dec 28, 2012

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~mimo~

in CHINA, Guilin, Photography, Travel

The Yao, one of the 54 recognized ethnic minorities in China, number over 2 million and retain today many of their original traditions. Bright colors and silver adorn them and mountains are their preferred settling places. They form part of the colorful mosaic that China is.

Day 13~ December 13th~ Guilin

Dec 15, 2012

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~mimo~

in art, contemplations, Guilin, inspiration, life, Photography

… so is our soul to our body, that would otherwise roam the world aimlessly…

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