Tag: humanity
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Future Soldiers~ Tarlabaśi
Tarlabaśi, an area in Istanbul that locals advise you not to visit, where uncertainty and possible dangers abound… naturally that’s where I found human connection. The mood of the streets was one of intensity, alert eyes watching, unkempt children and wild cats roaming the alleys and a common thread of desperation bring the whole scene…
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Istanbul~ a 7 day Journey
Waking up on the second morning here in Istanbul to the sound of the call to prayer, a stark reminder of where I am, traveling again, exploring the amazing quirkiness of another culture and the inner worlds of other people. What first met me in Istanbul on this trip was incredibly unrelenting traffic jams, impossibly…
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Let’s Photograph ‘Human Connection’
At this time, when ‘physical distancing’ has become a daily used term, what kind of an impact has this had on us all? Those of us who are used to being with other people on a daily basis, the extroverts who thrive with social contact, the teenagers who miss the daily get togethers that fill…
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A Pause to Look Behind the Curtain~
The reset button was pressed, the world is taking a moment, the birds are singing loudly, the trees are not shy to dance in the wind freely, the skies are crisp bright blue, the clouds have more definition and the sun is shining ever more brightly. As we find out lost time gifted back to…
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The World on Lockdown~
This is day on of lockdown in Germany where we are currently living after the start of the Coronavirus pandemic and life has never been more interesting. Suddenly there is space, and at first, you feel like you don’t know what to do with all this time, you feel restless like you are forgetting something,…
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A Historic Future Unfolds
As 2020 unfolds, it leaves us all stunned as we try to grasp the magnitude of what really is at play in these changing times. Clearly things have no chance of remaining the same in a new intensifying state of affairs that forces even the most arrogant of us humans to stop, reassess and reconsider…
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A face to remember~ Lebanon
The most striking thing about visiting the refugee camps is always the unmistakable bright spark of hope that lives in the children. Despite all the hardship and unbearable living circumstances, they find the ability to play, laugh and be children.
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Are we here for the planet? ~
Are we here for the planet or is the planet here for us? Something to carefully ponder. Day 82 of 365~
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We are born alone~
According to the most recent statistics, there are 7.6 billion people living on the earth today. Absolutely none of these people shares your fingerprint or DNA structure. How incredible is that?! Finding someone to share your beliefs, likes and dislikes would seems like an impossible achievement! Part of me believes it should be that difficult.…
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Protecting Innocence~
They arrive to this earth relying on our coded ability to host them as they take human form. They are born tiny and helpless and it is up to us to support, care for and nurture them till they can care for themselves. They carry in them the promise and possibility of a better tomorrow.…