Tag: landscape
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Desert Dreams that Linger
My mind is still in the desert, lingering in its haunting beauty. That day under the vast, unyielding sky left an indelible mark. The desert is extreme in its minimalism—a place stripped bare, where life slows to the pace of the sand, the sun, and the incline of the dunes. There is no rush, only…
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Lessons from the Desert: A Journey into Timelessness
Spending this month in the UAE, I am surrounded by the vast and mysterious expanse of desert. It is a landscape that invites reflection and awe. I remember vividly the first time my daughter visited this region at the age of seven. As she stepped onto the golden dunes, she was struck silent, her small…
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Losing Sleep in Boracay~
Waking up predawn, watching the first light unfold, creating dreams to replace the ones I would have had under my sheets; sunrise photography is becoming a much loved practice. The luxury of not having to share the landscape, to admire the first light till your eyes are twinkly, to breath in the abundance of air…
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Searching for home~
Ask me where I am from, where home is, and I find myself thinking before I answer you. This is the case for so many of us these days. We come from mixed race marriages, we leave our home countries, we live in a new place, we move again, we marry from yet another country…
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Day 25~ December 25th~ Guilin
Magical karst hills stand like guards along the banks of the Li Jiang in Guilin, impressive, haunting and dream inducing. Some places on our planet can take your breath away, and this is one of them.
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Day 1~ October 1st~ Yunnan
Yunnan, a place the clouds and the mists favor, a place that moderate weather loves to stay around in, a place that has more than 25 colorful minority groups calling it home, a place of breathtaking beauty, this will be the subject of the next 31 days of photos. The origin of the name Yunnan…
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Day 22~ August 22nd~ Boracay
All we need is to stand on a seashore watching a storm brew over the ocean to realize that when it comes to the distribution of force, nature has the upper hand. We could be shaken, blown away, flooded, drowned, or dehydrated at any moment with minimal effort on the planet’s part. And I do…
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Day 20~ August 20th~ Boracay
When our children are very young we try to shelter them from the world, we introduce them to it gradually and with so many filters to protect them from what we perceive as harmful. We guard their innocence with all our might even down to the language that we allow them to hear. Then comes…
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Day 14~ August 14th~ Boracay
Being alone in our world today is a luxury that my soul yearns for everyday. There are so many parts of ourselves that need us to check in with them that not doing so can cause so much undue stress. The alone moments I take for myself everyday cause such a great sigh of relief…