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Candid Street Photography

Sep 29, 2015

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Candid street photography is perhaps my very favorite style when I am out in the streets. Anywhere I travel, I find myself drawn to the human element in the streets and I search for a human connection to create my photograph and my story. I am often asked about the process of candid portraits and…

By Art She Lives~ Syrian Refugee

Sep 13, 2015

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~mimo~

in Photography

She makes jewelry as part of the rehabilitation and education programs that ‘Beyond’, a local Lebanese NGO does with the children in the Syrian refugee camps.

Some Smiles Cannot be Forced

Sep 11, 2015

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~mimo~

in Photography

There are now over 1.2 million Syrian refugees living in Lebanon in camps waiting for a better home under the care of humanitarian organizations and NGOs. The children carry the hope and strength of their whole nation.

Took me by Surprise~

Jun 1, 2015

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~mimo~

in parenting, Photography

Our children have this magical way of growing up without us even noticing. The greatest miracle of expansion from a little fetus to a wonderful human taking their place in the world, cannot be taken for granted. It is an amazing thing, growth. It’s a golden truth, magical in every way. It fascinates us, we…

For the Love of People~ Yunnan

Apr 17, 2015

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~mimo~

in CHINA, Photography, Yunnan

Attempting documentary photography and not feeling compassionate love for people would be pointless as far as I am concerned. I love feeling the humanity in other people’s eyes, to guess at what they are feeling, to lock eyes with them even for a brief moment, to be part of their world for the time I…

Yunnan’s Smoke Culture~ 2

Jan 21, 2015

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~mimo~

in CHINA, Photography

A few more portraits in this series as I travel through an extensive archive of photographs from Yunnan revisiting a world so different to yours or mine.

Yunnan’s Smoke Culture~

Jan 18, 2015

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~mimo~

in CHINA, Photography

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 Moment of Truth

Dec 13, 2014

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in art, Photography, shanghai, street

There is a moment, a split second, when you are with your camera in the streets, and a moment you were hoping for surrenders itself to you. I am referring to that brief time before your subject has a time to react to your lens. I love that magical click that finds the person inside…

Street Portraits~ Finding Myself in the Streets of Dubai

Nov 20, 2014

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in Photography, UAE

These striking men are part of the foreign working force that powers the engine of the Dubai metropolis. They granted my eye contact and for that I am grateful. Images taken during our last ‘finding yourself in the streets’ street photography workshop earlier this month.