Tag: street
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A Love Letter to the Rain
Here in Germany, when it rains, the sky feels as though it leans in closer, as if to whisper, “All is well.” It’s a peculiar sensation, one that dances between a gentle gloom and a quiet comfort. The rain envelopes the world, softening the edges, muting the noise, and creating a space that feels safe,…
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Home Again: Embracing the Unknown
Coming back to Düsseldorf feels like taking a long, slow breath after an exhilarating journey. The familiar chill of February mornings, crisp air that bites at the skin, and the steady rhythm of the city are grounding me back to the present. Though it contrasts sharply with the golden sands and warmth of my recent…
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Street Photography in Muscat: Capturing Humanity
Walking through the sunlit streets of Muscat, Oman, I am greeted not just by the architecture or the gentle breeze off the sea but by the faces of its people. There’s a profound connection that occurs when you meet someone’s gaze through the lens of a camera. Like the young girl in her pastel outfit,…
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Venice Exhibition and ‘Facing Future’ Book: Embracing Creativity in a Changing World
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It has been a while since I posted. Here with this post, I hope to update you, my friends, with some of what has been happening in my creative life. As always I am trying to understand the changes happening in me and in the world around me, like most people are. The world is…
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Discovering the streets of Duesseldorf ~
They say nothing improves without practice… those 10,000 hours. I have started organizing this meetup group over 15 years ago in shanghai and for the last 5 years here in duesseldorf. We walk the streets almost once a week with cameras, photographing, exchanging tips and experiencing the life of the street. I love walking alone…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 91/365
Continuing with the discovery journey of scanning my old slides and negatives… I was once in New Zealand with a very special companion and found it to be a land of magic, beauty and power, if you have never been there, please try to get there at least once… I was totally smitten with this…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 90/365
I have recently started to scan my old negatives and slides from the pre-digital camera time. I remember the times when every frame counted because well, we only had a limited number of frames in the film. I remember the excitement of seeing the images after however time it took to finish the roll, to…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 89/365
Hi again from Germany. It has taken me a while to force myself to come back to this blog since current events threw me completely off balance lately. But if there is anything I am sure of, it is that I am the boss of me and there is plenty of coffee left in the…
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Daily Coffee Talk~88/365
Hi again, The last few days I found myself unable to write, thinking constantly of the situation in Ukraine and feeling the pain of innocent people echoing in my mind. We must fight the low with embracing the high. If I have learned anything from witnessing the bravery of Ukrainian people, it’s that you cannot…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 87/365
Today I saw a lot of children and young people enjoying the sun on a cold crisp day here in Germany and it made me think of this new generation. They have to deal with so much and to inherit a broken world lacking in hope and riddled with corruption and warp. The world today…