Mimo Khair Creative

Tag: travel

  • Real Life Paused~ India

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    After having travelled to faraway places, they become part of you. Their people, the colors, the smells, the feelings and emotions that define each place are always at hand ready to reconnect you to that place in a split second. It is the most amazing thing. And with photography: that connection is instantaneous. A frozen…

  • A Stark Reminder~ India

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    There is a place on the bank of the Ganges River in the holy city of Varanasi, where more than 300 bodies get cremated daily and the ashes thrown into the river with the belief that the soul of the dead will be allowed a chance at a new life through reincarnation. Hindus from all…

  • Spirited~ India

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    When you love photography and have the tugging urge to travel the world and see as many humans as you can, you end up staring into so many different faces. Some of these faces are simply unforgettable. This girl had a strength of spirit that radiated out of her as she stood there defiantly and…

  • The Delightful Freedom Gained From a Simple Life~

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    Over time I have come to believe that the simpler life is a secret key to satisfaction of the right kind. We often feel overwhelmed with our lives, with our possessions and the responsibilities that accumulate as an aftereffect of these possessions and where do we run to? A beach, a forest, a long walk,…

  • Nesting time~

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    Varanasi~ India It feels like the right time to pick up my blog again after a two months process of preparing a new Home in yet another country. A friend told me “it feels like you are nesting “ and yes it does indeed. Everything in me went internal, long working days to make our…

  • The Expatriated State of No Home~

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    I grew up in Lebanon, moved to New York City at the age of 20, have lived since in Boston, Miami, Germany, shanghai and now moving to Germany again. Like most expatriates I find myself at a loss of knowing where 'home' really is or if it exists at all…the age of 20, have lived…

  • Romancing the Rain~ Shanghai 

    Romancing the Rain~ Shanghai 

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    Do you hide when it rains? Do you take cover? Or do you sing and dance?  I see so much romance in a rainy day. The enchanting city streets reflecting reality to create a better, softer world.  Shanghai sparkles…

  • Where has all the Faith Gone?

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    Where is our religion? Is it in the temples of Asia, or the mountain churches of Lebanon, the faraway tribes of Africa, or the monasteries of tibet? Is it in mosques? Is it with soothsayers? Is it with the self proclaimed healers and seers? Is it in the holy cities of our world? Is it…

  • Portraits From the Heart~ Myanmar

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    It is not enough to love your camera, to love photography and to love travel. Good portraits are about loving people, other humans, those that co-inhabit our earth. Looking at them with compassion, togetherness, curiosity and the wish to belong to this fascinating and colorful range of humanity.

  • A brief look at Brussels~ 

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    One of the perks of Living in Europe is the proximity of major cities and the ease of traveling  around the culturally rich continent. Breakfast in xanten, Germany and lunch in Brussels, Belgium is a stress free affair!  Our family is looking forward to moving to Germany this coming summer after 11 years in Shanghai,…