Archive for May, 2008

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A boy named Jack

We found him on the dirty streets of Phnom Penh, just off of Sisowath Quay. He was dressed in rags and sucking on discarded satay sticks.

20May2008 | Carrie Marshall | 5 comments | Continued
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Morning Stroll

A morning stroll in Geneva, Switzerland, with photographer Ron Dubin.

20May2008 | Ron Dubin | 0 comments | Continued
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Breaking down in Australia

It was the third time the bus broke down. Somewhere right outside a small mining community in Western Australia, our bus had enough and it wanted us to know. With an explosion and puff of smoke, the bus came to a slow halt.

19May2008 | Matt Kepnes | 2 comments | Continued
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Boats, Bikes and Cars

Three forms of transportation next to a canal in Amsterdam.
Ron Dubin’s work can be found at his site or blog.

6May2008 | Ron Dubin | 0 comments | Continued
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Family Remnants

Writer and photographer S. Peer takes us on a visual journey through the remains of a Chinese Hakka village, now a museum in Shenzhen.

They fled. From China’s Jin Dynasty in 265 to the invasion of the Mongol and the resulting Yuan Dynasty, the Hakka people migrated as refugees from Northern China to the southern provinces. [...]

6May2008 | S. Peer | 1 comment | Continued
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Call to the faithful

A wat against a cloudy sky in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Buddhism is dominant in the Kingdom with 95 per cent of the population following the Theravada tradition. All young men are expected to serve as monks at some time while growing up. This usually occurs after their education and before start careers.
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6May2008 | Martin Fallon | 0 comments | Continued
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Bodhnath Stupa

Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu
Craig Ferguson’s images and words can be found on his site.

6May2008 | Craig Ferguson | 0 comments | Continued