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Ter Apel infirmary
Ter Apel infirmary The village of Ter Apel in The Netherlands has lately come into the news because of the inhuman conditions in the overcrowded Center for Asylum Seekers. Before the establishment of this Center, Ter Apel was known for the well preserved remains of the medieval Monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross.…
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So cute
So cute A happy bridal couple but the bridesmaids steal the show. Photo of the week: Betalbatim, Goa, India 2022
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In your mother’s footsteps
In your mother’s footsteps Trying out your mother’s footwear; who hasn’t done that when still a child? Photo of the week: Ganj, Orchha, India 2017
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Nang Sida strip
Nang Sida strip Nang Sida (Sita), wife of Prince Phra Ram (Rama), is enjoying herself alone in the beautiful natural surroundings of the palace. Then Thotsakan (Ravana), the king of the demons, appears to her and abducts her to his palace in Lanka. A dramatic event in the Ramakien visualised as an enchanting strip. Photos…
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Ramakien landscapes
Ramakien landscapes The rice fields, the trees and bushes, the mountains, they are all painted in great detail, as is the palace with its inhabitants and visitors in the foreground. It’s the style of realist miniature painting applied to the large format of the gallery walls. I find it interesting that the landscape on the…
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Picturesque Ramakien
Picturesque Ramakien A must see in Bangkok: the Ramayana in its Thai version, painted as a picture story on the walls around the temple of the Emerald Buddha inside the Grand Palace. Hundreds of meters of detailed paintings, the oldest dating from late 18th century, show us scenes from the Ramayana in the style and…
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Flatland
Flatland Thinking of Edwin A. Abbott’s “FLATLAND, A Romance of Many Dimensions”, in which he elaborates on lineland, flatland and spaceland, here we are on a flatland in space. The actors for a romance in three dimensions are already there. Photo of the week: Table land, Panchgani, India 2018
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Water earth sky
Water earth sky A stretch of earth between lake and sky.The ethereal landscape of a high lying table land. Photo of the week: Table land, Panchgani, India 2018
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Apparition of Mahadeva between the grass
Apparition of Mahadeva between the grass As if he is coming to the surface from the depths of the Earth. We recognize him as a copy of the magnificent sculpture in the Elephanta cave near Mumbai. Mahadeva the primordial god, embodying Shiva and Parvati, male and female.The original sculpture figures in my film “In the…
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Madonna dell’Orto
Madonna dell’Orto In the Chiesa della Madonna dell’Orto in Venice we can admire Tintoretto’s “The Apparition of the Cross to Saint Peter”. The whirling movements of the angels and the recoiling figure of Saint Peter are full of dynamic action. The painting dates from c.1556. What a contrast with the altar piece from c.1495 that…
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 