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Welcome
Welcome The spider has spun an ingenious web.She waits patiently at the entrance to her hole,ready for a deadly attack. Photo of the week: Spider near Zen Namkhan Resort, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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Barbecue
Barbecue Dead eyes looking at you,in anticipation of being blinded by fireinto cloudy white spots.Then they don’t look anymore.Then they disappear between the jawsof us, dear carnivores. Photos of the week: Picnic along the Namkhan River, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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Elephant Island
Elephant Island This is not Elephantine near Aswan, nor Elephanta near Mumbai. It’s a gently curved tiny little island in the Namkhan River near Luang Prabang.It thinks, has feelings, remembers, and enjoys itself in the water.The peaceful beauty of nature. Photo of the week: Two elephants bathing in the Namkhan River, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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On being supreme
This morning when putting on her T-shirt she may have felt confident but now it’s text is weighing down on her. If only she knew how beautiful she looks in the late light of the sun. Photo of the week: Sunset at Phu Si hill, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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Sunset point
Sunset point Sunsets are marketed as tourist attractions. In Luang Prabang, Phu Si hill in the middle of town is considered the perfect spot for observing the sunset. So towards the end of the day all tourists in Luang Prabang climb Phu Si hill with their phones and cameras poised. Watching the sun set becomes…
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Lines
Lines Roofs and cables in a quiet interplay of lines. Photo of the week: Wat Aphai, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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Shadow play
Shadow play The shadow of Wat Mai falls on a white wall.On the wall, framed: five small pictures of five people.Who are they?Why are their pictures put up?Is it in their loving memory?What was their fate?The text may tell, but I can’t read it. I find them touching, those five little portraits on the white…
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Gilded Buddha’s
Gilded Buddha’s These are a few of a whole series of Buddha statues inside Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham. The variety in their facial features is remarkable. Probably different individuals (local monks?) have served as models for the sculptors, with this lively diversity as a result. Photo of the week: Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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The Outing
The Outing Ten Lao ladies at a visit to Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. Ten different dresses (sinhs) but all the same. Unity in diversity the Lao way. Photo of the week: Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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Cute couple
Cute couple Two lovers in a compromising embrace. The woman is on the alert for being caught in the act. Even though it’s almost 2000 years ago, the scene is timeless, and funny at that. Photo of the week: Roman mosaic, Villa Romana del casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy 2000
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 