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Someone has been here
Someone has been here A riverbed, a row of stones. Each stonea whim of nature. The row of stones– chosen, laid out –a whim of man. Photo of the week: Riverbed, Solalex, Switzerland 2020
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A tribute to HM
A tribute to HM I was completely absorbed in looking at ‘The Sheaf’, one of Matisse’s great collages, created in the final years of his life, when he was bedridden and could no longer paint. Then a visitor came into my field of vision. I regarded her appearance as a happy coincidence, a fleeting tribute…
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Wet dream
Wet dream The young man dreams of a good catch. Only when looking more closely at the painting we see what kind of fish he actually hopes to hook up with. Sweet dreams of youth. Photo of the week: “Rêves de jeunesse” (1894) by the Swiss painter Luigi Rossi, Musée d’Art et Histoire, Genève, Switzerland…
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Stigmata
Stigmata As the shopkeeper in the town of Deruta – which has been renowned for its high-quality majolica pottery since the Middle Ages – was arranging his shop window, he must have thought: there must be something for everyone. Photos of the week: Ceramics shop, Deruta, Italy 2018
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The tree bridge
The tree bridge “It’s after long deliberations that I dared to take the step. It wasn’t easy. Bend, midway start a branch growing down … and then yes, I finally reached the opposite side. Now that my branch has rooted on the other bank, the river passes under me, feeding me from both sides.” Photo…
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Transience
Transience I like visibly run-down constructions, their abandonment, nature slowly invading the remains. It provokes contemplation, about impermanence, about people and the things that pass. Here we are in a dilapidated spa on the wooded bank of the Namkhan River. Once finished, the spa soon fell into disuse. Nature has not yet entered but is…
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In a flash
In a flash Was it the way she sat, or the way she looked, or her lipsticked lips, or maybe her amusing fairylike dress? Probably it was all this together.You see something or somebody, are touched and there you go, photo!The little girl takes care of the goods in the stall of – presumably –…
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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 neither Elephantine near Aswan, nor Elephanta near Mumbai. It is a small, gently curved island in the Namkhan River near Luang Prabang.It thinks, has feelings, remembers things and enjoys the water.The peaceful beauty of nature. Photo of the week: Two elephants bathing in the Namkhan River, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
