Category: Asia
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The other
Having climbed in the early morning all the way up to the ridge of the volcano crater, I look around me. The thin morning mist still hangs over the vast surrounding sea of sands as a shining veil. On my other side I look into the depth of the crater . Then, at the opposite side…
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Bromo and Semeru
I walked the slopes of the Etna, filmed on Vulcano, felt the threatening presence of Stromboli in Rossellini’s beautiful film of the same name, but a grand view of so many extinct and still active craters as on the Tengger Massif is unique. This makes the landscape of Mount Bromo, with Semeru in the background,…
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Taking distance
It is advisable to climb now and then to higher altitudes and rise above the daily cackling of one’s 7 billion fellow human beings. Not to put oneself above the group out of a misplaced sense of superiority, but rather to take some distance for a while and so have a broader view of the…
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A laugh so radiant
Two friends meet in the market place, exchange news, tell stories about former days, shared childhood memories or is it the sheer delight of seeing the other unexpectedly? Erupts a laugh so radiant ….. Photo of the week: Orchha, India 2007
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A portrait, at last
A person’s face – the mirror of the soul …. For sure, concentration on a face can be enough for an intriguing photo. But somehow I often seem to want to include more elements. Show more of the body, of the environment. When taking pictures, I’m looking at the world, at nature, at man-made environments,…
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Rectangles in perspective
Geometrical figures, seen in real space from a certain viewpoint, then photographed, and subsequently reproduced on the flat, rectangular plane of a photo ….. they can make for interesting images. When we look through our eyes, the brain takes care of correcting to a certain extent the optical distortions that occur, and produces an image…
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Get fresh with me
With her naughty look, the text on the girl’s tight shirt leaves little room for uncertainty of how to interpret her offer. After all the Goan New Year’s parties with their abundant alcohol consumption and sleepless nights, this sounds like an attractive proposition. But those with a serious drinking problem, who have started the new…
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Anjuna beach cafe
Anjuna may not be the nicest beach in Goa, but this beach cafe definitely does justice to Goa’s reputation. The rather busy “interior” of the open bamboo structure breathes at the same time an atmosphere of optimum relaxation. The scene results in a crowded but very pleasant picture. We can look at it as a…
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Merry Christmas
In Holland, that tiny country by the North Sea where I grew up, a white Christmas is a very rare occurrence. One can dream of it, but the reality is generally one of cold and grey gloominess. Maybe favourable for a state of mind that makes one long for the coming of light in the…
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Congeniality
Girl takes picture of little red flowers against green leaves. Fine flowers. Fine girl. Her attentive look perceives colour, life, beauty in a tiny detail of nature. Her gesture reveals a modest, sensitive mind. And I ? I see the outstretched arm, lovely arm, fathom the scene at a glance and perpetuate the moment. Two…
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