Tag: People
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Kimono show
Kimono show Judging from the number of spectators at the Kimono show on the photo, we can infer that people, including the younger generation, remain intrigued by this classical Japanese dress. (See also last week’s post.) That’s interesting, since it is an attire that conceals more than we are used to these days: except for…
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Dream women
Dream women Had the gap between the trees in this Japanese garden been specially designed to grant me a glimpse of the two lovely young women who were posing so beautifully there?As I drew nearer, I saw that they were clad in kimonos, those magnificent traditional robes that transform the women who wear them into…
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The other
The other Having climbed all the way to the rim of the volcanic crater early in the morning, I look around me. The thin morning mist still hangs like a shimmering veil over the vast sea of sand surrounding me. On my other side, I gaze down into the depths of the crater. Then, on…
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A beaming smile
A beaming smile Two friends meet in the market square,catch up on the latest news,tell stories about the past,share childhood memories, or is it simply the sheer joy of seeing each other unexpectedly? Then a beaming smile breaks out ….. Photo of the week: Orchha, India 2007
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A portrait, at last
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…
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Where is Mandela?
Where is Mandela? I am not particularly keen on paying attention to the news of the day in this blog, but today, when the remains of what once was Nelson Mandela are carried to the grave, I do feel tempted. The world of man doesn’t know many like him. Maybe it’s also the vivid memory…
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Threatened with extinction
Threatened with extinction Nuns openly on the street, that truly isn’t a common sight anymore in Europe! With the exception maybe of places like Rome, or – as in the photo above – Krakow. Rome because of the Vatican and the Papal throne; Krakow as the place from where Archbishop Wojtyla was called in 1978…
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Bird’s-eye view (2)
Bird’s-eye view (2) Both of these pretty ladies have chosen to dress in black, which stands in stark contrast to their fair skin. One is sitting relaxed on the kerb. The coffee cup beside her suggests she works in the gallery behind her and has stepped out for a breath of fresh air. The other…
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Bird’s-eye view (1)
Bird’s-eye view (1) As you can see, I was particularly interested in the black-and-white pattern of the floor in this courtyard. It consists of small round stones, a kind of simple mosaic that you can see in some places in Greece. This particular courtyard is located in the Panormitis Monastery on the island of Symi.…
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Sympathy
Sympathy A girl is photographing tiny red flowers against a backdrop of green leaves. Beautiful flowers. Beautiful girl. Her attentive gaze perceives colour, life and beauty in a minuscule detail of nature. Her gesture betrays a modest, sensitive spirit. And me? I see the outstretched arm, take in the whole scene at a glance and…
