Portfolio – On The Road
Portfolio – On The Road
October 2013
Chinese roads are amazing. Some are new and hectic, others are ages old but quiet. Some wind across high passes, others cut through endless deserts and grasslands. But all have their own story to tell. All we need to do is travel them, listen, and learn. As Aldous Huxley said long ago: “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” (read more)
Portfolio – Men at Rest
Portfolio – Men at Rest
November 2012
In a booming economy in this land of opportunities, one needs to be purposeful with time. Moments of rest are crucial. Though it would be unfair to say that only men (read: the males) rest, they do seem to devote more time to it. Here a reflection of men (now read: men and women) at rest. (read more)
Portfolio – Faces of China
Portfolio – Faces of China
June 2012
Oscar Wilde once wrote: “A man’s face is his autobiography. A woman’s face is her work of fiction.” Each face is a work of art and a reflection of its history. But more specifically, it reflects how the face bearer stood -and stands- in life…. It is how we deal with these circumstances, that shapes us -and those around us!… (read more).
Photo Story – in the Shadow of the Drum Tower
Photo Story – The Dong: in the Shadow of the Drum Tower
June 2011
Going over the newly paved highways cutting through the south-eastern part of Guizhou, a poor Chinese province, like a growing spider web, constantly tunneling into mountains and flying over valleys, passing hamlets that till yesterday were only reachable on foot, you cannot but wonder how this will affect the centuries old cultures of the local minorities as the Miao, Dong, Shui and many more. …. (read more)
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