Photoart 5: Onion Vendor
“Photoart 5: Onion Vendor” / Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea / June 2013
I thought she’d make a good photo with her golden onions and yellow umbrella so I approached her and asked, “Can I take your photo?”. She said, “Sure, why not?”. Then, looking at her photo at the camera screen later, she asked, “And you’re going to make lots of money out of it?”. I said, “No, but I’m going to share this with thousands of people around the world”. Her eyes brightened and, though looking puzzled, she said “Oh, that’s even better!” 🙂
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- Photoart 3: Market Vendors
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The drag of endless mental work in a strange land takes its toll. Fatigue can kill so petty escapades provide hopeful deviations from the brewing madness. An aging DSLR keeps good company to a walk around the neighbourhood, a short drive to a scenic place, or a silent recollection in a quiet nook granting that the host community and the elements of nature would allow one a safe passage to solitude and contemplation. Loneliness quickly turns to joy when something exciting gets captured by the cam’s shutter then set free into the laptop’s screen followed by electric words that rush from the fingers to the keyboard in an effort to describe the moment. Alas, the brain is alive once again!
Yes, that is even BETTER!
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