to us, for us
"What is a man If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and feed?"
Hamlet, act iv. sc. iv
Mumbai, Jerusalem, Politicians, Victims, Survivors, War Crimes, an exiled Dalai Lama... the children that one day will only have video games to show them the beauty of a world we had the foolish luxury of living in. I don't mean to get all sad and melancholic and neither is this a dedication to the people of the world. I just wanted to remind myself of a little something my father taught me. Patience.
Have a memorable weekend everyone.
ps. this is not a picture of my father, just a man on the street who, to me, looks like a calm person.
clicked by edwin s at 12:02 PM
24 Comments:
Good on you for approaching him and taking the shot. Good on him for letting you!
I love this photo. He looks as though he earned his wrinkles. He looks hopeful and optimistic. Great job.
wow what an intimate close up and so sophisticated post with Shakespeare =)
He looks wise and optimistic also to me. Great shot Ed.
wow...what a capture...
Another beautiful portrait, thank you (for the words too). Enjoy your week-end, Edwin!
appropriate sentiments and empathetic picture Edwin. Have a good w/e yourself
What a nice portrait of a gentle men. Perfect !
cant blame you for feeling so, i just wonder where the world is heading..
enjoy the w/end, nonetheless!
Beautiful entry.
Have a great weekend.
The wrinkles on a man's face they say are a testament of his life...great shot Edwin!
wonderful portrait
Great portrait
You sound like me after I watch the World News. Have a good weekend as well, wonderful portrait.
It is your sensitivity behind the portrait that makes it what it is. your empathy and thoughtfulness is worth much to all of us out here. It is that 'one small step, one giant leap'. "Brave New World, that hath such people in it....".
bless you Edwin, you've earned that beaut weekend, or what's left of it now in Malaysia!
Beautiful potrait Edwin .Your comments make me think a lot ... Usually I 'aviod ' to watch T.V because I get angry and sad too.I don't know about the next generation , it would be the fast food video game generation ?
Have a nice weekend !
Oh my! I kinda missed your blogs...
Great shots you got these past 3 days. I liked this one... when you looked at him, you can't deny the hopefulness in his eyes. Typical Asian spirit. :)
Nice.. This man does have peaceful eyes. Great thoughts too!
Great... Great work...
Fantastic photo!
it's a great gift to see the beauty in people and the world...
thank you all for your kind and thoughful comments. it has been a wonderful weekend. just got home and completely exhausted. I do apologize for not 'travelling the world' today. Will do so tomorrow when I'm fresh and holding a cup of coffee. ;)
nice work! I thought it was Melvyn Peters at first... Glad to see you're enjoying creating this blog. Lovey, C
So much better than what we see in our weekend newspapers! More thoughtful, caring and provides much food for thought for the viewer. You are a real artist. Thanks.
I love your website. It has a lot of great pictures and is very informative.
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