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Since many of the medical missions took place in Southeast Asia, those locations bacame a platform from which nike tekapo slide, to travel to other countries after the mission was over. The far East has always lured me, however, so there were places that I visited which precluded mission work, such as India.

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From that time on, my travel experiences have always included asking for permission before making photographs of anyone. I very nike air max 89, rarely “take pictures” that are purely candid.

I describe my travel work as being a subtle cross between documentary and fine art photography. Even with language barriers, there are nike air max skyline, ways to communicate to people to assess whether or not they are willing to be photographed.

Some of the older people whom I’ve photographed seem to have a faraway look in their eyes. Perhaps womens air max 97, this is because older people are more contemplative than children. They look back on their past and also envision their futures. Children seem more spontaneous and in the moment.