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elegance in the old alley~ shanghai

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Sun, 12 May 2013 02:12:26 -0700

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behind the dusty window screens of Shanghai's old alleys

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:04:08 -0700

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Shanghainese women, famous for their strong personalities and their control of the household including their men have become a stereotype in China. The wife in Shanghai is known to make her husband hand in his whole salary at the end of the month and to only give him back a small portion as pocket-money as she sees fit. He also has a strict curfew for coming home at night and he is expected to perform certain household duties on top of his daily job. I took a sneak peek at some of these lovely ladies' mahjong gambling activities in the afternoon behind a dusty window screen in one of the alleys of the old city, and strength is certainly a quality they emanate.
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the lives of others~ Old smoker~ Shanghai alley

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:24:10 -0700

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The way we live these days, especially in the big cities, alienates us from others around us to a degree that we may live years in an apartment without knowing the name of our next door neighbor. With street photography, I meet people every day, I ask their names, they tell me their ages, chapters of their life stories, we look each other in the eyes, we exchange smiles, and we meet at a level that goes deeper than the superficial. When you love street photography, you find yourself loving people, and this makes the world a touch warmer and more pleasant to be in.

So excited to announce the launching of 'Finding Yourself in the Streets', a new project of international street photography workshops with the amazing MdKiStLeR ! Please support us if you can by 'liking' our Facebook page and following our blog and Twitter

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The eyes of the street~ Hongkou~ Shanghai

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:28:29 -0700

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So excited to announce the launching of 'Finding Yourself in the Streets', a new project of international street photography workshops with the amazing MdKiStLeR ! Please support us if you can by 'liking' our Facebook page and following our blog and Twitter

Eighty five and exploding with stamina

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:02:42 -0700

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The bund at sunrise~ Shanghai
Every once in a while I meet an incredible human, and they remind me that aging is a natural process that only claims our physical body. The spirit is always effervescent if we allow it to be, the soul is only more experienced and our mind can only grow richer if we feed it in the right way. This lady I met this morning, early at sunrise was giggling while doing her morning exercise and very proudly telling my friends and I that she is 85 years old and still feels young and full of energy. She was infectious in her enthusiasm and bright spirit, light as a feather and innocent as a small child. She renewed my hope in life and its beauty and easily added herself to my list of unforgettable people.
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child of the alley~ Shanghai

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:12:57 -0700

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They roam the little alleys looking up at adults with wide eyes, they are petted by every passer by, talked to by every grandmother and given treats by every aunt and uncle, they are loved. The more I go to the alleys, the more I walk among the people, the more I feel the warmth and the innocence that transfer between the generations.
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progress will wait for no one

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:34:44 -0700

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modernization at any cost~
Shanghai, the pride of China, races towards its future, bejeweled with glitzy sky scrapers, glowing with billions of energy consuming lights, employing the largest work force in the world, day and night, 7 days a week and waiting for no one to be ready for this epic change. In neighborhoods like this one, people are given very little notice before their homes get demolished giving room to bigger, more modern and more expensive buildings. The people themselves are moved to housing outside the city to start a new life with little character, with no traditions and with not much choice. Every week that I visit these alleys, I find that more and more of them has disappeared...
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let me spin you a tale

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:48:04 -0800

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I was walking in an old street in Shanghai with my camera taking in all the sights, smells and noises of the crowded narrow lanes when an unusual sight drew me in. I looked inside a smoky large room packed with rickety tables, chairs, tea pots, and men in hats, so many men in hats. I walked in and after I stopped being looked at as the stranger in the village, I began to be approached by the curious of the gathered men. Each wanted to tell me stories, because this is what we humans do, we carry our his-story with us, in our minds, our hearts, etched on our faces and we long to tell them and to pass them on before we leave, so that parts of us can stay behind and make an indelible mark. I listened and tried my best to comprehend, but the best story this man can tell is written all over his face and I present it to you here in this frozen moment...
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I've got a hold on you

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:32:11 -0800

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Shanghai streets~
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those defining moments~

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:05:46 -0800

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When it all falls into place...
I have often tried to describe in so many different ways why I love street photography so much above any other style, but then come moments to me in the streets that redefine it all for me, the whole love affair. Today, I received this incredible gift, a window opened, a moment magically presented itself and I was showered with an overwhelming emotion at the magic of it all. A shabby alley in a condemned neighborhood of Shanghai, perhaps a month away from certain demolition, a little girl with an angelic face, an old worn out leather sofa juxtaposed on the side of the alley in a most unusual place, an old bike nearby and her face searching mine making time stop, and me with a heart beating very fast raising my camera to try and capture magic through the lens and knowing it will be an image I would treasure for the rest of my life.
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The future is not waiting

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:49:10 -0800

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The thing about the future is that is seems to happen on time and not wait for us to be ready to receive it. And always things appear to be later than we think, don't they?

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the walk of life~ Paris

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:57:17 -0800

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and we can only walk forward...
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homes on the creek

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:11:37 -0800

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and old shanghai gets demolished, neighborhood after beautiful neighborhood...
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the barber rests

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:04:27 -0700

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Have a great Sunday :) hss
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The man who spoke with his hands

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:32:50 -0700

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There once was a man who spoke with his hands, he made gestures for sounds and movements for words and together we had an unforgettable conversation~ Dayangjie~ Yunnan
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moon, lanterns and xitang

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:47:12 -0700

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pair the moon with some lanterns and you have magic!
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Little old woman in Dayangjie

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:37:21 -0700

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Thank you all my flickr friends for commenting while I am away. I will catch up when I am back from this trip. It has been quite intense and very enlightening to be in these far away parts of China.
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framed~ Yunnan

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:37:21 -0700

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old Hani woman~ Yunnan

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:25:27 -0700

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In Yunnan province in China, there are at least 26 ethnic minorities living in small villages up and down the lush green mountains. We drove through these villages and met some of these amazing people who were said to have come from the mountains of Tibet before settling in Yunnan.

The Hani believe that all things on earth have souls They offer sacrifices to mountains, rivers, dragons and heaven, and, as often as every week, to their ancestors. Animals have spirits that are honored in hunting rites.

It was such a gift to walk among them, witness their unique lifestyle and see faces that are still connected to one of the old natural religions of the earth. Their faces told their stories...
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crossing

nobody@flickr.com (~mimo~) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:25:32 -0700

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On Hong Kong Island... Have a great mid-week!
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