This is (I think) the third time I’ve participated in Blog Action Day. In 2007, the theme was Environment, in 2008 it was Poverty, and this year, it’s Climate Change. The topic creates a nice coincidence for me: for the past month or so, I’ve been working with Global Voices on a mentoring project with […]
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The Way Life Is
Growing up, you have a certain conception of the way life is, the way the world works. Images of seasons, events, are pressed into your mind and solidified. Later, when you’re all grown up (if there is such a thing), you’re disappointed that you can’t revive those feelings. You catch a whiff of some candle […]
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On Faux Nostalgia
I’ve seen a lot of big mosques. There’s something different about this one. There’s a way of photographing it from a specific angle that makes it seem as big as a city (I didn’t do it justice, but this photo does) or as if it lies on the edge of the ocean. There’s this feeling […]