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Archive for March, 2011

Unabated

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

The Ladies from Boeung Kak Lake were out again, venting their anger at the Municipality. They try to obtain 15Ha, out of the 133Ha Shukaku Inc. is going to develop, for an on-site relocation. Not such an extravagant request… The whole story is visible here… Meanwhile, the demolition of the houses from those who agreed […]

Match 98 has Wheels

Monday, March 21st, 2011

Do you remember the rules for the ‘Match’ series? Rule Nr 1: two pictures, similar in content or style, but taken 15 years apart. Rule Nr 2: rules may be overruled… Just one way to revisit the archive…

It’s a Dog’s Life in Match 97

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

Do you remember the rules for the ‘Match’ series? Rule Nr 1: two pictures, similar in content or style, but taken 15 years apart. Rule Nr 2: rules may be overruled… Just one way to revisit the archive…

Auguri

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Unified Italy exists since 150 years since yesterday March 17th. Personally I think these days the Italians deserve better than a partying businessman as Prime Minister. But they have been through much worse and Italy still is… Italy. To celebrate I uploaded images about Italy I took there quite a few years back on my […]

Match 96 is Musical again

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

The second picture comes from the ‘Lunch with the Dead‘ chapter in the ‘Mountain People‘ story. The book ‘Peuples d’en Haut’ is still available at Amazon… Do you remember the rules for the ‘Match’ series? Rule Nr 1: two pictures, similar in content or style, but taken 15 years apart. Rule Nr 2: rules may […]

Reminder

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

I believe this is the time to update my new website with the story on the 2004 Tsunami. It was just plain horrific devastation unleashed by nature. The Japanese Tsunami of a few days ago, how horrific and equally devastating as it was, might become even more deadly. But this time because of Mankind. The […]

Refugees in Match 95

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The second picture is from the Kosovar refugees story. The first one is from the Bulgarian refugees story I still have to put on my website… Patience… Do you remember the rules for the ‘Match’ series? Rule Nr 1: two pictures, similar in content or style, but taken 15 years apart. Rule Nr 2: rules […]

Match 94: Pic-nic

Monday, March 14th, 2011

Do you remember the rules? Rule Nr 1: two pictures, similar in content or style, but taken 15 years apart. Rule Nr 2: rules may be overruled… Just one way to revisit the archive…