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lotus blooms in the cambodian market
Near the temples in Siem Reap this beautiful young lady sells lotus blossoms. The lotus flower can bloom in the dirtiest of waters, rising 12" out of the mud, untouched by the muck. Being a symbol of purity and rebirth, I feel it's a relevant time for this remarkable...
sint maarten
At the onset, it appears like paradise. Yet, there is strife, poverty and unhappiness. Recently having the good fortune to fly to Sint Maarten, an isle in the West Indies, I was reminded (as if I needed it) of why I love to explore the world. Meeting new people &...
nighttime swimming hole in north carolina
Camp Dearborn, Timber Shores, Silver Lake -- memories of my youth: jumping off docks, swimming, water skiing, inner tubes (the kind made of scorching black rubber that attracted horse flies & their horrible bites, along with that long, deadly valve that was sure...
I didn’t know I was a food photographer!
I’m not sure it was our first meeting, but my enrollment in a tactical training course led me to meet Alessandro Folchitto. Larger than life, Alex as his sister calls him, teaches this course using his experience as an Italian Special Forces Officer of the 9th Assault...
the girl in the orange dress
A $6 Goodwill purchase turns out to be instrumental in defining my vision for my photography business. How can that be? Often I envision photographic images that involve me but in order to execute the idea, I need assistance. One such idea was an...
What’s in My Bag?
Please read my full article on ShotKit here Hello, my name is Dailyn Matthews and I am a travel/adventure photographer. I bought for my first camera, a Nikon EM, at age 18. Most of my life, people saw in me what I did not see . . . until recently. I was...
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