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07 January 2009

on sublime places

The compulsion to take photographs of everything I see when I travel is all-consuming.



♥ Headband from Portmans ♥ Necklace from Diva ♥ White top is thrifted ♥ Black lace top from Forever 21

I couldn't let it go - a truck, its bed overflowing with cherry blossoms, parked in the middle of a Florentine field - i was anxious to lose the sight of it forever.



and the lengths i'd go to - flat on my back in the middle of Siem Reap while open-mouthed tourists watched and my best friend snapped this photo.



i think i know why...




but I don't want to capture just beauty. i want to capture time. moments. flashes of life which will never come by in quite the same way again.


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13 comments:

  1. ChopstickWed Jan 07, 09:08:00 PM GMT+13

    I save old photographs of almost everything! I have one of my dad when he was still in college, with his HUGE black-rimmed glasses and Beatles' haircut. :) It makes me warm and fuzzy inside when I look at photographs! It is much more fun to do something interesting when one is being photographed!

    I can't wait for the party on Saturday night :) My costume is kind of boring, and I may end up looking like a teenage goth at her high school prom... but I get to wear black lip gloss! >:) Muaha!

    Siem Reap must have been gorgeous!

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  2. ChopstickWed Jan 07, 09:09:00 PM GMT+13

    OMG we are ALMOST ALWAYS online at the same time! if you have msn, and you still have my hotmail address from old trademe emails, you should add me >:O

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  3. withasianstereotypesWed Jan 07, 09:24:00 PM GMT+13

    AH, the photos look so beautiful! You look so cute too, all around perfect post. Love/miss/adore you ana baby.

    ♥ China L.

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  4. sarayWed Jan 07, 11:00:00 PM GMT+13

    lovely photos..

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  5. www.janetteria.comWed Jan 07, 11:43:00 PM GMT+13

    Hi Ana B,

    Lovely pic and your pearl necklace is OMG! I adore it...

    kisses: Janet

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  6. Couture CarrieThu Jan 08, 07:18:00 AM GMT+13

    Fab pics and necklace!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  7. AsianCajunsThu Jan 08, 07:57:00 AM GMT+13

    Well, I'm glad you do because you have gorgeous photos! Keep snapping ;)

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  8. NiaThu Jan 08, 09:38:00 AM GMT+13

    i know, right?! chanel cupcakes! delectable! great post. you always have such pretty pics!

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  9. chloeThu Jan 08, 11:54:00 AM GMT+13

    good for you for lying on your back to snap the perfect photo! Who cares about the tourists!
    I really love that truck, it's so intriguing...

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  10. Emily, Resplendent TranquilityThu Jan 08, 12:28:00 PM GMT+13

    What a fantastic quote -- so true! And I definitely agree. While I was traveling in Greece and Italy a few years ago I couldn't help but take photos of the beauty I saw in things other than temple ruins & statues.

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  11. i.d.Thu Jan 08, 12:30:00 PM GMT+13

    You know what I realized? I only really take photos when I'm on holidays. It's a shame, because I miss out on capturing all these great moments in my day-to-day life. Maybe I should start carrying my camera with me wherever I go! x

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  12. theclosetownerThu Jan 08, 01:42:00 PM GMT+13

    Nice photos and nice headband! :)

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  13. s.i. michaelsFri Jan 09, 05:56:00 PM GMT+13

    I think one of the reasons the boyfriend & I do well is we're willing to take forever when just walking around, allowing each other the time to take all the photos we want.

    & nothing makes me more sad and wistful than old photos at flea markets. You have to wonder how they ended up there.

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