Stories about Photos from August, 2005
Images From China: Shanghai Subway Scene
“Shanghai MRT” by Vampirex A subway train pulls out of the station in Shanghai.
Images From Nepal: Detergent Ad
Photograph by Indrani Soemardjan A young boy sits next to a wall emblazoned with an advertisement for detergent.
Image from Thailand
Two hilltribe girls in Mae Sai, Thailand, standing along the Thai-Myanmar border, by Andy Carvin.
Images from Brazil: Guiding Hand
Gregory Smith, founder of the Children at Risk Foundation, has recently posted this photo, “Fly, Hummingbird Fly” to help document the latest outreach project of the organization. You can learn more about the program by reading the Children At Risk weblog, checking out Gregory's Flickr profile, and reading his profile...
Images from Indonesia: Flag Seller
“Seller in a Market That Should Be a Lot Smaller by Now” by Shreyans A street vendor sells Indonesian flags for in Jakarta in preparation for the upcoming Indonesian National Day on August 17th.
Flickr Pick From Japan
“Nishiki Ichiba(Kyoto) #3″ by osanpo
Ghana: Kente Weavers of Ashanti
Last night, I put together a short video about traditional kente weaving in Ghana's Ashanti region. Kente, perhaps the most famous West African textile, is brightly colored, coming in a variety of patterns, some reserved for use by Ashanti royalty. The video was shot in the historic kente weaving village of Bonwire, about an hour south of Kumasi. Three weavers are featured, each using a traditional loom to make the cloth. The video also contains music performed by Ghanaian drummer Obo Addy, used with permission from Alula Records. There are two versions of the video: high resolution (13 megs) and low resolution (two megs).
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Flickr Pick from Indonesia
Photograph by Aart Nicolai
Flickr Pick from Grenada
“May Day Procession (St. George's, Grenada)” by Caribeean Free Photo Found this one among some old family photos and I’m assuming it’s Grenada because the inscription on the back said “May Day procession on Halifax Street”. No idea what year it was taken, though I’d think the late 1940s would...
Flickr Pick from Ghana
Photograph by Andy Carvin
