Month: May 2015

A magic journey

Nepal is a magical journey. Presenting a myriad of stimulants to fill all the senses from the majestic Himalayas down to the minutest of details in every corner. Many times I found myself lost in the myriad of streets and alleyways in Kathmandu, only to be delighted to receive a beautiful gift in every stop. …

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Wet silver

  Wet silver #tellitlikeitis #burnbooks #burnmagazine #blackandwhite

Back to life

The streets are starting to come back to life again, even as the land continue to feel tremors almost everyday. People feel that outside is better than inside the homes or shops. You can never tell when buildings will come crushing down on you. This is Jes Aznar @jeszmann posting from Nepal for the week …

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Store in Swayamba

There’s this store near a Stupa in Swayamba. Inside were small clear plastic bags hanging on the ceiling. Each bag is filled with water, reflecting the golden setting sun. I ask the man inside, what were those for? For flies, he replied. Immediately and strangely, I remember a line from this book: “His mind was …

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At the pier

I think there is almost no hope for sweet Lyla to have a normal life. While some young women aspire to be models, Lyla will never have known anything else. She is seriously over photographed. Bryan @bryanharveyfilms now using Lyla and Michelle @michellemaddensmith for an ad shoot video at the same time we’ve come to …

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Connections between countries

Travelling to our neighbouring countries in Asia fascinates me more than anywhere else. I cannot help avoid to see the connections between countries. The language, architecture, the arts, and culture and even the food is always an anthropological experience. This is Jes Aznar @jeszmann posting on the diary while in Nepal. #nepal #photography #culture

Are you Nepali?

“Are you Nepali?” Asks the woman on the street. I answered politely that I’m not. She said I look like Nepali. I said we are Asians, we are all brothers and sisters that is why we all look the same. She smiled back at me. This is Jes Aznar @jeszmann for burndiary for the week. …

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Bakthapur

From afar, I saw men, women, young and old inside the temple grounds in Bakthapur lined up and passing among themselves pieces of bricks and debris. I was stopped by a constable as I went nearer to take a shot so I went the other entry point. I soon as I got in I took …

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Chetrapati

Early morning in Chetrapati, I passed by this woman praying in front of her house. The house was one of the old houses in the district but still intact after the quake. #nepal #prayer #nepalquake #faith