To paraphrase an anonymous Chinese poet who eloquently said that to recreate something in words is like being alive twice… To photograph something is like being alive in that moment endlessly.

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Mike Lee says:

I think there's an old asian soul inside Vanita feeding zen into her beautiful photographs. Her images make my screen more serene and intelligent.

November 26, 2009

Vanita is one of the gentlest, most softspoken spirits I've come across on flickr. Imaginative, cerebral, clever, witty and graceful would be the words I'd use if I were to write a testimonial for her. Something tells me she would be a good listener... a good and loyal friend.

December 15, 2009

A very original and imaginative photographer with a terrific sense of humor. All that plus technical skill with the camera at a very high level. Having her as a contact is a great pleasure because you never know quite what you'll find when you visit her photostream.

August 22, 2008

When I tire of seeing typical and predictable Flickr photos (including my own!), I amble on over to Vanita's house where things always seem to be jumping!!! With her own unique take on things it's always a treat for the eyes and mind, whether it's family shots or knights in armor!!! I'm proud to call her 'friend'!!… Read more

When I tire of seeing typical and predictable Flickr photos (including my own!), I amble on over to Vanita's house where things always seem to be jumping!!! With her own unique take on things it's always a treat for the eyes and mind, whether it's family shots or knights in armor!!! I'm proud to call her 'friend'!!!!

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August 30, 2007

Vanita is my photographic muse. She inspires me to look at the world from a different vantage point, and in a different light. She brightens up my day, and is one of the people who I look forward to seeing on a daily basis. :o}

May 8, 2006

Vanita's my American Idol. Her pictures sing....

March 10, 2006

tender heart + voracious vision = vanita how i love her work

July 23, 2005
Flaky Plastic (deleted)

One of the hardest things to do in photography is to have a signature style. Vanita has accomplished this task. She has a very unique and beautiful vision that shines through in each and every photo. She inspires me with her passion and joy for life, and in some instances, even death. Every set she works on could be… Read more

One of the hardest things to do in photography is to have a signature style. Vanita has accomplished this task. She has a very unique and beautiful vision that shines through in each and every photo. She inspires me with her passion and joy for life, and in some instances, even death. Every set she works on could be published into a spectacular book. I am a huge fan of her “fortune cookie” series! Intelligent, beautiful, funny, this lady has it all and I am honored to call her friend.

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April 29, 2005
Angry Shock (deleted)

She is more than anything I could try to describe in a few lines. So, to sum up, I´d say: She is a world herself. A theory and a practice, altogether. Vanita is not just a great person, a photographer, a thoughtful reader, a loving mother... Neither she is a fashion, nor a style or a trend. Vanita is a Philosop… Read more

She is more than anything I could try to describe in a few lines. So, to sum up, I´d say: She is a world herself. A theory and a practice, altogether. Vanita is not just a great person, a photographer, a thoughtful reader, a loving mother... Neither she is a fashion, nor a style or a trend. Vanita is a Philosophy. And she is here to stay.

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April 9, 2005
Deem says:

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs ..

March 26, 2005

her photos make me want to be a skelebot ~ so that she might photograph me backlit. her comments make me want to take more photos ~ the kind that might articulate my world as she does her own there are many stunning and beautiful images floating about this place, but none with the combination of gentle elegance, … Read more

her photos make me want to be a skelebot ~ so that she might photograph me backlit. her comments make me want to take more photos ~ the kind that might articulate my world as she does her own there are many stunning and beautiful images floating about this place, but none with the combination of gentle elegance, technical aptitude and quirky personal charm that pervade vanita's

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March 6, 2005

Vanita has a perceptive eye and the imagination to use it, with magical results. Each of her photos is a self-contained gem of observation. She's the kind of person you'd want to look at your own work, in the hope that she'd see & share something about it with you that you didn't know before!

February 17, 2005
HyperBob says:

You know the bit in "Analyse This" where Robert De Niro looks at Billy Crystal, and sort of cocks his head, and wags his finger and keeps on saying over and over again. "You're good... yes you are... no I mean it seriously... you're good... really good". Well he could be talking about Vanita.

January 27, 2005

Vanita: no words can do her justice. The black-rimmed portal to nirvana.

January 21, 2005
roomy space (deleted)

A temptress of perfectly inscened light and cool colors, she surprises us every day with pictures of unique appeal and beauty which derives from unexpected angles and perspectives and the creation of her very own microcosmos. Hers is a daring mind which offers feminine touch to her universe, often morphing everyday ob… Read more

A temptress of perfectly inscened light and cool colors, she surprises us every day with pictures of unique appeal and beauty which derives from unexpected angles and perspectives and the creation of her very own microcosmos. Hers is a daring mind which offers feminine touch to her universe, often morphing everyday objects into enchanted matter for she imprints her beautiful spirit into everything her eye catches and her camera perpetuates. Vanita is definitely a POSITIVE recreation of Pandora's box ;)

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December 17, 2004
SiYH says:

Warm, sweet and full of stories just below the surface. This describes my impression of both the photographer currently known as Vanita and her photos. Definitely worth more than a look.

December 15, 2004
alfarman says:

vanita has a truly wonderful eye,her images give life and wonder.but the thing i llke about her,are her words that inspire us all

November 30, 2004
Nadar says:

I said to Vanita: Vanita, every day I look at your photos because they are so beautiful and they bring me inspiration and I would be repetitive if I made a comment for each one of them and because I don't like to be repetitive I don't comment each one I look at because each one of them brings me inspiration... thanks f… Read more

I said to Vanita: Vanita, every day I look at your photos because they are so beautiful and they bring me inspiration and I would be repetitive if I made a comment for each one of them and because I don't like to be repetitive I don't comment each one I look at because each one of them brings me inspiration... thanks for sharing them with us Vanita! oh! I love your self-portrait with glasses too!

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November 1, 2004

it's hard to keep up with all the wonderful photos she posts, and to be smart enough to find the right words to comment on them... most of the time i just have to sit here in silent appreciation of all the beautiful things she reveals to us.

October 20, 2004
Efficient Weather (deleted)

She may change her name once in a while ;) but one thing sure does not change: the quality of her pictures. I had never seen so many pictures moving me and making me smile, laugh or think in a unique place.

October 17, 2004

I love her self-portrait with her glasses on. You can understand she is intelligent, cultured, and kind. (She reminds me of a character in a "Hayao Miyazaki" movie) I believe many people wait for Vanita's comment on one's photo. Of course I wait for her comment, too. Her comment teach me many things. Sometime I can fin… Read more

I love her self-portrait with her glasses on. You can understand she is intelligent, cultured, and kind. (She reminds me of a character in a "Hayao Miyazaki" movie) I believe many people wait for Vanita's comment on one's photo. Of course I wait for her comment, too. Her comment teach me many things. Sometime I can find new thing from my own photo by suggestive words of her comment.

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October 17, 2004
txkimmers says:

I am so overdue on this testimonial, so I will be brief: V is one of the best image makers on flickr, period. And that's saying ALOT.

October 7, 2004

She's gorgeous, brilliant, wise, kind and "To see is to forget the name of the thing one sees. ~ Paul Valery" - she lives up to this high task so well. I'm so grateful for her presence here. She is luminiscent.

September 21, 2004

I always look forward to her comments and appreciate her insight. She is usually right on the mark and sees things that I have missed. V is a talented, intelligent person!

September 4, 2004
Nanci says:

I don't "know" her, but you can "see" her, in her posts...witty, clever, humorous...what a pleasure to be in this collective of talented people.

August 28, 2004
Mom says:

1000WordsWorth, is a beautiful person inside and out. Interesting, funny, thoughtful, talented. A good wife & mother. I feel honored to have known her.

July 24, 2004