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You'll need greater courage to let go than to hold on.
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Popular attractions in Ko Samui for your first visit
Original photo credit: Lisa Baird
Lightin' one up outside the old Double Door...
I really enjoy these interactions on the street... they've brought an indescribable richness to my life.
For just a moment I might find myself immersed in another world... sometimes a world unknown to me...
Relating to people that I wouldn't normally find myself relating to... just because I had taken their picture.
The camera itself mediates the connection... it facilitates the coming together...
The psychology of this game is extraordinarily deep and infinitely complex.
My mind remains always open and inquisitive... my soul seeks these connections, however brief they may be.
These photographs are a product of so many things... a philosophy... experiences... judgement... prejudice... fascination... intrigue... technique... fortune... luck...
I always try to completely immerse myself in the moment to come to see 'eye to eye' with the person I'm shooting.
In a society filled with so many endless differences, what is it that makes us the same?
I try to see what it is there that makes us both human.
In that 1/60th of a second I seek to capture some of that.
I do it that way because I love people.
In all of our lives, you and I and the subjects of these photographs, the street is the common denominator.
We are all on the same journey.
We all walk these streets.
Faces on the street
Chicago 5.21.11
35mm 1.8 dropped the expo
The way it looks in lightbox is the way I saw it... hit the 'L' for more real.
Day 84 of 365
February 26
Today was the first time in US history where the issue of equal marriage rights for LGBTQ citizens was reviewed by the Supreme Court in the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry. The case may be limited to the passing of Prop. 8 in California back in 2008, but this ruling could have lasting effects on the community and its struggle towards true equality in the eyes of the law - both federal and state. Based on the oral arguments today, it's really hard to say on whose side the court will fall, and to what extent will their decision will reach - let's just hope for the best. Tomorrow, the court will hear a challenge to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) - that will be another interesting hearing I cannot wait to listen too.
On 8-10 February, UNICEF together with NGO Zazerkallia organized the Festival in Sviatohirsk to recognize the winners of the small grants program funded by the European Union. 28 teams of youngsters from Donetsk and Luhansk region to receive grants to improve lives in their communities affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Sviatohirsk/Artem German
A student is DJing during the music classes in a youth center "I Want and I Will" in Severodonetsk, Luhansk area, Ukraine, on March 13, 2019. The sound design and DJ classes project was supported by UNICEF and EU.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Sievierodonetsk/Anastasia Vlasova
The five-day Youth Democracy Workshop in Zhmerynka, Ukraine, held by STAN and supported by UNICEF and the EU brought together 25 young people from the Lugansk region and 25 of their peers from the Vinnitsya region.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Zhmerynka/Taras Bezpalyi
Nastia, 12, and her friend sit in the garden of Nastia’s home in the conflict-affected village of Druzhba, eastern Ukraine. Her home is adjacent to the contact line, which divides government- and non-government-controlled areas. The conflict is more severe in this area and causes distress to the village residents. Nastia’s mother Oksana attended the positive parenting workshops supported by UNICEF and the European Union, which helped to mitigate the impact of the conflict on her and her family’s psycho-social wellbeing.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
April 13, 2020: I walked barefoot in the grass this morning, for around ten minutes. I wanted to lay down on the grass and just stare up at the big blue sky but the grass was really wet with dew. I made a small stride last night, I asked for something to get me through my paralysis so I don’t waste the term and my request was granted. It was from someone who’s been incredibly accommodating and helpful, I knew it would likely be the easiest of the things I need to do but the affirmation has given me strength to tackle the harder stuff tonight. Today my goal is to cut the grass, put down moss kill and weed and feed. If I have time I’d like to also power wash the driveway. Then tonight I’ll write the two emails I’ve put off for too long now. It’s time for me to start to shine again.
Fuck my paralysis. I’m done with it. I really want to put that behind me as much as I can. It’s not who I want to be.
I started listening to another book by @shannonkaiserwrites - it’s called JOY SEEKER: LET GO OF WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK SO YOU CAN LIVE THE LIFE YOU WERE MADE FOR. And early on there was a meaningful part that I’m going to paraphrase as a mantra for myself this morning... “I’m learning how to live a life that’s meaningful. I’m giving myself permission to be me. I’m replacing self judgment, comparison and anxiety with compassion, kindness and love.” Thank you Shannon.
And thank you @aaron_doughty44 for promoting this simple practice of walking barefoot in the grass, which I’m now incorporating into my life. I’m gonna try to make time today to hug a tree.
It’s been 1 day since my last emotional breakdown. I don’t even like the word breakdown but I’m still not sure how I can reword this to be more affirming and kind to myself. And this #photo is a part of my subverted selfie project of 2020, photo 104/366.
This photo was originally posted on Instagram.
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she has been through so much in her young years.
tonight she is in recovery. she is in a safe place.
she is ready to share her story.
those in the room listen intently. tearfully. prayerfully. hopefully.
it is her pain. it is her abuse. it is her addiction.
is is her crazy family environment. it is her abuser boyfriend.
it is her fear. it is her heartache. it is her despair.
it is her choices. it is not her choices, at times.
and yet, it is her consequences.
it is her past. it is her life.
but before she ends, there is a page that does not read the same.
something has changed. the words are wrapped in hope. there is
an unmistakable lift to the story. hope is rising. she is rising.
above her past. above her pain. she steps into a brighter future.
not just another thursday night in my life.
a thursday night full of purpose as i sit in
the classroom of real life. the hope is real.
the investment is real. the rewards are
beyond measure as she lifts her head,
as the light returns to her eyes, as she
embraces hope for her tomorrows.
listen to someone's story ... help them
gather hope for the journey ...
Model/MUA: Lacie Cotten
Photography/Props/Hair: Nico Nordström
Assistants: Mariana Ramos, Chelsea Pederson, Robert Peña
Behind the scenes: niconordstrom.tumblr.com/post/34443198861/if-winter-ends
With this series I wanted to personify my feelings about Winter. A week before Christmas two years ago, one of my best friends passed away suddenly. That group of friends are family, and have been since middle school and early high school, and I've seen them grow so much over the past two years. Being that it was our first death, it hit us hard, and as soon as it gets cold all of those memories come back. This year though, rather than bummin about the loss of such a beautiful soul, we have to focus on the positive. The fact that we got to be so close with someone so distinctly unique and wonderful, and to exude love, kindness and inner beauty. When you're dealt with such a tragedy in your life, there's nothing you can do besides creating more love and beauty in the world. So rather than focusing on the loss that my "extended family" and I experienced (like I've done in previous work), I wanted to show that love and beauty help lessen the blow. The dead tree branches represent death and life, the flowers represent beauty, and the fog is like the daze we all walked around in, with the light being the light of love.
Please don't use my images on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission - rr.restifo@gmail.com. © All rights reserved.
Youth activists from Donetsk region listening the presentation of Ukrainian Catholic University teacher during an exchange visit to Lviv on 16 February, 2019. The visit was organized by "Platform of initiative s "Teplytsia" with support from UNICEF and EU.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Lviv/Vitaliy Hrabar
April 11, 2020: I’m finding walking barefoot in the grass has become something I need to do daily. It helps increase my vibration. It helps me feel connected to the Earth and it’s energy. It helps me remember the reverence I have for all life. It helps ease the stresses of life. It helps me be present and grounded in the moment, even if it’s for just a moment. I breathe in, and I feel life filling my body. I breathe out, and I know that I am alive, and I am happy for it. Today, the grass was cool even though the sunshine beaming down was warm.
Thank you @aaron_doughty44 for promoting this practice that I’m now incorporating into my life.
It’s been 12 days since my last emotional breakdown. I don’t even like the word breakdown but not sure how I can reword this to be more affirming and kind to myself. And this #photo is a part of my subverted selfie project of 2020, photo 102/366.
This photo was originally posted on Instagram.
#selfies #SubvertedSelfies #366daychallenge #2020Selfies #livingmybestlife #pansexual #bodyneutrality #selflove #selfacceptance #growth #iweigh #light #love #acceptance #stayhome #dailyinspiration #dailymotivation #day #postoftheday #instagood #instagram #empowerment #male #introspection #lookinginward #movingforward #photooftheday #picoftheday #grass
When the past calls, let it go to voicemail. Believe me, it has nothing new to say. - Author Unknown
Picture Quotes on Letting Go & Moving On
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Original photo credit: Image by Mahavir Shah from Pixabay
A view to a casket which was made out of details printed on a 3D printer during a workshop in FabLab for school kids from Vilkhove village on March 14, 2019. FabLab is functioning on a base of Luhansk State University with a support of UNICEF and EU.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Sievierodonetsk/Anastasia Vlasova
Oh, the number of things being said here...but please, please, please do not worry, I assure you I am in a happy and healthy mental state!!! First thing G asked me when he saw this was "are you okay? Why are you doing that? Should I be worried?!?!" I promise, I am okay.
I also just want to say I'm like seriously proud of myself for pulling this off because I didn't think I could.
I am nowhere near the person I was 2 years ago. And while I truly am in a much better place, especially now with things with the house promising to wrap up by the end of this week, I'm different. Better, I think. I'm so much happier and moving forward finally. That resolve I've been waiting for is almost here and I can feel it creeping in, along with a certain inner peace. But, the old me had to die. That shy, scared, hermit of a person had to go away, otherwise everything I did would have been for nothing. I'm still coming out of my shell, I'm still healing and moving forward, but I feel like I've made so much progress that finally something like this photo was appropriate. I don't want to go back there to that place, to that person, to that life. So, yeah, sorry, the old me had to die. :D
So, cheers to being happy and moving forward!!