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Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Botswana has the largest elephant population on the continent due to tight protection and civil unrest in neighbouring countries. The relative difficulty in accessing the wildlife areas coupled with the military threat to poachers has allowed the elephant population in Botswana to grow.
The Okavango Delta also sees high concentrations of elephants due to the permanent water source.
There have been incidents of poaching in Botswana, mainly rhino, but the government decided to set up a military task force in the fight against the scourge. Poachers were ruthlessly dealt with and the task force became a full-time anti-poaching unit.
The Linyanti area of Botswana was once a hunting concession but in the past 10 years, with only photographic tourism being offered, the elephants are starting to return en masse to the region and Linyanti today is being touted as equal to Chobe when it comes to elephant experience. – Wikipedia
"Don't change that pose, Reese. That's perfect! Thanks, dear." Click.
My hobby is photography.
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The saying expresses an idea of peace not sought outside but safeguarded within. The truest serenity does not arise from the noise of the world, from approval, possession, or control, but from the ability to pause and return to one’s own center. Listening to one’s breath means recovering inner measure, the essential rhythm of life, presence to oneself. In this sense, breath becomes a symbol of awareness, attentiveness, and reconciliation. The meaning of the sentence is deeply spiritual and existential. Those who know how to listen to their own breath also know how to withdraw from chaos, anxiety, and external pressure. It is not escape, but grounding. Peace is not described as a loud or heroic conquest, but as an intimate, silent, profound condition. It speaks of recollection, balance, and inner truth: peace lives in the heart of those who know how to return to themselves. The image translates this concept with strong visual coherence. The female figure emerges in soft black and white, immersed in clouds, her face lifted and eyes closed. The posture suggests surrender, listening, suspension. There is no tension, no struggle, no aggressive pose: everything converges toward a sense of interiority and quiet. The clouds envelop the body like a substance of the soul, while the light descending from above reinforces the idea of a silent revelation, of a peace that does not impose itself but allows itself to be felt. Breath, though invisible, is the true symbolic center of the image. I publish these images created with artificial intelligence not to replace pure art, nor to diminish the value of poetry, painting, sculpture, photography, or other artistic forms grounded in the living presence of the hand, the gaze, and lived experience. I publish them because I consider artificial intelligence a new medium, an additional instrument, a contemporary material to be used intentionally. I do not submit to it: I bend it to my desires, to my vision, to my expressive needs. For me, this medium does not erase art but opens a different operational space. It allows me to construct images born from a precise thought, from directed imagination, from formal and symbolic intention. The point is not to imitate what already exists, but to use a new language to express something that belongs to me. In this sense, artificial intelligence is not the end but the means: a tool that, through my intention, becomes expressive possibility. The real question is not the technology itself, but what an artist is able to make of it.
Sometimes it is about the moment, the light, finding a place to be on your own when your travelling and to switch off your mind, just immerse yourself in the scene, find self awareness and acknowledge your place in the world
Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Botswana has the largest elephant population on the continent due to tight protection and civil unrest in neighbouring countries. The relative difficulty in accessing the wildlife areas coupled with the military threat to poachers has allowed the elephant population in Botswana to grow.
The Chobe River front was once only a part of the ancient elephant migration routes but with civil war in Angola and the war of liberation in Namibia the elephants fell victim to mass poaching.
Rival armies were killing elephants for target practice and to sell ivory for weapons. The elephants reacted to this threat by not crossing Chobe River, instead the Chobe then became the dry season refuge for the herds and over the years the numbers built up and the reputation of Chobe grew.
There have been incidents of poaching in Botswana, mainly rhino, but the government decided to set up a military task force in the fight against the scourge. Poachers were ruthlessly dealt with and the task force became a full-time anti-poaching unit.
The end of the war in Namibia, and relative peace having returned to Angola, the elephants have slowly but surely started moving across the Chobe River again. There are many elephants that have not had the experience of the migration routes and still see Chobe as a dry season refuge.
The Linyanti area of Botswana was once a hunting concession but in the past 10 years, with only photographic tourism being offered, the elephants are starting to return en masse to the region and Linyanti today is being touted as equal to Chobe when it comes to elephant experience.
Other areas of Botswana such as the Okavango Delta also see high concentrations of elephant due to the permanent water source.
This image represents a state of active consciousness turned outward.
The gaze is alert, attentive, exposed. It observes the world as it is, without filters, fully aware of the risk involved in opening oneself to the outside. There is no naivety here, only awareness.
The external world appears as a place of possibility and, at the same time, of threat. The gaze does not close itself off, but remains on guard. It is a fragile balance between the desire for connection and the need for self-protection. Here, consciousness does not withdraw or escape; it faces what lies outside, accepting its own vulnerability.
Placed alongside the image of active consciousness turned inward, this work becomes its natural counterpart. The two images enter into dialogue as complementary states: one born from protection, the other from exposure. Two different, yet equally necessary, ways of inhabiting both the world and the self.
Grey squirrels are mainly herbivorous, eating acorns and hazel nuts, berries, fungi and even bark, buds and shoots. However, on rare occasions when plant food is very scarce they will eat insects, smaller rodents, bird eggs and nestlings.
They are very self aware and trusting.
Their motto is...
"I see therefore I am"
Their favourite movies are...
"any starring James Bond."
Their favourite advert is...
"all because the Lady Loves Milk tray."
They are also members of...
"The Worldwide society of nature's entertainment and puzzle solving group."
Terry Morley 2017
😉
Photography And Post Processing - Me.
I like this image a lot and it is a personal favourite of mine. Shows yet another old lady/woman by the market stalls seeming absorbed/drained by life again and the look in her facial expression tells a story which can't be told which appears to be a mystery judging by her eye look. Although i did do loads of research into other documentary photographers for my university project looking at the likes of Henri Cartier Bresson and William Eggleston etc i can't really say they inspired me as i just went for my own approach. Trying to capture the moment was one of my target learning outcomes, i just like to grab the camera and capture whatever i see or comes natural.
I would say that shot is quite candid like some of the other shots, i got this shot as the old lady was walking slowly my direction without the self awareness i was there and it felt like forever until i finally got close enough to get the high quality snap shot i wanted to achieve. If you look closer at the image/photograph you can also see the old man walking/hidden right behind her also walking slowly who is probably related to the old lady or has some sort of connection. The post processing/production was quite simple as i messed around with the brightness/contrast to add more to it rather the image have a fade quality. Also i have tried to be clever by blurring the market stalls on the side to show how life/generation is going all too quickly for the pair. Almost like a daze which puts the focus/spotlight onto the main subject. I think the monochrome/black and white work well rather then color/colour as it makes the image more truthful for the audience.
Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Young elephant mock charging the land rover. He faked the charge at least four times, before running off to join the rest of the herd. I cropped the image to show his facial expression.
Botswana has the largest elephant population on the continent due to tight protection and civil unrest in neighbouring countries. The relative difficulty in accessing the wildlife areas coupled with the military threat to poachers has allowed the elephant population in Botswana to grow.
The Okavango Delta also sees high concentrations of elephants due to the permanent water source.
There have been incidents of poaching in Botswana, mainly rhino, but the government decided to set up a military task force in the fight against the scourge. Poachers were ruthlessly dealt with and the task force became a full-time anti-poaching unit.
The Linyanti area of Botswana was once a hunting concession but in the past 10 years, with only photographic tourism being offered, the elephants are starting to return en masse to the region and Linyanti today is being touted as equal to Chobe when it comes to elephant experience. – Wikipedia
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This was one of the most photogenic guys i ever met on my travels. He just knew instantly how to pose in front of a camera. Maybe it was because this Rendille warrior was selfaware of the beautiful attire he was wearing... the armbands, necklace, plumes,... He even took a mirror with him everywhere he went, tucked into his armband. So he could check if everything was still in place whenever he wanted.
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Moremi Game Reserve
Botswana
Southern Africa
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Botswana has the largest elephant population on the continent due to tight protection and civil unrest in neighbouring countries. The relative difficulty in accessing the wildlife areas coupled with the military threat to poachers has allowed the elephant population in Botswana to grow.
The Chobe River front was once only a part of the ancient elephant migration routes but with civil war in Angola and the war of liberation in Namibia the elephants fell victim to mass poaching.
Rival armies were killing elephants for target practice and to sell ivory for weapons. The elephants reacted to this threat by not crossing Chobe River, instead the Chobe then became the dry season refuge for the herds and over the years the numbers built up and the reputation of Chobe grew.
There have been incidents of poaching in Botswana, mainly rhino, but the government decided to set up a military task force in the fight against the scourge. Poachers were ruthlessly dealt with and the task force became a full-time anti-poaching unit.
The end of the war in Namibia, and relative peace having returned to Angola, the elephants have slowly but surely started moving across the Chobe River again. There are many elephants that have not had the experience of the migration routes and still see Chobe as a dry season refuge.
The Linyanti area of Botswana was once a hunting concession but in the past 10 years, with only photographic tourism being offered, the elephants are starting to return en masse to the region and Linyanti today is being touted as equal to Chobe when it comes to elephant experience.
Other areas of Botswana such as the Okavango Delta also see high concentrations of elephant due to the permanent water source.
a sign on a West End footpath nurturing folk to be themselves as all otherselves are taken by someone else.
A Bhikkhuni is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. Male monastics are called Bhikkhus. Buddhism is unique in that Buddha, as founder of a spiritual tradition, explicitly states in canonical literature that a woman is as capable of nirvana (enlightenment) as a man, and can fully attain all four stages of enlightenment.
Meditation is for the Bhikkhunis the road to enlightenment. Photo taken at the Buddhist temple of Pha That Luang in Vientiane.
Een bhikkhuni is een non in het boeddhisme. Het dagelijks leven en veel van de regels voor bhikkhuni's komen sterk overeen met die van bhikkhu's de boeddhistische monniken. Voor bhikkhuni's is er echter een striktere discipline. Een van de redenen hiervoor is dat in de tijd van de Boeddha vrouwen onder bescherming stonden van mannen. De Orde van Bhikkhuni's is daarom ook ondergeschikt aan de Orde van Bhikkhu's, die een begeleidende en overziende rol speelt in de Orde van de Bhikkhuni's.
this is such an oldie outtake from last year's 365
haven't had much time lately, but wanting to participate with y'all
some of my favorite thoughts of the past few days:
when you know better, you do better!
don't hold yourself hostage to who you've been or what you've done...
when you know better and choose to do better, you rise into your best self
take responsibility for the energy you bring to the world..and the energy you allow into your life!
HSS!
thank you dear friends, for your continued support and LoVe xo
Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Botswana has the largest elephant population on the continent due to tight protection and civil unrest in neighbouring countries. The relative difficulty in accessing the wildlife areas coupled with the military threat to poachers has allowed the elephant population in Botswana to grow.
The Okavango Delta also sees high concentrations of elephants due to the permanent water source.
There have been incidents of poaching in Botswana, mainly rhino, but the government decided to set up a military task force in the fight against the scourge. Poachers were ruthlessly dealt with and the task force became a full-time anti-poaching unit.
The Linyanti area of Botswana was once a hunting concession but in the past 10 years, with only photographic tourism being offered, the elephants are starting to return en masse to the region and Linyanti today is being touted as equal to Chobe when it comes to elephant experience. - Wikipedia
A self-portrait that delves into the depths of the self, as the face is captured within the eye, symbolizing introspection and the examination of one's innermost thoughts and emotions.
The surprising lesson behind holiday eating piersey.com/holiday-eating-real-effects/ and why hunger can be grounding instead of stressful.
How can I put this I, I, I...
I'm an independent woman, I...
I've been crying like a child
I just wanted you to know the person that I am
More than any other of your fans
I will love you for a thousand years
Yours truly
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How could I ever love another?
How could you say you don't remember?
God knows I'd give anything
For just one more night together
Today I miss you more than ever
How could you say you don't remember?
This one's for the happiness I'll be wishing you forever
You got me crying like a child
Ain't no need for me to lie
(宇多田 ヒカル) Utada (Hikaru) - This One (Crying Like A Child)
Kansas City Zoo
At the age of 2 years, Milo (a chimpanzee) has entered the age of self-discovery, self-awareness, and self-consciousness. And don’t let that ashamed, pathetic look fool you. That kid is still finding ways to get about anything that he wants.
Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Miscellaneous Elephant Facts
1) Males can grow up to 13 feet tall at the shoulders, measure up to 30 feet from trunk to tail, and weigh up to 14,000 pounds. Elephants are the ONLY mammals that cannot jump!
2) An elephant’s trunk weighs around 400 pounds and contains around 100,000 different muscles. But, thanks to finger-like appendages at the tip, they’re also nimble enough to pluck a single blade of grass.
3) Elephants tusks are ambidextrous. Some are “lefties,” others are “righties.” They’ll favor that tusk when fighting other Elephants, picking things up, or stripping leaves and bark off trees. Because of constant usage, their preferred tusk gets shorter over time.
4) Elephants have highly developed brains, not to mention the largest in the entire animal kingdom. Their brain is 3 or 4 times larger than that of humans.
5) Elephants have an extremely slow pulse rate, around 27 beats per minute. Compare that to the average human (80 bpm), or Canary (1000 bpm).
6) The elephant’s trunk, which is called a proboscis, contains 16 muscles, with a large muscle on the top and sides of the trunk allowing elephants to raise it. There are also thousands of smaller muscle fascicles, or bundles of muscle fibers, that allow for finer movements of the trunk.
7) Elephants are incapable of jumping, but these massive mammals can run at a maximum speed of 25 miles (40 km) per hour.
~Aldous Huxley
i also adore this quote-
"You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are." ~Eckhart Tolle
:) happy weekend my friends
Keeping Santa Cruz Weird.
Photo by Chuck Rogers.
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Joe Buck has no self-awareness. Troy Aikman has self-awareness but made a bad choice covering himself.
Thursday Night Football Postgame Broadcast on December 16, 2021.
Health isn’t optional piersey.com/health-wake-up-call-story/ and your body will eventually tell you that. This is the honest breakdown of my wake-up call, the signs I ignored, and what finally pushed me into real change.
Greetings portrays three mannequins who have awakened into autonomy and now present themselves with confidence and humor. The central mannequin has reconstructed its identity with white hands, a ceramic head, and a small bird placed inside its chest as a playful symbol of self-awareness. Around it, the other mannequins select their own prosthetics and embrace their worn or incomplete bodies without shame. Even the dog seems newly sentient, questioning its place in this evolving world. Together, they offer a light-hearted yet poignant meditation on self-determination, reinvention, and the quiet dignity of claiming one’s own form. Image Sources: edan-cohen-Sz5vFRzabbE-unsplash; vintage-style-female-display-mannequin-from D&A Binder; carrying-hand-prosthethetic-WWI Museum; crequle-french-cubist-oil-and-acrylic-on-board-le-mannequin-after-giorgio-de-chiricolate-20th-century-sku22213572_0 from Vinterior; Metal Mannequin from Bell & Beasst Empoorium; robin-818126_1920-Oldiefan on Pixabay; Head from BrocanteMitchVintage on Etsy; Dog from Robt.YoungAntiques; Sitting Mannequin origin unknown; Polio Boos from QuantiGarageSale on Etsy;
Taken and edited on an iPhone 4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxYsi5Y-xOQ
Compassion withheld, Judgment delivered, Blame received, Hope denied, Addiction to cope, Shame as result, Justified rebellion, Scorn of the child . . . Look in his eyes, Have mercy for one, Forgiveness released, Surrendered demands, Accept the history, Cycle broken, Compassion for self, Grace envelops, Embrace the story, Renewed sense of life, Never alone, Higher provision, It has all been seen, Living allegory, Proof of my need, Focus on One.
Heaven and Earth melting Together
In tHe middle of the RoaD
between the lines
neither Samsara nor Nirvana
Light and Dark Enlightenment
Floating on Hades Wings
HKD
Schweben zwischen Himmel und Erde in der Mitte
HKD
Taken and edited on an iPhone 4
What is it?>>>Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Click to Listen >>> An Amazing Song
I intended to create a cheap looking cityscape and needed a very cute monster toy to go with it (the less menacing the monster is the better). I was mainly inspired by the video game Rampage (which was one of my favourite games as a child).
The photograph is intended to be self aware and look fake. I hope these intentions are obvious to the viewer.