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"With the past, I have nothing to do;
nor with the future. I live now."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Two aspirants and an instructor practice spiritual body awareness contortions during a class at Clam Harbour Beach. The guy is finding it challenging visualizing left from right.
Please be aware that many in need of blankets and warmer clothing are around. Money is not the only thing that will help them.
I often give food and my mother cooks extra food so she can hand it out to people out there that need it more than her.
When ever I dream that I've been without pants, no one seems to notice nor care. Now I figure, "Well why should I?"
If society doesn't care about my exposed self then there must be nothing wrong. It really feels great to just go about my business without a care how I look or how others may perceive me.
I assume this has to be my subconscious telling me that what ever I've been ashamed about isn't all that big of a deal. Now I need to figure out just what I'm insecure about and not mind so much in real life... yeah good luck, me.
Being self-aware (self-conscious) is so strange. Like crossing a tight rope; once I think about how well I am doing I begin to fail. Why is there a "confidence auto-destruct" built into myself?
Most of the time I self-destruct before I even try. There are times I have to trick myself out the door for shoots. My mind is resisting but I've told my body, "Just take us; he'll do fine once we're there!"
About the Shot:
I just needed her to look somewhat towards the camera. If I had her eyes looking away from the direction of the crowd it would complete the "self-aware subject" idea. The scene being very dark and my hands cold and I was ensured that every shot would be a blurred mess. Trying not to think about that I continued shooting muttering to myself, "Please look towards the camera, look at the camera, the camera, look at the camera..." And then she disappeared.
"damn it..."
I looked through my shots anyway and they were all actually sharp except for the one where she begins to look towards me.
"God Damn It!"
Then the last frame was right before I lost sight of her behind the crossing guard. Her face had stopped moving and the shot was crisp!
"Got it, got the damn photo."
Editing wise: As if she needs anymore attention, I dodged her hair.
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For more than 25 years, October has officially been National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Breast cancer affects almost everyone whether it's personally, a family member or a friend. Not everybody can be cured although treatment methods are improving greatly.
Please remember this cause!
How many awareness ribbons can you find?
As in the rest of the world, the pink lit buildings of Breast Cancer Awareness Month were seen throughout Mexico City.
Done in collaboration with my friend Kleide.
Aids awareness campaign a few months back - a scene at Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. The forecourt of the Low Yatt Plaza is full of activities, even though it is a small alleyway.
Voigtlander Bessa R3M, Voigtlander Nokton Classic 40mm F1.4 MC, Kodak Portra 160VC
Point and Shoot Adventure Series Image.
Comcast Center Lobby, Philadelphia, PA.
While waiting to meet a friend for lunch I took a moment to look around. The Comcast Center Lobby is a great place for many things, this atrium being one of them.
This is a simple look up the glass wall towards the glass ceiling. Looking through the top and bottom squares in the ceiling you can see the outside of the building heading skyward.
I waited for 2 minutes and got this image...would have gladly blown off lunch for more time to shoot.
Enjoy!
October month is dedicated for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I dedicate this to all who have affected by cancer
"A semicolon is used when a sentence could have ended, but wasn't." suicide awareness day. Stay strong, it will get better.
…that Breast Cancer will be gone, gone, gone…….Margo Robbie, Nicole Kidman, & Charlize Theron support the Cause…All Three & More……………
I took this for the "Khrome Photo Jam 2.0" in Hamburg, Germany.
Pentax SFXn SLR thru Soligor AF 28-70mm Zoom macro on Kodak Pro Image 100
Eight lost children is the reason why Evergreen House is standing. Escaping from the sickly and crowded conditions of Halifax city life, Harriet Hawthorn (with her husband Alexander James), moved across the water to what was then pure countryside. He was a lawyer then, and later a judge and schoolmaster. The couple had two surviving children when the home was finally completed in 1867 — Charlotte and Harriet, nine and seven. A third was born soon after moving in, named Sarah or "Sadie". That last daughter gave birth to her own first child here, three decades later. After the time of the James family, this was home to the Hills, then the Creightons, until becoming a museum in 1978. In that century, the rolling fields and woods that once surrounded this home grew out into Dartmouth. Albert Street out front was once the tree-lined driveway, now just another residential lane. These back windows look out on an ever-expanding and rising metropolis, and I'm in the shadows as just another blip in the history. There is nothing more timeless than twilight to me, no stretch or passage that makes me feel more part of years flown past. I'm only ever half-aware of what it meant to be alive long before me. But I'm sure it always makes me grateful for the time I'm in.
November 4, 2025
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Year 18, Day 6568 of my daily journal.
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No colors were changed in this photo. The glove was actually pink and when I showed my wife the photo she said "wow that would be a great breast cancer awareness photo". So here is how it turned out.
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A new awareness campaign was launched at Manchester Airport today as part of an annual operation aimed at tackling Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Officers from GMP and Border Force will be joined by charities and partners from today, Thursday 21st July, until Monday 25th July in the departures area of Manchester Airport for Operation Limelight.
Over the next few days they will be speaking to holiday makers and other visitors to the airport and also showcasing new artwork that will be used throughout the year to signpost victims and those who wish to report concerns about FGM.
GMP and Border Force will then carry out the same operation in arrivals from Tuesday 30th August to Friday 2nd September.
This is the third year of Operation Limelight, with hundreds of families given advice on FGM and other crimes over the past two years. This year’s posters are aimed at adults and children who are travelling through the airport to encourage them to report concerns.
Detective Inspector Nathan Percival from GMP said: “This operation targets busy times in an airport with flights to key destinations for these illegal practices. The summer holidays are a prime time for parents to take young girls abroad to have this abhorrent procedure carried out.
“By working with Border Force and partner agencies we want to educate people passing through the airport on what to look out for and how they can help potential victims of FGM but also to send a clear message to anyone inflicting this procedure on their child or carrying it out themselves – this crime carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison and we will do everything that we can to keep children safe from this type of harm.”
Minister for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism Sarah Newton said: “FGM is a crime and it is child abuse. We will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong physical and psychological suffering to women and girls.
“The summer holidays are a time when girls may be most at risk of being taken abroad to undergo FGM, and hundreds of Border Force officials at UK ports and airports are trained to look for potential victims and perpetrators. I highly commend the work of Greater Manchester Police, Border Force and the charities and organisations involved at Manchester airport to keep these girls safe.
"The UK is now a world leader in tackling FGM, and we have significantly strengthened the law. But too many people are still living in silence. We know that changing attitudes within communities is key to ending FGM, and we will continue to work with community organisations and survivors to help drive progress.”
Operation Limelight began just after GMP issued its first FGM protection order last July. Since then the Force has issued five orders in total, protecting people from the illegal procedure.
Greater Manchester Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd said: “Female genital mutilation is child abuse. We all have a responsibility to protect our children and put a stop to this horrendous and criminal practice. We’ve been doing a lot of work across Greater Manchester, bringing police, councils, health, education and voluntary organisations together to raise awareness of female genital mutilation, educate communities and encourage people to speak out. This operation is part of this positive work and I hope it sends a strong message to victims that they don’t have to suffer in silence – help is available.”
FGM involves the partial or total removal of the external genitalia or injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or any other non-therapeutic reasons. It is prevalent in countries in mid and northern Africa and parts of Asia. It is allegedly carried out to safeguard a young woman's virginity and her family's honour, and can involve a festival or celebration as part of the ceremony.
Passengers are reassured that although incidents do not happen on a daily occurrence, the summer holidays call for extra vigilance as parents often use this period as an opportunity to take young girls abroad.
For full guidelines on honour-based abuse, FGM and the law please visit the Home Office website – link below. Anyone with concerns is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or the FGM Helpline on 0800 028 3550. You can also contact the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
100% of profit from the purchase of this print purchased from imagesbybni.smugmug.com will benefit The National Breast Cancer Foundation.
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“One day, as the crowds were gathering, Christ went up the hillside with his disciples and sat down and taught them there: “Humble men are very fortunate for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.” Now, we should clarify some of our terms here. First of all, “Kingdom of Heaven, in spiritual life, means God-consciousness. It’s not a place off somewhere in some other world or many, many millions and millions and billions of miles beyond the physical universe. “Kingdom of Heaven”, as Christ said, “is within”. It’s a state of consciousness. When the mind becomes completely calm, then the inner Reality which is hidden by thoughts, starts to shine and one feels one is in heaven. It means one is happy and peaceful. That’s heaven. So this is what Christ means when he says, “The Kingdom of Heaven”. Also, many times he refers to the Father: “My Father sent me” “I and the Father are one.” When he says Father, what he’s talking about is Supreme Consciousness, the Absolute Being, Satchitananda, the Ocean of Awareness, the Source of the world. That’s called the Father. Not that the Father is a man, a big man with a beard, or without a beard. But the Father is Reality, impersonal Reality.”—Swami Paramatmananda, “Talks, Volume 1”, p. 85
fianally a clear northern night . . . sweet
a shot over Good Harbor Bay looking towards
Pyramid Point and the manitou Islands.
The celebration of Dark Sky awareness week continues!
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It is imperative that people knows about the consequences of leaving unattended water containers because they are a good source of breeding sites.
Credits: Joshua E. Cogan.
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Gloria who is HIV positive in Khayelitsha township outside Cape Town where the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) is holding an AIDS awareness campaign. South Africa. Photo: Trevor Samson / World Bank
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I am going to write the same things as in
previous Octobers.
1. Breast Cancer has no profile.
2. Breast Cancer signs should be looked at by your Doctor immediately.
3. Don't let anyone tell you that you are too young to have Breast Cancer.
4. If you have a lump, have it removed and tested.
5. Don't let anyone tell you to wait until a lump bothers you before you have it taken out.
6. Most of the time the lump is benign so why worry, find out.
7. Family history should factor in, but is not a sign of your chances to have Breast Cancer.
8. Early detection is the key.
If you feel something is not right, get it checked out. Don't wait. If a doctor tells you that you
are too young, you don't fit the profile, there is no history, have the lump removed anyway. It
will just get larger causing a larger surgery.
I was told that I was too young, didn't fit the profile, and had no family history. Two doctors told
me to go home and come back next year. If it was still bothering me, they would take it out.
They were both 99 percent sure that it was nothing. I went home and started thinking about
the situation. Called the doctor and insisted on having the lump out. It was cancer and had
spread into one node. I was young and the mamo did not pick up the lump. I had no family
history (my aunt got breast cancer after I did). Flags should go up anytime a doctor tells you
they are 99 percent sure because, apparently, those odds are not good enough.
Someone in my neighborhood was 29 years old when she was told to go home, it was nothing
because she was too young. The next year cancer had spread into three nodes. It is scary
that women are dismissed by doctors (not all doctors).
Take care of any problem immediately. It will save your life. God erased my cancer about 18
years ago. My surgeon was led by Him to remove all signs of it. Prayers to all of you who are
struggling with a decision to seek answers and to those of you going through treatment. I have
learned much from cancer. I have learned to rely on God and my gut feelings.
TAKE CARE OF YOU so you can take care of others.