sometimes as a photographer, something that you are unprepared for happens so quickly that you simply don't have time to capture it. being a good photographer is being ever prepared AND super fast. i wish i had a better picture of this moment, because i just don't think i will see a monkey riding a motorbike ever again. i zoomed in pretty far on this one.
this, however, is a rather sad sight. across the street from my homestay family's house is a monkey who is too old to work, so they keep him chained to this little treehouse. whenever i'm on the phone i walk over and look at him while i talk and try to fill my eyes with sympathy, because he just looks so sad. you can't really see his chain here, but its around his neck. last night he gave me a chin up, like guys would do when they see their buddy walking down the street. and then i swear he smiled at me.
as of today, i think i'm finished gathering content for my story. its the best one i've ever done. i may need a few more images, but the editing process begins in earnest today.
two more weeks to go in thailand, so much as happened and i've seen so many things and i feel so full that i could burst. i've written pages and pages of things that will never be published, but exist just to help me process. this country is a place so alive, but so strange.
i'm so glad i came here.
1 comment:
I think your mind has been "monkeyed" with or maybe its the fruit!
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