When I lived in Bangkok five years ago I used to take my camera for a walk when feeling lonely. I would wander around for hours, breathing in the infinitely polluted heat and noise of the City of Angels. There were times when I hated it, the beloved Krung Thep. But I soon learnt to see things differently: through the lens of my camera I discovered beauty in ugliness. Somehow it made me feel better. I still don't really understand why. This is from the Sala Daeng skytrain station, just a couple of blocks from my apartment.
A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrowmindedness... the oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity. The oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.
-Nelson Mandela
1 comment:
disturbing, amazing photo.
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