CHEN MAN - AN AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER

CHEN MAN is a 31 year-old Chinese photographer, born and raised in Beijing.

She graduated from the photography department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2005. But before she even gradutated, she had already started collaborating with Shangai-based fashion magazine Vision, which was one of the few, if not the only, progressive magazines around at that time. This, and a contact of hers, were her open door into the world of heavy weights such as Harper’s Baazar, Elle, Esquire… and the list of magazines, agencies and campaigns goes on.

According her, there was a time in which photographers didn’t consider her a photographer and artists didn’t consider her an artist due to the heavy digital manipulation she applied to her work, so she cut back a lot on the editing and started working with more natural light and retouching a lot less.

However, for Chen Man, the idea that untouched photographs are always better and that art and commerce just don’t mix is very disputable.

Her passion for beauty and glamour is obvious in each of her shots and her emphasis on the beauty of the Asian woman have made her one of China’s most important fashion photographers.

http://www.design-china.org/post/15765528592/chen-man

http://eq-ui-nox.tumblr.com/post/63555529353/photography-chen-man-makeup-tyen-at-dior-hair

http://wird.com.ua/archives/312893

http://www.wearona.com/art_and_culture/photography/chen-man-works-2003-2010/

http://www.creativehunt.com/shanghai/articles/shanghai-chenman-moca-photography

LOVE WILL FIND OUT THE WAY - Anonymous

LOVE WILL FIND OUT THE WAY Anonymous Over the mountains    And over the waves, Under the fountains    And under the graves; Under floods that are deepest,    Which Neptune obey, Over rocks that are steepest,    Love will find out the way. When there is no place    For the glow-worm to lie, When there is no space    For receipt of a fly; When the midge dares not venture    Lest herself fast she lay, If Love come, he will enter    And will find out the way. You may esteem him    A child for his might; Or you may deem him    A coward for his flight; But if she whom Love doth honour    Be conceal'd from the day- Set a thousand guards upon her,    Love will find out the way. Some think to lose him    By having him confined; And some do suppose him,    Poor heart! to be blind; But if ne'er so close ye wall him,    Do the best that ye may, Blind Love, if so ye call him,    He will find out his way. You may train the eagle    To stoop to your fist; Or you may inveigle    The Phoenix of the east; The lioness, you may move her    To give over her prey; But you'll ne'er stop a lover-    He will find out the way. If the earth it should part him,    He would gallop it o'er; If the seas should o'erthwart him,    He would swim to the shore; Should his Love become a swallow,    Through the air to stray, Love will lend wings to follow,    And will find out the way. There is no striving    To cross his intent; There is no contriving    His plots to prevent; But if once the message greet him    That his True Love doth stay, If Death should come and meet him,    Love will find out the way !

Nata Vi

MOTHER DAY (A Neglected Mother's Loneliness And Sorrow) - A VERY TOUCHING POEM

MOTHER  DAY by  U Win Kyi Every year on Mother Day, I have many words to say, from here Old-Age home where I stay, to my children who live far, far away, who are too busy, a visit they rarely pay. My hairs are becoming sparse and gray, My teeth decay, and break away, My mind depresses and in dismay, My nervous response slow and delays, My memory forgetful and in disarray, My legs weak and walk in sway, I feel so gloomy when the day is without sun-rays, I feel so scare when the night is without moon-light spray, I keep the toys made of clay, with which in your young age, you played, to keep the boredom at bay. I keep these toys to prevent sorrow which wants to slay, my lonely heart which already is frail and frayed. To my grandchildren, a Filial Piety, you need to display, so that they would know how to obey, to you when you are old in later days. Otherwise they would say 'nay, ' and do according to the way, you did to me before, down into the grave, I lay.

YOU AND ME - a longtime love poem

YOU  AND  ME You and me we’ve been through everything We’ve stood the test of time We’ve weathered every storm and still, here we are You and me we’ve had our ups and downs We’ve gone around and around We’ve seen it all and we’re still here You and me we’ve been good together and we’ve been on our own but we are at our best when we are where we belong It’s you and me We are meant to be No matter what may come our way We’ll be together always

I MISS YOU - love poem

I MISS YOU I miss you I miss the hours we would spend talking, being open and honest and free I miss how my heart would breath a sigh of relief because you brought me peace I miss the feeling of hope and happiness and how with you I always felt content I miss you I miss the hours I would spend lying by your side tracing the lines upon your skin I miss the way you held me close enough to hear your heartbeat, I wish I could hear it again I miss you I miss you every minute of everyday it’s an ache, a sadness, an emptiness that doesn’t ever go away I miss you

A MILLION THANKS - Friendship poem

A  MILLION  THANKS A tear or two you’ve dried A hug or two you’ve shared A time or two you’ve listened So many ways you’ve cared. A million thanks I owe From the bottom of my heart For the kind and caring friend That you always are

SCHOOL CHILDREN - PNG