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Published: 2014-02-10 03:20:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 7059; Favourites: 511; Downloads: 0
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Buddhist Monks lighting a Khom Loy to celebrate the incredible Loy Krathong Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.ΒThis was the most uplifting and surreal evenings we spent in Southeast Asia. I knew it was going to be special, however I was completely mind blown the whole weekend celebrating 2 of the worlds greatest spiritual events; Yee Peng and Loy Krathong. It was challenging photographing the event, shoulder-to-shoulder with other photographer all wanting a piece of the magic. What really drew me to this frame was the Monk in the background taking photos on his camera, not something you see every day.Β
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So peaceful and spiritual. A very magic moment...
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I love this picture! You sure got a piece of that magic in this one Β
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Thanks for your kind words
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I think the monk on the left captures the feeling of the moment. He appears very serene, in contrast to his lantern-lighting coheart who appears to be posing for the Photo-monk-er... 
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Yes, I agree with what you are saying. I had to take this photo though, its not every day you see a monk operating a dslr, pretty rare you see monks with any digital technology. Thanks, hope you keep enjoying my images.
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I'm always so confused and disappointed when I see monks with notebooks, tablets, cameras, and worst of all iphones, owning those things goes (or at the least should go) against
their supposed philosophy, and seeing this monk here taking a picture makes me feel uneasy, it's poetic in a very bad way and illustrates a poignant shallowness about everything. Buddhism teaches to let go of the need to control, and him wanting to capture a moment in time is fundamentally the opposite of this.Β
It's weird, I don't know why this bothers me so much, but anyway, this photograph is beautiful nonetheless, definitely one of the few photographs that actually deserve a DD.
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This is gorgeous and so full of positivity.Β I don't think you've captured a scene here, but you've captured a feeling.Β What I wouldn't give to see this even in person some day.Β Thank you for sharing
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ps - that monk in the background with the camera totally made me smile
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Terrific. I guess this is my new fave shot from your SEA series!Β
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It's an amusing contrast to see a monk hold a camera.
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It's a must see for anyone in Thailand around the time of the festival. Bucket-list material
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totally bucket list material.
Ugh,so far away,but so worth going ; w ;
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I tell you, sooner or later you'll get a DD for either this, or one in this series. It's typical DD stuff.
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We'll have to wait and see about that. I didn't really know there were 'typical DD' images. What defines the cliche DD?
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Hard to put that into words...
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