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Published: 2005-02-27 07:34:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 1434; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 324
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This group of young Buddhist monks had just boarded the Chao Phraya river boat in Bangkok, which serves as a bus on the river at the west side of the city. Being a monk requires a commitment to a lifetime of austerity and personal sacrifices, which are all part of ancient traditions. One can only imagine what goes on inside the mind of someone so young as they look to this future.Related content
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i found all the monks i met to be really friendly and much more playful and fun loving than how i originally imagined them to be. The monks in Thailand and the Tibetan monks in Dharmasala really shattered my image of monks as being serious and contemplative, though i'm sure they can be. nice capture of people waiting. and i like how the silver bar compliments the orange robes.
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i really have to respect they kind of faith, determination and self-control that guides one through such a lifestyle...
they look so young, but have such looks of deep thought and contemplation... there must be some uncertainty in them, knowing what they are heading to and what they are leaving behind...
nicely captured
.maggie
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ahh, well there is a future, and I guess its a pretty safe existence in comparrison to fending your way through the rest of Thai society.
Nice shot.
Did you see the sign on the Ferry's too "Space for Monks" - that made me chuckle and take a shot!
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really great! wow. love the colours, the composition, and the expresion on the little boy. it looks like he is frightene of the future. a really great photograph!
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Those expressions are so emotives and deeps, makes you guess what does they might be thinking about? a very good work and composition fella!
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most of us wonder how they handle the transition from their former lives into that of a buddhist monk but we also forget that they are probably coming from lives very different from what we might imagine. since ~Dyer-Consequences pointed out, and you confirmed, that the boys only have to become monks for a certain amount of time, they've probably been told what to expect and been taught how to act and what to say etc. etc. so i think that what they're feeling, or at least what the little boy in front is feeling, is the kind of nervousness a person feels when they're alone for the first time. a sort of worried, nervous, wondering if the person you meet is going to like you, and the sort of what is it going to be like kind of feeling.
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i foundes so amazing and fully of human feeligns this shot from your wonderful trip dear kev, reminds to me some great scenes of a wonderful film of those now days about the history and the human touch in the life of the Ernesto de la Serna you can take a look [link]
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hmmm. the fact that the light comes only on the boy in the center.. strange and perfect.
sometimes, people manage to capture moments, expressions, atmospheres that speak, even if us, spectators, weren't there when it happened.
you're one of those photographers.
excellent shot.
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i love the colors and the expression on the faces of the boys, and the diagonal lines of the railing. great shot.
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The photo makes me sad, why⦠Who knows 
Sorry about the comment, they are getting shorter little by little, but my fingers hurt and Iβm in a rush !
Take care dear
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hehe your comments are always great, and very thoughtful. thank you.
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Great work, Kev. Really the kind of photo that captures my eye. Simple and meaningful.
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It's nice how you can see that kid is the main focus of the subject. Maybe you should've cropped the top, though? Just an opinion.
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nah... i never crop outside of the camera... i just live with the choices i made when i shot
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I have to admit, you have the caught the right moment. Its a very deep photo with a comments that makes me think. And thats how it should be witl every single journalism photo. You managed to present it in a great way. Im looking forward to see more pics from you trip.
PS - You should go more often on holidays if you bring such pics home
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hahah yes i totally agree: i need more holidays!
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what can i say kev
as i said to you when we met. i wish that i could notice things like this, they seem to be all around me. but only people who dont live here seem to be able to capture them
its a beautiful, deep and interesting shot
framing is perfect
can you believe, that i STILL havnt been to the river
ive lived here for months
fantastic shot as i say again
cant wait for what is coming next...
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oooh go to the river. it's fun. skytrain to saphan taksin and it's right there
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Very intresting photo here kev. I honestly didn't know that monks were this young..
There eyes look so deep..
Very nice job
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What a wonderful capture, that look on the boys face. He really encapsules everything you wanted to say with this shot. Love the composition and the colours as well, but especially the stories that it evokes in my head.
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Wonderful work, technically perfect. I like the mood on his face, you captured in this almost living picture, which is telling a story and isn't just representing a moment.
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He really looks lost in thought in this one, Kevin.
Splendid photojournalistic work capturing the moment.
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I'm really excited about seeing what form your photography takes outside of the studio
This is a truly wonderful shot. You captured a very expressive moment.
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And seeing as I'm still thinking about this one, I'll go on...
I think there are four subjects in this photo. The boys in the foreground all have very individual expressions, and at least three of them look deep in thought. The boy who has his back turned was probably just distracted by something happening behind him, but there's a certain poetry in the notion that it is a symbolic pose.
My favourite element of this photo is the way that only one of the faces is brightly illuminated. It pulls focus onto the boy who looks most troubled, and (as somebody said above) his own line of gaze makes you feel as though you're not staring at the centre of the shot. The unusual lighting immediately made me think of the notion of "enlightenment", which is a very tidy way to wrap up the concept of the shot
(Sorry for going on and on. It's just that the more I looked at this shot, the more I found in it 
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this is such a beautiful and emotional photo. great work.
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I bet monks make good pictures...
Cant wait to see some.
Also, thanks for the help with my flash. I have figured it out now.
My next update will have better flash qualities then this one.
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Beautifully captured bud. Love the natural framing, it works so well here with the boy in the center and especially his gaze forcing us to move OUR eyes to the left to view the other two who have different expressions. I also love the opposition on the right with the boy with his back to us. It's four 'trains of thought, or emotion' in one image.
This image is clinically perfect in my eyes ... when we think of journalism ... it's almost so good one would think it's set up! But that's why it's so great, because life often has moments like this. What's even better is having a talented photographer capture it for everyone else to see!
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thank you. it was exhilarating to capture "real life" like this when i'm so used to set up studio shots.
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Hi Kevin. Now this is a nice pic, with even nicer description. I've lived in Thailand, and I'm married to a Thai Buddhist, so I'm quite partial to such photos. Hard to go wrong with Thai monks and their beautiful flowing robes as your subject matter. It's funny that you posted this just now, as I've had one of my own photos of 3 monks up as my featured deviation for the last week.
I was just about to change it to another featured photo, but I'd like you to see it if you get a chance, and I don't know how to give you a link to it..so I'll leave it up for a few days in hopes you can get over to take a peek at my main page. I think it's one of the best photos I've ever taken, but again, sometimes the subject matter makes the photographer's job very easy. I plan to return to Thailand this year, so hopefully I'll get some more shots like this 
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thank you, and i enjoyed your monk photo very much. can't wait to see what else you bring back from thailand.
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the beatiful thing about the piece is the symbolisim that both your description, and the very action dictates... one of the most beautiful things of bhuddism is the sense of selflessness, that simple fact of leaving your childhood behind to search for the way.... none are above it... this line states best from the dhampadda (spelt wrong for sure) "I hereby know now the virtue of doing nothing with a purpose..."
beautiful... simply.
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it's an awesome capture but didn't realize just how great it is untill you added a description to it
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"Raw."
Or in other words: I think this a bursting through into a successful photojournalism-esque image, so bravo. I'm sure the others you will be putting up have a similar flare to them.
This is a great shot to open with, too, ..I think it heavily contrasts what we (well, Americans I suppose..) are so used to seeing in a casual day so it sets the mood for a different culture being present..
The kid standing behind the 'main' one of the shot is intriguing as well, their whole situation is, but I find it really interesting he's looking directly into the lens (or just slightly past it) while in the shadows... To me, that element speaks more about the piece, in the sense of a new awareness of another culture/lifestyle being discovered, totally adverse to one's own, as I'd stated previously... anyway... fin.
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i like it... that's an awesome civilization
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Oustanding photo Kev!
The look on those boys faces does say a lot!
You really capture the moment...
Congratulations!
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I finally get to really comment on some of these masterpieces you've returned home with. The framing, composition and clarity are just stellar but it's the moment you've captured that really is the art here. The expression on that boys face is so incredible. I can't quite place if it's good or bad but there's definately some deep thoughts running through that young boys mind. It's almost.. concern.. for the unknown perhaps. This is a beautiful example of photojournalism done right.
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wow! what a beginnig! I cant wait for your others pics!
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I thought they only have to come a monk for a couple of years, but any way great shot. Really makes you think what the child is thinking.
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the expressions on these young boys faces are so intriguing - yes I am wondering what is going thru their minds as they tread along the difficult path of priesthood. The one in the foreground has such a worried frown for one so young
technically really lovely - sharp, great colours
hehe the one thing about photography on the fly vs studio is all those extra people in the way. That guy with his head cut off is a pain, but that's real life
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Your picture makes me wonder the same thing. It's probably such a hard life for them to change into
Wonderful deviation! You have a talent when it comes to takeing pictures
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