How many people notice or read a lengthy image caption on Instagram? Why should I bother to write them?
Because I care.
Longer, slower and better
Some people prefer to scan through their Instagram feed. I prefer to take my time to absorb the stories behind the frozen moments, the essays that give context to the images and the thoughtful recollections.
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In 10 photos: A day in Hong Kong
10 everyday photo moments in Hong Kong, captured on an iPhone and edited with Blackie mobile app
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Passing through Oran, Algeria
A brief glimpse of the streets and European influences in Algeria’s second largest city
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Closing time
This week’s photo challenge on The Daily Post is all about doors. I was tempted to post a series of photos of doors, but since I’m currently travelling and have limited access to my image archive, I shall instead share my most recent ‘door’ picture! This was taken last week in Paris, outside Cannibale Cafe in the 11th…
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Proud to call Atlanta home since 1941
Declared Delta Air Lines in an advertisement. These were the words that greeted me at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. This was back in November 2011. I had flown from Brussels on Delta Air Lines on business class. When I entered the cabin, it felt like I had gone back in time into the 1980s. The…
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Double Yellow Line
A double yellow line road marking means different things depending on where you’re at. In Singapore, this means that no parking is allowed at all times. Violate this rule and risk being fined S$70 (approx. 40€ / US$50). The theme of this week’s Photo Challenge on Daily Post is “yellow”. The first thing that came…
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When Monochrome Says It Best: Brussels + Hong Kong
A few months ago, I wrote about seeing the world in monochrome with a brief comparison between colour and black and white photographs. On a recent weekend, something caught my eye as I passed the Stad Brussel Atheneum Robert Catteau. It was a beautiful outline of green vines covering one of the windows at the school’s entrance. I love the building’s elegant…
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Graham Greene: The Third Man + The Fallen Idol
Last December, I was in Vienna for the first time and it was for a project related to the historic Hotel Bristol. We had a soirée in the hotel’s Prince of Wales Suite – yup, it’s named after the prince himself and he stayed there with Wallis Simpson, the woman for whom he abdicated the…
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