Mind Travel: Portraits, SE Asia

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“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” 

~ Gustave Flaubert

 

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Monk Relaxing, Chiang Mai

 

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Women, Night Market, Hoi An

 

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Mahout, Chiang Mai

 

“My favorite thing is to go where I have never gone.”

~ Diane Arbus

 

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Hanoi Street Vendor

 

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Seashell Seller, Halong Bay

 

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Young Boy, Siem Reap

 

“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.”

~ Miriam Beard

 

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Hmong Weaver, Thailand

 

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Orchid Farmer, Thailand

 

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Flower Seller, Ho Chi Min City

 

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Room with a View, Siem Reap

 

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74 comments ›

  1. Nikhar
    July 15, 2020 • 2:34 pm

    Can’t resist you posts. Each is more beautiful than the previous one. you really have some magic in your photography. Incredible would be an understatement. Truly amazing

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  2. LisaDay
    July 4, 2020 • 3:53 pm

    These are so beautiful, Jane.

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  4. Dave Ply
    June 23, 2020 • 7:46 pm

    Wow. You do great portraits too? I’m impressed.

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  5. J.D. Riso
    June 21, 2020 • 1:17 pm

    To go where one has never gone. The current situation has been an exercise in mind travel, to the past, and deep inside. Thank you for sharing your world. Warmest wishes to you, Jane.

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  6. Detlef Gimbel
    June 19, 2020 • 4:44 am

    Wow Jane, beautyful Portraits 👍👍👍

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  7. Oh, the Places We See
    June 18, 2020 • 4:04 pm

    Your CV photos are so intriguing with a story, no doubt, behind each one. You are so right: the people do make the places. I marvel at how you were able to get their permission to be photographed. I struggle with asking, and I hate to try catching people unawares. You definitely have done a marvelous job with these.

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  9. bluebrightly
    June 17, 2020 • 6:28 pm

    How did this get buried in my inbox? Each one is more exciting than the last one. The Vietnamese ones are my favorites…it’s hard to imagine what the old street vendor has been though…fantastic, Jane. 🙂

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  10. equinoxio21
    June 17, 2020 • 10:48 am

    Magnificent portraits Jane. Looks like we coincided in a few places from Cambodia to Tahiland. Not Vietnam, though I lived 6 months in Saïgon when I was 2or 3. Don’t remember zip. 😉
    And as they say in Thailand: Khop pung kraap… 🙏🏻

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    • Jane Lurie
      June 17, 2020 • 11:45 am

      Thank you, Brian. We did many of the classic stops on our trip. One of my favorite trips. Interesting that you lived in Saigon. I just tried to translate your Thai expression and got a funny and wrong translation. What does it mean?

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      • equinoxio21
        June 17, 2020 • 3:02 pm

        Sa wa dee krap… 🙏🏻
        A favourite trip for sure.
        We lived in Saigon for six months before moving to Cambodia. That was in-between the tow indochina wars…
        My spelling was probably atrocious. It means “thank you” said by a man. If a woman says it it comes out “Khop khun kha”. There are many variations in Thai whether you’re a woman or a man or depending who you address. An equal, an older person. etc. (I don’t speak Thai, just picked up a few words) And I find Thai exquisite politeness to be very endearing. 🙏🏻

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  11. restlessjo
    June 16, 2020 • 11:23 pm

    Life written all over some of these faces, Jane, and not an easy one. That Street Vendor stopped me in my tracks with her stare. And the other extreme of youth. Pure beauty in all of them. Fabulous work! 🙂 🙂 You’ve moved home now to Pasadena?

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    • Jane Lurie
      June 17, 2020 • 7:46 am

      Happy you enjoyed these moments, Jo. It really is true that the people make the place and these were most memorable. Yes, settling into life in Pasadena. Very nice to be near family. Thanks very much for your kind words and I hope you continue to be safe and stay healthy. 🙂 🙂

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  12. Maggie
    June 16, 2020 • 8:44 pm

    Amazing photography skills!!!

    Do check my blog and suggest, and follow…

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  13. bayphotosbydonna
    June 16, 2020 • 6:01 pm

    Beautifully composed portraits, I thoroughly enjoy traveling the world through your lens, Jane.

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  15. Joe
    June 16, 2020 • 10:36 am

    Superb work Jane 👏🏻

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  16. Photography Journal Blog
    June 16, 2020 • 8:46 am

    What a lovely collection of portraits and I am sure memories too.

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  17. Michael Scandling
    June 16, 2020 • 8:00 am

    These are remarkable. Every one. Just a thought: how would they be in monochrome?

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  18. Suzanne et Pierre
    June 16, 2020 • 5:46 am

    Wonderful collection of portraits. I so look forward to be able to start exploring the world again. For now, I have to be content with virtual travel. (Suzanne)

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  19. paula graham
    June 16, 2020 • 2:42 am

    Another world opens, not better, not worse …just different and yet the same.

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  20. Adrian Lewis
    June 16, 2020 • 1:06 am

    This seems something of a departure for you, Jane, and I love these pictures! There’s not a poor one here – can we see more??? My favourites are Woman, night market, Hoi An (for the light and expression), and also Flower Seller Ho Chi Min City (for the moment caught and the composition). Keep on keeping on!!! 🙂

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    • Jane Lurie
      June 16, 2020 • 9:56 am

      Hi Adrian, Going back through my archives to happier travel days. I think people photos are the shots that feel most rewarding. I think I will keep on keeping on with these. Thanks so much for your encouraging words. 🙂

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  21. Alison and Don
    June 15, 2020 • 11:32 pm

    Beautiful portraits Jane. The sea shell seller in Ha Long bay is my favourite. And also what Diane Arbus said!
    Alison

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    • Jane Lurie
      June 16, 2020 • 9:53 am

      Hi Alison, It’s a good time to revisit images and these are all memorable moments. Seashell Seller is one that I hadn’t edited and I’m so glad I went back to her. Coming from you, a great travel photographer, your comment means a lot. Thanks very much! And yes, what Diane Arbus said, although now we would both go back to a place we’ve been in a second! 🙂

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  22. plaidcamper
    June 15, 2020 • 10:33 pm

    These are wonderful, wonderful portraits – thanks, Jane!

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  25. Steve Schwartzman
    June 15, 2020 • 7:08 pm

    I tracked down the Flaubert quotation, which turns out to be from a letter he wrote in the 1850s: “Cela rend modeste de voyager ; on voit quelle petite place on occupe dans le monde.” From what I can tell of the letter, in that passage Flaubert was writing about Asia. You may not have known that when you picked the quotation.

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  26. sharonbuehler
    June 15, 2020 • 7:01 pm

    Lovely portraits, Jane.

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  27. Eliza Waters
    June 15, 2020 • 6:33 pm

    So expressive! Thanks for the enjoyable, mini-vacation, Jane. 🙂

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  28. nesfelicio
    June 15, 2020 • 6:14 pm

    These are great portraits!

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  29. Peter Klopp
    June 15, 2020 • 5:47 pm

    Fascinating portraits from the Asian realm!

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  30. camerapacker
    June 15, 2020 • 5:12 pm

    Some of the best portraits I have seen.

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  31. robert20359
    June 15, 2020 • 5:10 pm

    hi jane, wonderful photo portrait, i like it very much.
    many greetings robert

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  32. sloppy buddhist
    June 15, 2020 • 4:56 pm

    Yes and the smiles you’ve captured Jane and I agree lovely to travel in my minds eye…the smiles are warming for my soul ☺️💫 sending joy Hedy

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  33. Robert Baum
    June 15, 2020 • 4:08 pm

    Thank you for transporting my mind far far away! Loved it.

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