Naga Peace Statue from AK-47s • CAMBODIA • Battambang • ក្រុងបាត់ដំបង

Sunday, June 11, 2017

The Naga For Peace Statue in Battambang, Cambodia was designed by Mr. Ou Vaandy. He teaches art at Cambodia’s National Institute of Education in Phenom Phen. “The teeth…

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Missed Connections • Songkhla’s Historical Train Station • รถไฟ สงขลา

Saturday, May 20, 2017

The air is still wet and cool when the old man arrives. He comes here every day – to the abandoned train station in Songkhla, Thailand. He shuffles…

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Childhood at the Red Rice Mill • หับโห้หิ้น โรงสีแดง • Songkhla • THAILAND

Saturday, April 29, 2017

100 years ago, rice farmers near Songhkla, Thailand would send their freshly-cut rice to the Red Rice Mill to be processed for sale. Rangsi Ratanaprakarn’s father ran the…

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Dare to Dream • Dhurba’s Sapana Eco-Village in Chitwan • NEPAL

Saturday, April 22, 2017

For many of us, dreams are about “getting” something; they’re selfish….For Dhurba, dreaming means giving. “My parents are farmers. I never finished school.” He came from a poor…

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God made man from dust. That’s why this Muslim man loves mud.

Friday, April 14, 2017

After years of working in Paris, the artist Emsophian Benjametha (เอ็มโซเฟียน เบญจเมธา) moved back home. He’s originally from the countryside, in the southern-most part of Thailand where the large…

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Dare to Dream • Dhurba’s Sapana Eco-Village in Chitwan • NEPAL

Thursday, March 3, 2016

For many of us, dreams are about “getting” something; they’re selfish….For Dhurba, dreaming means giving. “My parents are farmers. I never finished school.” He came from a poor…

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Arg-e Bam • Iran’s City of Mud • World Heritage

Friday, February 26, 2016

An earthquake in 2003 destroyed the 1000 year old city of mud: Arg-e Bam. Iran’s cultural heritage expert, Hadi Admadi, was there from the first day. He was…

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TIM MAN • Tinsmith Craftsman • George Town • MALAYSIA

Monday, September 14, 2015

In some corners of Penang, old craftsmen, artisans, still grind away at traditional trades. Mr. Khaw is one of them. He’s a tinsmith. His hands and soul are…

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GRANDMOTHER’S PERANAKAN BROOCH • Jeweler Shows How to Make • George Town • MALAYSIA

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Jonathan Yun and I’m a jeweler based in Penang. I sell handmade, mostly silver jewelry. I’ve got three main ranges, the coral ocean based on my diving experience,…

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Because of my BLOOD • Pateh Needlework • Kerman • IRAN

Friday, March 20, 2015

Opening the door to Mrs. Mitra Moinzadeh’s art room is like opening the door to a secret garden. As Faly Golshan (her daughter-in-law) explains, Mrs. Moinzadeh collects artistry done…

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