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Istanbul, queen of cities (looking out over the Bosporus to Asia from Europe)

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“All photography is an artistic creation, a function of the mood and intent of the photographer, and never an “objective” reality.”

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How I do it

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Dragon fly on closeup

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It began as an experiment. Ten years of blogging. Thank you for following prntblog!

All Photos are copyright of Mo Shaban Photography

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The Hill We Climb ..

When day comes we ask ourselves,

Where can we find light in this never-ending shade?

The loss we carry,

a sea we must wade

We braved the belly of the beast

We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace

And the norms and notions

of what just is

Isn’t always just-ice.

And yet the dawn is ours

before we knew it

Somehow we do it

Somehow we weathered and witnessed

a nation that isn’t broken

but simply unfinished

In this faith we trust

A country that is bruised but whole,

benevolent but bold,

fierce and free.

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A child hurries to play among the near empty forest of cherry blossoms at the tidal basin in Washington DC. Millions of visitors usually congregate among the much venerated trees but this year is an exception. The C-19 virus which began in China a few months before has shut down the festivities and park. Along with the obvious calamity and painful seclusion many experience, there are silver linings of hope everywhere. The negative always comes with the positive, it’s natures way. This will end, but will humanity wake up from the perilous path it’s on? Or will the cycle of bust and boom continue?