“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’”
— Martin Luther King, Jr. (via)
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Waiting For The Bus“)
© Eric Setiawan, 2009
This series is special because I’ve been doing this — the waiting and the trip — to see my wife and daughter in Bekasi every week for the past six months. I hate to wait though, especially when there’s no bus schedule and it’s raining.
Looks like somebody forgot about us
Standing on the corner
Waiting for a bus
Say hey mister driver man
Don’t be slow
‘Cause I got somewhere I got to go— Waiting For The Bus by Violent Femmes
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“We Don’t Live Here Anymore“)
© Ch’ng Yaohong
Yaohong is a Singaporean photographer (and also a web designer, programmer, blogger, doodler) famous for his Asian Photography Blog but he also takes interesting pictures. I especially love this series, “We Don’t Live Here Anymore“, about his old house.
In December 2008, my family moved out of our house. It was more of a necessity forced by life’s circumstances. The place contained many memories, eight years worth of tears and joys in a tumultuous period of my life. The project revolved around the bits and pieces of us left behind. After our departure, would the walls still remember us?
Unfortunately, this work-in-progress can never be revisited.
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Bangalore – Steady State 2012“)
© Mahesh Shantaram
Mahesh Shantaram is a photographer based in Bangalore. He has some interesting series on his website and I especially love the “Bangalore Diary” and “Bangalore – Steady State 2012“.
I believe that a photographer’s most interesting and passionate work can be seen when s/he’s shooting their hometown. I see that he started this series after returning home from US. To leave his hometown for a long period of time and back again can give him a refreshingly new perspective of the city.
I believe that 2010 will be better than last year.
Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll see the sun come shining through for youLight up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying?
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile— Smile by Nat King Cole