An occasional ramble about my photographic journeys and such.
As part of our journey along the Silk Route, we made a half day journey to Mingsha Shan sand dunes. Amidst the shifting sand dunes lies the Crescent Moon Spring that has been a vital source of water here for thousand of years.
Ever since that day, I had been captivated by the beauty and tranquility of this dream destination. This Ken Burns Effect video is my own little dedication to Dunhuang and the Mingsha Shan’s Crescent Moon Lake.
The MAS flight from KLIA to Siem Reap took roughly about 2 hours. The flight was delayed by about 30 minutes due to technicalities but we really had a blast with the service and food provided by Malaysia Airlines. This was the first time we took a short regional flight with MAS via KLIA. For […]
Our first leg of PMPE’s Silk Route PhotoSafari brought us to Xi’an. As the capital of present Shaanxi, Xi’an has served as capital to 11 dynasties over a period of 4,000 years. They includes the Western Han, Qin, Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tung. Xi’an is also the Eastern-most city of the famous Silk Road […]
A replica of painted mural inside Mogao Caves. Going through some of the mural paintings were like going back in time and they do tell the story or stories of historical proportion that is so precious and priceless today. This replica was painted by one of the famous painter that is based at the Mogao […]
A fruit vendor eking out a livelihood on the street of Yogyakarta. Her weather-beaten face spoke of a life full of hardship and personal struggle to maintain a dignified existence. She glanced at me just after I snapped her photo and gave me a friendly but reserved smile. In her heyday, she might just be […]
A snack vendor pushing his weather-beaten cart along the street of Yogyakarta. Fast food entrepreneurs hawking their wares on road-sides and street corners are a common sight in most Asian cities and they contributed their share of ‘wealth’ towards the local economic vibrancy of the cities. So you see, good food also meant good economic […]
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