Photography & Photojournalism In Malaysia By Johannes P. Christo Now On Gaia Photos

A ritual is attended by millions of devotees from around Malaysia and abroad.

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Malaysia: Thaipusam, A Celebration For Lord Murugan is a new photo story now appearing on Gaia Photos. As photojournalist Johannes P. Christo explains,

"Thaipusam is the biggest annual Hindu festival in Malaysia, celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan, the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman."

"The celebration is held in Batu Caves Temple, Kuala Lumpur. This ritual attended by millions of devotees from around Malaysia and abroad".

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Johannes P. Christo born in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 17th 1987. Christo is a self-taught photographer who developes his own passion and vision in black and white photography as his personal works. Christois based in Bali where he works as a freelance photojournalist covering editorial and in-depth reportage. Currently he is doing documentary personal projects in Jakarta and Bali. In 2009 he was selected as Young Asian Photographer for Angkor Photo Workshop. He is available for assignments in South East Asia.

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Twitter Follower @JohnBrownPJ Reaches 500 Followers - Thanks Everybody!

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Just a short note to say thanks to all of you who have followed me on Twitter. We now have over 500 people involved!   It's officially know as JohnBrownPJ but we share tweets about and look at OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY, social issues, the environment, women's rights, human rights, food, sustainability, poverty and other important subjects. 

We have generated some good discussions from people in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and all over Asia and the world!

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Photography & Photojournalism In Beirut Lebanon By Zann Huang Now On Gaia Photos

A Fatah militant member dances with his rifle in Beirut, Lebanon, vowing to free Palestine and return to his homeland.

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Lebanon: Cry Palestine is a new photo story now appearing on Gaia Photos. As photojournalist Zann Huang explains,

"Shatila camp, located in Beirut’s “belt of misery” is home to about 15,000 Palestinians and Lebanese who share a common experience of displacement, unemployment and poverty. In September 1982, the Israeli military’s Phalangist allies conducted an extensive series of raids on the Sabra neighborhood and the Shatila refugee camp.

The camps were externally surrounded by Israeli soldiers throughout the incident and the extent of Israeli involvement in the attack has been hotly disputed. The attacks resulted in some 700 to 3500 victims, primarily civilians. The Sabra & Shatila massacre still strikes hard at the minds and hearts of Arab people, an atrocious event that must not be forgotten for the Palestinian people in their long struggle to free Palestine."

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Zann Haung contributes to the United Nations on humanitarian and environmental issues and is based in the Middle East.

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Documentary Photography From Haiti By Andre Liohn Now On Gaia Photos

Looters fighting inside a appliances store in Port au Prince Haiti

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Haiti: The Small Fraction is a new photo story now appearing on Gaia Photos. As one of our newest members, Andre Liohn explains,

"My pictures document the eruption of violence and looting when the hungry, desperate and frustrated people of Haiti, unassisted by their country´s leaders or helped by the international community, decided to find their own means of survival in the badly damaged capital Port au Prince."

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Andre Liohn is a freelance photo and video photographer working mainly in East Africa. Somalia, Ethiopia and neighboring countries.

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Documentary Photography From Poland By Francois Struzik Now On Gaia Photos Photos

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Poland: Workers Of The Gdansk Shipyard is a new photo story now appearing on Gaia Photos. As one of our newest members, Francois Struzik explains,

"In 1980 the workers at the Gdansk shipyard, then called the LENIN shipyard, fought on behalf of the entire Poland. In that year the SOLIDARNOSC union was founded. Lech WALESA, electrician at the shipyard, became one of the most famous union leaders. This was the beginning of the end for the communist block. "

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Francois Struzik is a freelance photojournalist based in Belgium and is a master in slavic languages and political science, He became a professional photographer in his early thirties. Based in Belgium (and partly Sweden), his interests take him abroad: human's and women's rights, ethnic and religious minorities, working conditions,... always on the human side!

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Facebook Fan Page Reaches 250 People! Thank You Everyone!

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Just a short note to say thanks to all of you who have joined my Facebook fan page.  It's officially know as John Brown Photographer In Cambodia and Southeast Asia but we talk about and look at OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY and have generated some good member discussion too!

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Education In Rural Southeast Asia Slideshow

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There are 6 million people who live within the 91,000 square miles that comprise Laos. A landlocked country with no railroads, spotty electricity, an unorganized health care system, crude farming techniques, and short life expectancies.  A country whose citizens have been affected by colonization, occupation, the first Indo-China War, the "secret war", and the Lao civil war.

A country that has been forgotten. The lack of basic learning utensils in too many of Lao rural schools is a major issue in Laos. In many schools, basic supplies such as books, paper, chalk, or a ball for the school's recess time are non existent.  Further, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water.

This is a look at a typical rural elementary school in Laos PDR.

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I saw a message in a Facebook group and decided it might be worth sharing with photographers everywhere.

"PLEASE BE CAREFUL OF GIVING UP YOUR ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL FORMAT RIGHTS. READ CONTRACTS VERY CAREFULLY AND CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE. REMEMBER... THE $50.00 SALE YOU MAKE ONLINE TODAY, WILL COST YOU MORE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE YOU GAVE UP YOUR ELECTRONIC RIGHTS OF FUTURE SALES FOR ONE TIME FEE OF $50.00. IF YOU DONT KNOW, ASK YOUR COLLEAGUES, WORTH DOING THE RESEARCH."

Telling people NO who are trying to abuse your copyright or ask for FREE PHOTOS should be the first thing a photographer learns in Photography 101.

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