No Germs

22  Jan . 2012 - Photographer Ton Koene is in Hong Kong, and I hope he does not mind that I took one of his pictures for my blog. I used to work Ton in MSF, and I admire how has been able to carve out a successful career as a photographer for himself. His book with pictures from Afghanistan is a "must have". It is also very interesting to see how Ton portrays Hong Kong. From his pictures and comments (eg. on Facebook) he seems fascinated by the 'City of Buzz", but he also captures the somewhat awkward and "clean" side of Hong Kong very well. He already posted some beautiful pictures of the concrete jungle and of some of Hog Kong's most eccentric creatures , but I also love this picture, as it so well captures the paranoia for ... well... practically everything 'unclean'. Thanks Ton Koene - and please visit his website www.tonkoene.nl for more eye candy.

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22 Jan. 2012 - And another picture that I picked from the Internet. I don't know where this picture was taken, but probably from a military training camp in China (could be Taiwan, Vietnam or even Singapore/Myanmar?). There is a lot to see (... :-) ), but look at the expression on these guys' (boys'?) faces. Some seem to enjoy themselves, others don't care or are simply embarrassed. There are also some guys "passers-by" in the background, who seem to be out for a sunday stroll, which makes the whole setting even more bizar! Great picture.

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22 Jan 2012 - Some pictures show us such beautiful landscapes that I wonder if they are photo-shopped or not. But this picture - from the Swiss Torism Board - is suppsed to be real. "Moon over the Alps" - it is truely amazing. Sometimes I miss Europe...