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  Book - A meditation…I’ve got a little book on Blurb now, called A Meditation…the journey – you can check it out…

  I’ve got a little book on Blurb now, called A Meditation…the journey – you can check it out if you like.

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  MELBOURNE:DRUGS in OUR CITY by shanghaiwu

  FEATURED in GRAPHIC EDITING TODAY AT FEDERATION SQUARE MELBOURNE. RADIO from FEDERATION SQUARE WITH NEIL MITCHELL. 3AW 693 RESCUE OUR STREETS:ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ZERO TOLERANCE for ALCOHOL. ZERO TOLERANCE for DRUGS. NO DRUGS for MELBOURNE GET RID of the DRUG PROBLEM in our SCHOOLS and SOCIETY in general. HUGE CRIME INCREASE in BALLARAT/GEELONG/BENDIGO and other country areas of Victoria. DAN CRONIN:STEP BACK THINK STREET TEAMS of YOUNG PEOPLE Focus:no-one wins NIGHTCLUBS:rated according to safety Increase education Crime Prevention Sentencing..the JUDGE!! CULTURE:self worth!!!! RETURN to NATIONAL SERVICE!! BAN advertising of ALCOHOL…...the reality MORE POLICE NOW NOW NOW NOW….not over a 4 year period ROVING VAN has picked up 60 incidents in city centre over the 1st weekend of operating. Put aside old perceptions and re-educate/parents / PARENTS be role models. Role of parent should not be understated. Sale of Alcohol!! Drinking age up!! LACK of RESPECT. Mates look after mates when they are out socializing. Personal responsibility / ask SEN -SGT JOSEF SESTOKAS from the VICTORIAN town of SALE. MELBOURNE/AUSTRALIA HERALD SUN WED JULY 29/’09/PAGE 5 .......................................................................................................... ZERO TOLERANCE for PEDESTRIANS who do not cross at traffic lights and become a positive nightmare for drivers……....you do not have to be drunk to be stupid in Melbourne….just watch a pedestrian. They step out between cars at anytime of the day and night/ignore that RED means STOP…...... THE RIGHTS OF A DRIVER!! BEIGE IS DEATH has featured this image..BRILLIANT! FUSIONartPHOTOGRAPHY.com Make our city safe….......it is possible to enforce ZERO TOLERANCE. / This policy is operating in many countries….........it is the only responsible decision! ..........”James Macready-Bryan will forever be the face of the drunken violence on Melbourne’s streets. A punch in the back of the head in a city alley almost 2 years ago left the now 21 year old with a massive head injury/unable to talk/feed himself or control his movements…................” The Herald Sun /Tuesday/Sept 16th/08/page 13 Check this newspaper TODAY and you can see James as he is now. His friend /Adrian Smith/my friend and neighbour/now 23 years old was with him on that night.They were celebrating James’s 20th birthday. A night which would change so many lives forever. James’s friends have formed STEP BACK THINK STEP BACK THINK ....an awareness campaign about the life changing consequences of alcohol -fuelled violence. so one could say..well what happens now / who is responsible for what happens after dark on the streets of MELBOURNE / STEP BACK THINK A representative from this group should be invited to speak in school assemblies/parent groups/businesses …................the possibilities are endless/this concerns us all and we MUST get the message. YES we are all responsible /as we are a society who are allowing drugs/alcohol to rule…......... ACTION IS NEEDED…..FAST /particularly around the KING STREET/nightclub area. *Just as an afterthought/no school age /under 18/should be admitted to any of these premises and if so….............

• Writing

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  Lava by Hannah Fenton-Williams

  Lava flowing into the ocean from kilauea volcano, Hawaii / Taken from a boat / Lava ocean adventures / Nikon coolpix p60

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  lone city tree by Janis Read-Walters

  i love the shape of this natural tree against the un-natural backdrop of the glass buildings in Fenchurch Street, London. / Thanks for viewing xx

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  "Journey of Dreams" : Liang and his Migrant Workers by shanghaiwu

  FUSIONartPHOTOGRAPHY.com SOLD I want the world to know about Liangshuo and his migrant workers. This famous young chinese artist created the Migrant Workers of China for the Shanghai Biennalle/2000/”Shanghai Spirit”. These inspiring figures are situated in the grounds of the Shanghai Art Museum. Everytime I visited the grounds of the Shanghai museum I would photograph these characters. At this time I had no idea what they were BUT they intrigued me. They seemed so very very miserable. I wanted take them on a journey in my mind and make their lives happier. My curiosity got the better of me and I asked the curator. To cut a long story short…...as each image was completed I send to Liang/at first he was very surprised and then it became a game. Liang’s migrant workers became all consuming to me and I thank him for allowing me and my imagination no boundaries. Epson/Shanghai /actually looked at the series and suggested the title “Journey of Dreams” before actually printing off the series and sending to Japan. These are not in order of presentation . There are millions of migrant workers in China. They are the courageous men and women building the new world. They leave their families and head to the cities with hopes and dreams/fears/purpose in their hearts and minds. They want to create a better life for themselves and their families and so their dreams are intertwined with ours. Epson Graphics Category/2005 1 of 18 images sent from Shanghai/China to Japan for Photo Imaging Competition/awarded a Merit and then Honorable and then…../ housed permanently in Japan. The Migrant Workers of China There were many articles in the newspapers in China about problems facing the migrant workers..so many away from home for so long. Aids was the warning. / So here we have one of Liangshou’s migrant workers after a big night out/feeling very pleased with himself he glances over and sees the sign. His heart sinks and guilt pervades his mind. The green door is the next image in the folio/Behind the green door is a dr’s surgery and the sign says please come through this door to see me if you have a sexual disease which you need treated…….......... The image of Mao was taken whilst exploring an area in Shanghai which was to be demolished. By now this image would have vanished. I was completely intrigued by this man after reading “Mao/The Untold Story” by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday. The description on the book cover is very damning describing the book as “a mesmerising portrait of tyranny,degeneracy,mass murder and promiscuity,a barrage of revisionist bombshells, and a superb piece of research. This is the first intimate, political biography of the greatest monster of them all” The old man was photographed in Guilin. I wondered about this mountain of a man /what had happened to him in past days in China and why now so stooped and so I combined both images for obvious reasons. / I was actually in a photo shop waiting for some developing when I was approached by a suited chinese who asked could he see my photos and I said “no problems”. So after looking on the computer he called me over and said could I please explain this image. My response was very typical of my thought process /speak 1st and think of the consequences later. Actually in the original image there were also 2 birds flying overhead. I told him this old man was now free as the birds overhead/ free to think whatever thoughts and walk wherever he wished for the rest of his life. From that time I had a problem with this photoshop even though we had become friends….............. As you can see from this image the cutting of the photographs is very poor but was amazed even at that stage at the power of combining images. I started working on the migrant workers in preparation for a photoshop course at Jiao Tong University/Shanghai. It was the fear of failing the course that set me working on the images of Liang’s Migrant workers of China and each day the story grew…........... linking the history of Japan and China / The Green Door / HERE

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  pevensey castle by Janis Read-Walters

  This is Pevensey Castle in East Sussex in the UK, framed on a cold and raining day, so thanks for viewing.

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  Priory by Janis Read-Walters

  this is the remains of a Priory in Lewes, east sussex, (UK) after Henry V111 ravaged it all. Its amazing its still there its one of the things you just love about the UK. thanks for viewing xx

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  Blue lines by Janis Read-Walters

  These railings were taken just along the Thames footpath in the city of london this lunch time. Thank you for viewing xx

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  The 1st photographer by Hannah Fenton-Williams

  A photographer taking a picture of the sunrise / Pohoiki Hawaii / Nikon coolpix p60 / Placed 2nd in “The Photographer” challenge in Art By Bubble Hosts group

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  Creepy by Gina Jones

  2 photos onerlayed

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  Church texture by Gina Jones

  Combined photos.