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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2010-09-10 01:34 pm

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The Big Picture asked for reader submissions of photographs from Ramadan 2010 - and received some stunning ones.

[identity profile] rachelmanija.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, those were beautiful. I think my favorite was the very first (the shadowed face, the bright Quran.) And the mini-essay on dates.

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
The one that struck me was #14 - God's name captured in a ray of light across the page.

[identity profile] rachelmanija.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
That one too!

Those both make me think of the tradition of calligraphy as art.

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I also like the one with the small kid looking at the photographer while everyone else was praying - kids are kids the world around!

[identity profile] longshot14.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
0_0 !!! That one of a woman praying outside a Tim Horton's in Toronto ... I recognize that place! I got coffee at that very Tim Horton's!
ext_6284: Estara Swanberg, made by Thao (Default)

[identity profile] estara.livejournal.com 2010-09-10 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for that link!
chomiji: Akari, the shaman from SDK ... more to her than you might imagine  (Akari - autumn colors)

[personal profile] chomiji 2010-09-11 02:24 am (UTC)(link)



Thanks for the link!

[identity profile] gaudior.livejournal.com 2010-09-11 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are lovely. Thank you for linking!