Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/01
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At 03:13 PM 97-05-01 -0700, you wrote:
>Keep your stuff coming, Ian. You're like watching a travel channel on
>the TV for many of us. (Me, at least!)
>--
>Roger Beamon
Hello Roger,
Glad you liked the travel reports as I find that it also helps me to
remeber where I am and that I shoud be taking advantage of it all while I am
here. I think it was Harrison talking about Nepal being by neighbourhood
and that it becomes common place - he is so right! I have been here for
about 4 1/2 years now and at times I need something to shake me up and start
looking again. Last week an artist friend came in from Bangkok to spend
some time with us and I took her on long tours of my neighbourhood. Because
this was her first trip here everything was new and excting and it got me
going again. I used more film the week she was here than I normally do.
Living here, rather than being a tourist here, means that you also
have to look after the everday details as well and that can alter your
vision of a place. At times it is difficult to be thinking of photography
when you are stuck in traffic trying to get to the other side of town. Most
of the time I am quite happy here although there are days when I would get
on the next plane out of here. The valley itself is becoming to crowded and
polluted.
Ian Stanley,
Kathmandu, Nepal