Michael Ging

This woman is a navajo named Ba Che who lived on the Navajo Reservation in
Arizona. At the time she was 99 yrs old and blind due to Diabetes.Here she is
feeling the warmth comming in the door of her Hogan. She lived to be 103 before
she died ,several years ago.

by Michael Ging













first saw this woman at St. Peters square in Rome during the day.There were
people who would come up to her and kneel with her to pray and then they would
give her some money. I did not think this was to time, or place to photgraph her so I
went on.The woman was very small (about 3 ft tall) and had clubbed feet. I never
saw her face. As I was going to dinner as the sun was setting I was walking down
this street as she was walking up. The light was beautiful giving texture to the
cobble stone street. I took 4 photos as she passed me. I then gave a shop keeper
who was watching me photgraph her 5 euros ,which he gave to her. I felt with the
beautiful light that God wanted me to take this photo.I do not mean this in a religous
sense ,sometimes when I am taking a photo everything goes perfect and you get
this great feeling that you did things right.It was like because I did not take the photo
in the square ,I was given another chance,with better light.

by Michael Ging

Contax G 2













This woman and her grandson were in a village in the mountains on Luzon in the
Philippines.The village was in a remote area and the people grew rice in terraces.I
went back to this village 3 times over a 2 yr. time frame. When I returned I brought
prints.These people had never seen a photo of themselves.The first time I
photgraphed in the village ,large groups of kids would come around us. After
shooting a roll of film ,as I reloaded I would give a child the plastic film can. It was
not untill I developed the film a week or so later that I realized that I had these
photos of a wonderful,proud ,primitive people, some of which were holding Kodak
film cans in their hands.The second trip we gave out iodized salt(they had goiters)
and wooden stick matches.

by Michael Ging












Photo was taken at Fountains Abby in the UK.
by Michael Ging
Nikon F4












The woman and her child were in their kitchen in the lowlands of the philippines.

by Michael Ging













My Sister Mary in a alley in Cortona Italy
by Michael Ging
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This woman was selling item on the street in Hanoi
by Michael Ging












This woman was counting her money behind her hat on a street in Hanoi

by Michael Ging












This dog was standing on his dog house. Or he was a very tall dog.

by Michael Ging












This boy was watching me from his home in the French quarter of New Orleans.

by Michael Ging












This you boy was looking out his parents doorway in a village in the philippines.

by Michael Ging












This man was holding his son in the philippines
by Michael Ging












Mother Teresa when she visited phoenix in 1989 ,she was blessing this child.

by Michael Ging












The boy was eating Peanuts in the Philippines
by Michael Ging













This man in a village in the mountains of the philippines

was weaving a small hat like the one he is wearing.

by Michael Ging












This man was a carpenter who worked at a living history museum near phoenix.

by Michael Ging
Nikon F 3












This Girl and her brother were in a village in the mountains in the philippines.

by Michael Ging











I boy runs down a street in Cortona Italy at dusk
by Michael Ging
Contax G 2






Sezen Aksu - Vallnizlik Senfonisi (고독의 교향곡)





끊임없이 꿈꾸고 있는 모든
사물들 속에 노래가 잠들고 있어,
그대가 마법의 말 한 마디만 잘 건네면
이 세계도 노래하기 시작하리라.

단시(短詩) - 아이헨돌프