Have Fun Drying Your Fish Net - Los Angeles Fine Art Photographer

In Chinese, there is a phrase that describes someone as lacking perseverance - "三天打鱼，两天晒网".  Translated into English, it basically means someone spends one day fishing followed with two days to dry the net.  You see, it's known in the Chinese culture that working hard is a virtue and "slacking off" is frown upon.  Since I've become cross-cultured over the years, my response to that is "why not"?

If my English is up-to-par, isn't there a phrase "stop and smell the roses"?  What's wrong with drying the net while kicking up and enjoying a Corona when it's OK to smell the roses? ;-)  In my opinion, all work and no play is no life.  Do you agree?

Due to the upcoming July 4th holiday, many of you will be having a 4-day long weekend for a 3-day work week.  The Chinese in me mumbles "how dare you"! (Hahaha...)  And "the other version of me" screams "have a great time drying your fish net"! :-)

This image was made in the fishing village of Xingping (兴坪) by the side of Li River (漓江) on our recent trip to Guangxi (广西), China.  I'm drawn to anything old, especially traditional crafts.  So you know how I love the scene of a fisherman casting his net under the glowing sunset with the Karst landform in the background, which is characteristic of this region.

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I See Landscape in a Human Body - Los Angeles Fine Art Photographer

For those that's known me for a while, I'm not someone that likes to affix labels to people or things.  In my mind, it's a lazy way to understanding people (or things) by categorization.  This world has been around long before we had language.  So, suffice it to say, our vocabulary may be limited in deciphering what's going on in reality. Take this image for example.  I did not have words in my mind before making it.  On the contrary, I did what made sense to me visually.  So, I don't care what you call it.  It's landscape out of human body.  It's a fine piece of art, isn't it?

OK, OK, we'll have peace if you call it body-scape. :-)  There's another piece of my work with a similar concept if you follow the link.

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Go with the Flow in Longji, China - Los Angeles Fine Art Photographer

I went to Longji, Guangxi to see and photograph its terrace rice field.  What I didn't expect was to get philosophical.  But when your eyes are moving in every direction following the flow of the lines, I know the feeling.  But all I can say is "Don't fight it.  Go with the flow!" :-)Do you have an experience of being hit with "ah-ha moment" for life when you least expect it?  Share with us so we can learn from one another.

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