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ANIMALS: A WILDLIFE PHOTO COLLECTION BY TOMMY SALAS

07/09/2020,

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” – Martin Buber Spanish photographer Tommy Salas has dedicated his work to capture the essence of Asia: its captivating landscapes, its traditions, and its people.  Now, he presents Animals, an extraordinary collection of 20 wildlife photographs taken through his extensive travels.  With Animals, Tommy […]

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NEW YORK LOVE STORY BY PHOTOGRAPHER KARSTEN STAIGER

12/03/2018,

“I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York’s skyline”— Ayn Rand Today we visit 28 Liberty Street in New York, where the project New York Love Story is currently on display. This exclusive year-long installation features over 40 large-format works by German photographer Karsten Staiger. Karsten Staiger has […]

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Big World, Travel

TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY: AFRICANA SAFARI

07/03/2018,

“If I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa” – John Hemingway If you have ever dreamt of doing a safari in Africa, Africana Safari can help you achieve that dream. Founded by photographer and travel consultant Lucy Beveridge, Africana Safari is a platform where Lucy shares her deep knowledge and passion for […]

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ASIAN KIDS (PART 2) BY TOMMY SALAS

01/19/2018,

“Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world”. Bruno Barbey.   Asian Kids is an amazing collection of 24 photos taken in Myanmar, India, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam by  Spanish photographer Tommy Salas. Last may we featured the first half of this outstanding collection (you can read the full […]

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TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY: AN ODE TO ISTANBUL BY ANNA SERRANO

08/01/2017,

“I am listening to Istanbul, intent, my eyes closed. The Grand Bazaar’s serene and cool, An uproar at the hub of the Market, Mosque yards are full of pigeons. While hammers bang and clang at the docks Spirng winds bear the smell of sweat; I am listening to Istanbul, intent, my eyes closed” Poem: “I […]

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ASIAN KIDS BY TOMMY SALAS

05/30/2017,

“Photography is all about light, composition and, most importantly, emotion” – Larry Wilder.   Welcome to our travel & photography series! Today we return to Asia! If you are a long time reader of World Kids, you might have realized that I love the work of the Spanish photographer Tommy Salas. (You can read more […]

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TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY: SANTANDER BY FRANCISCO MATÍA

02/05/2017,

They say you should “never return to the places where you’ve been happy“, but I don’t agree. I love returning again and again to Santander, one of the most beautiful cities on the northern coast of Spain. I was lucky to live in Santander for 4 years, and today I’m thrilled to remember this city […]

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MERCHANTS IN MOTION: VIETNAM WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

11/24/2016,

Merchants in Motion is a photography book filled with vibrant pictures showcasing the diversity in colors, shapes, colors, and textures of the street vendors – “merchants”-  in Hanoi (Vietnam). I am really pleased to introduce you to its author,  Loes Heerink, a Dutch photographer fascinated by Vietnam. I am really grateful that Loes has agreed […]

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TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY: RED COLLECTION II BY TOMMY SALAS

11/02/2016,

I am really thrilled to continue our travel & photography series by featuring the second part of the Red Collection. We travel today to Asia through the extraordinary work of photographer Tommy Salas. Would you like to join me? We will visit India, Myanmar, Indonesia and Laos. 12 photos, 4 Asian countries, 6 Buddhist monks, […]

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TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY: RED COLLECTION BY TOMMY SALAS

04/19/2016,

“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head.”  – Henri Cartier-Bresson   World Kids is thrilled to present today the extraordinary work of photographer Tommy Salas and one of his latest works: the Red Collection. It is not easy to talk about someone you […]

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TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY: ROME BY PABLO MON

02/25/2016,

“Photographs contain everything, to me they are stories!”- Ryszard Kapuscinski.    I am really thrilled to continue today our Travel & Photography series by featuring the talented vision of photographer Pablo Mon.   Pablo has used photography to chronicle the everyday life in Rome with a collection of extraordinary photos.   His photos  describe with […]

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TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY: THE OCEAN BY RUBÉN FERNÁNDEZ

02/02/2016,

I am very pleased to start today a new series about travel & photography and to feature the amazing work by Rubén Fernández. It is difficult to summarize Ruben’s career, as he is a talented self-taught photographer, who runs his own media studio Mediadvanced,  opened a photo art gallery in Gijón,  and recently created his […]

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Inspiration

TRUE HEROES: HOPE FOR CHILDREN BATTLING CANCER

10/05/2015,

This is a very touching post about the most amazing and special book called True Heroes, a book that hopes to become the go to inspiration for kids fighting cancer. Every year an estimated 236.000 cases of cancer affect children under the age of 20 worldwide. That is about 720 new kids affected everyday! One […]

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Education

ART IN ALL OF US & 99 SMILES

08/01/2015,

World Kids believes in the power of Arts to transform lives and stimulate multicultural understanding. This is also the mission of Art in All of Us, a non-profit organization based in Brussels and New York City, that promotes tolerance and cultural exchange throughout all the 192 UN member countries, through art and creativity activities. The […]

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