We Are All Different, We Are All the Same

The more I see of this fascinating planet, the more I want to see. Despite the growing number of places I have photographed, my list is getting longer, not shorter. One of the things that drives me most is the way a new place reinforces this incredible paradox: we are all different, we are all the same. No matter where we go, people are so strikingly different. Race by race, we differ in appearance; region by region, we differ in dress and custom; faith by faith, we differ in belief. Some places are more outwardly passionate than others, some more stoic. But underneath it all is an incredible commonality. We share the same basic longings, we fear the same things, we laugh the same way. It is this contrast ...

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