Congratulations to the Makeshift Team on Issue 6: Trade. There’s something about making the cover that brings on a smile.
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China’s booming wedding photo industry alive and well in my neighbourhood. Researching in third and fourth tier cities its fairly common in home visits to find …
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One of the perks this work is that you get to experience things a little off the beaten path – whether its remote vistas, …
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It’s that time of the year again – where I take a month off from travel to apply for a new passport (or in this …
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A headless couple advertising wedding photography services – Photoshop skills are fairly sophisticated here – with the background, heads and extras such as basking lions …
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The security protocols for working in Afghanistan dictate that the driver doesn’t hold up the name of the person they are picking up, but …
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A day wrapped around local media interviews and the inevitable photo shoot. When it’s nudging 40-degrees-and-humid there’s nowhere better than the reflective properties of a …
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A few days ad-hoccing in Turkmenistan (map) before hopping onto the next. This is the home of the cult of personality, the personality of Gurbanguly …
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That passport photo that you’re embarrassed to share with friends? That’s now open to public consumption thanks to Chinese immigration. All passports are scanned as …
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