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Night does not erase the memories of the past It funnels them into our dreams Like the ice cubes in a shaker at a late bar At the hands of a dreamy barista beyond your reach The lights flicker in your newly acquired solitude Memories of those who jumped the parapet haunt you Photo Hugh […]
A bright smile will make you walk the line Like an aircraft coming to roost on a faraway airport Will eagerly pursue the bright lights of the ‘follow-me’ van Next steps, the bridge and the lounge, then the jet-lag Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
A young woman walking the bridge over the River Volta Carrying her business fortune of the day on her head Clouds float lazily in the sky, crossing the river without a drop Ethereal Narcissuses contemplating their reflection in the water Photo Hugh Ardoin Africa by any Means Necessary Gallery
We dream, and we dream that we love, but it is just a dream And the whirling waters of life flow under the bridge The crowds on the bridge watch mesmerized, looking for a sign But their destiny just floats away, unrecognized In the distance the great towers of vanity stand tall Pretending to be […]
On the Bridge of Freedom coming from Paraguay’s duty free zone A biker called Jesus will give back to Caesar what belong to Caesar Or does he cross the bridge to get a handful of nails While the son of Simon drives all the way to the other bank Photo Hugh Ardoin The Americas Gallery
The mile long smile with a cheese, the trendy shades, the red lipstick But this is not Hollywood, this is the Notting Hill Carnival It was created by Claudia Jones as a bridge to African-Caribbean culture Sometimes we wonder what there is at the other end of the bridge Is it the future of the […]
The booming broom market in Niamey Sand and dust get everywhere even in your food You can sweep all day it will always come back The sandman is a busy man so is the broom vendor Crossing the bridge over the brown waters of the River Niger The desert is on both sides it it […]