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Image Title: For All Moms and Kids
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| Photographer |
Jen van Wijn {K:21028}
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| Project |
#40 Street Photography
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Camera Model |
Minolta
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| Categories |
Children
Journalism
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Digital JPEG |
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Lens |
fixed
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| Uploaded |
5/11/2008 |
Film / Memory Type |
SD 256
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| Critiques |
49 |
Rating |
6.82
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| Location |
City - On my Way in Africa
State - MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Country - Ethiopia
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| About |
Mother's Day is a day honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world.
In most countries Mother's Day is a new concept copied from western civilization. In many African countries, the idea of one Mother's Day has its origins in copying the British concept, although there are many festivals and events celebrating mothers within the many diverse cultures on the African continent that have been there centuries before the colonials arrived. In Japan, Mother's Day is a heavily marketed concept.
Different countries celebrate Mother's Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins.
Second Sunday in May - (May 11 in 2008)
Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia*, Malta, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Of course this needed some about too;))
A tribute to all women caring for kids,
as I worked in orphant homes for SOS-Children
Villages in Africa, it was amazing to see
how these substitude moms treated these sweet
kids as their own......
Wishing you all a nice day, xxJen
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There are 49 Comments in 1 Pages
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Keith Growden
{K:20793} 5/11/2008
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What a wonderful shot dear Jen. You have shown so much going on here. Might need a touch of contrast. Im sure all the mums will love this. Hugs and xxx Keith:) 
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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It might need a lot more, the quality is quite bad, as I was on my way and never sure what would happen in this country;)
So, shots had to be taken fast and mostly out of the car quick!
If someone feels like resharpen or PS my shot, please be welcome:)!! Have a lovely day Keith,
Big hugs, Jenxx
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Keith Growden
{K:20793} 5/11/2008
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See what i can do shortly jen.
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John Hatz
{K:144528} 5/11/2008
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oh my... excellent phto... now THAT is a family with...lot of members Jen, and what a great field here, excellent image and... after that we need less gass and more rice I think... so we must STOP the gass product from the food...
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Riny Koopman
{K:59873} 5/11/2008
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Hoi Jen,Moederdag wordt gevierd op de tweede zondag in mei. Het idee voor moederdag is ontstaan in Amerika...Wist je dat..? Anna Jarvis, leefde eind negentiende eeuw in Grafton, West Virginia. Anna's moeder had elf kinderen, waarvan er zeven jong stierven. Om haar verdriet te 'vergeten' besloot Anna's moeder haar leven te wijden aan het helpen van andere mensen. Op de sterfdag van haar moeder (de tweede zondag in mei 1906) besloot Anna iets te organiseren om alle moeders te eren. De kerkleiders zagen wel iets in haar plan en zo werd de tweede zondag van mei uitgeroepen tot Moederdag in Grafton!! O yes Iam agree with Keith...:) kus,riny
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Stan Ciszek
{K:31618} 5/11/2008
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Just life story,
Splendit capture my dear Jen,
Thanks for sharing,
Warm hugs,
Stan.
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ranjan ghose
{K:1096} 5/11/2008
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An excellent documentation which has gone beyond photography. Congratulation for your presentation.
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Stan Ciszek
{K:31618} 5/11/2008
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This magnificent photo, my dear Jen is telling more than thousands of words.
Big kis for you dear Mom.
Stan.
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Wolf Zorrito
{K:12807} 5/11/2008
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Tribute to a mum that wants to travel ;-)
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Julie Salles
{K:18826} 5/11/2008
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Touching, happy capture dear Jen.
Happy Mother's Day my dear friend.
Hugs and kisses,
Julie.
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ambenis
{K:6894} 5/11/2008
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Great shot and very well presented!
Congratulations.
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1301307 60
{K:41451} 5/11/2008
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Hi Jen, happy mother's day to you too. Was very happy again to read your about, it is so much different when you do the writing. I was very glad to know that you work with the SOS children in africa. We have one here that is within the community, sometimes I offer my photo services for them when needed. I like system they are doing, to grow up with a family.
Beautiful capture here, not only of the children but I also noticed the background with animals and green hills. Very good environment, looks like everyone is happy, lovely smiles from the children. Good to see photos from Ethiopia with happy faces, I remember other sad photos from this place. thanks for this photo, it is lightening..
great shot!
regards..
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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I really dont hope this is one family dear John,
but you never can be sure:) Do you mean we need less grass or gass?? I would like to loose my gass although solar power should be much better,
but please explane what you mean first;))) If you mean grass, yes I agree, there is so much cattle and grass, not much else growing there.....
Hoping you had a lovely day, all relaxt!! xxJen
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Dank je lieve Riny, ik had zoiets gelezen inderdaad, het is wel duidelijk een christelijke
aangelegenheid van meet af aan, nu door elke
bevolkingsgroep gebruikt, weet niet of dat met alle religies ook zo is?
Dank voor je duidelijk uitleg, het is op zich best een leuk ide zo'n dag, maar brengt ook best
veel leed voor mensen zonder kinderen of waar het niet bepaald klikt, maar alla, dat hoort erbij:))
Hoop dat je een lekker dagje hebt gehad, liefs en kus Jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Thank you so much my dearest Stan, I love your flowers as well, its a great dedication for all!!
This was a bunch of kids on the way while I was driving through Ethiopia, there are so many people
living there and cows, amazing:))
Big warm hugs my dear, Jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Thanks dear Ranjan, very happy you like the both,
is there Mothers Day in India as well?
Wishing you a lovely evening, Jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Thank you so much again dear Stan, you did well,
I think its just a bad quality picture I took,
very hard to get it clear, isnt it;)))
Warm kiss and thanks a lot Dad, xxJen
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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True true, very true my dear Wolf and next month I will even bring my daughter to my special places
in Africa, she will be amazed too:)) I hope..loll
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Thank you dear Julie,
we did celebrate it more yesterday,
but my day was ok;) Very relaxed and sunny!
Hope your weekend is great, hugss Jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Thank you so much dear Ben,
very happy you like my little kiddies;))
Do you have SOS-Children Villages in
your country as well?
Be well and enjoy your evening, big hugs jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Dear Bobot, how great to read you have heard about SOS, I used to work there while I was in Africa, not now in Holland. While I was driving from Holland to Capetown I did visit many of those homes, its mostly great to see how this organisation works, its original from Austria,
there is the head office of all this.
I did also photowork there and making reports as some of the orphant houses havent been visited for years!!! Specially Sudan and Ethiopia are not been visit for a long time and yes you are so right, its amazing to see all these happy kids with one mom...great way of caring for these kids from all ages, isnt it? Yes I have seen also very sad things, but even here in Holland its getting worse we have food banks, can you believe?
Its nice talking to you, great sharing this, thanks a lot my dear;)) Have you got kids yourself? Big hugs, Jenxx
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John Hatz
{K:144528} 5/11/2008
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we need less gass of course... :-)
don't know the right word but I mean that we make gass, petrol anyway using plants, that is the couse of the price rice of the rise (etc) and so many people cannot buy there food...
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1301307 60
{K:41451} 5/11/2008
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Yes Jen, I am quite aware of some of the history of this SOS and its origin, we were briefed up about this. I think I posted 2 photos from the orphanage here at Uf. http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1269879
http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1268539
Yes Jen, I have 6 children, 3 girls and 3 boys. My daughters are all graduates already. their pictures are here also, photoart..: ) http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1412600
http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1390593
regards.
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Maryam Sahafzadeh
{K:2798} 5/11/2008
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Great shot, wish I was there...haha
Many thanks for your nice comment, yourr intersted in my work make me happy, keep in contact with your friendly critiques.
hug
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Lolllolll...well my guess wasn't that strange as there is so much grass there and no food for the people, just for the cattles, which they dont eat.... I do agree with the gass partly, as we have gass in the Northsea here and thats were we
get it from, electricity is also much more expensive, but we are getting more better with windmills now, those ugly huge things, but if it helps its worth it!
Petrol should change, its all invented but I dont think Shell etc will give up producing it...... cars driving on hydrogen.
I know exactly what you mean my dear, the world has about to change...before its too late!!
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Thanks so much dear Maryam, to be honest I dont think you would have liked it there, Ethiopia is not an easy country to drive through, there are hardly any tourists as you cant drive there yourself without a guide And really so many people, as soon as you get out of your car there's hundreds of people around you..;))
It will be nice to stay in contact, thanks dear,
hugs Jenxx
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Arif Ertan Ersoy
{K:26933} 5/11/2008
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great journalism!! great presentation with all its details my dear jen!!
compliments,
have a beautiful sunday!
hugs and kisses
arif
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ali ikizkaya
{K:9376} 5/11/2008
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Dear Jen!
I wish you happy mums day. Its so great wonderfull capture with vivid colors.
Dedication of this shot is so heart touching. Even they had no shoes no clothings, every body is smiling.
Wonderful shot and dedication
Warm Hugs.
ALI
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Luca Peccerillo
{K:5914} 5/11/2008
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Great children shot dear Jen
very happy
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Marian Man
{K:67029} 5/11/2008
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hope that all these children have their moms dear Jen!!!!
excellent capture!!!!!! the smiles of the children are so precious!!!!!
very nice tribute to the substitute moms offering comfort and love to the orphans!!!
warm hugs my dear friend
Marian
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Evening Arif, thank you for appreciating!
I had a wonderful Sunday, hope you had too,
another day off her, how lucky we are:)
Hoping you had a nice weekend,
sleep well, hugs Jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Thank you so very much my dear Ali,
had a great moms day, just missed the flowers;)
I gave my mom some though, she loved the
flowers for her garden, did you celebrate it
too? These kids were really happy, and very willing to get on the picture, not understanding
how they could see themselves on the digital screen;))) Really great fun, thanks again for your sweet comment, big hugs, Jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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Grazie dearest Luca, really sweet comment,
sleep well and sweet dreams, xxJen
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/11/2008
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I do really hope so too my dear Marian, not so sure about this...I have been asked for shots of Sudan and Ethiopia because there are so much kids lost in the war, maybe they can bring them back to their moms.....
Children have the wold, isnt it;)
Sleep well and sweet dreams my dear, Jenxx
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Pablo Dylan
{K:54544} 5/11/2008
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Fantastic spontaneous shot dear Jen.
Pablo
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Wolf Zorrito
{K:12807} 5/12/2008
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africa will be amazed ;-)
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Alida Santarelli
{K:12513} 5/12/2008
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OTTIMA questa street mia cara, che sorrisi stupendi! Complimenti!
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Ugo Rimoldi
{K:6190} 5/12/2008
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Simpatica e allegra questa meravigliosa immagine, complimenti cara Jen. Ugo
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/12/2008
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Thank you so dearly Pablo,
it was certainly very spontaneously, and they even liked it, although they wanted to have the picture which of course I couldn't give, they thought I could just pull it out the camera;))
Be well, hugs Jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/12/2008
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As always my dear friend;)) Hope they can handle both of us.....!!
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/12/2008
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The smiles was just what I needed my dear Alida,
You have to be very careful as they change their
attitude very quick, but all went well:))
Thanks a million my dear, big hugs Jenxx
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/12/2008
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Grazie mille my dear Ugo,
thanks for your sweet compliment, I know the quality isnt really well but it was a worse camera and I had to take this one quick:)
Be well, Jenxx
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Nicole Besch
{K:52696} 5/12/2008
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I hope that you did enjoy motherday ??? This is such a great picture and shows a lot from this country!I think here it is not the quality what counts Jen,it is the great atmosphere!!I know very well how these shots happend you have to do these often quick and fast...!!!
For me it is excellent and for the mothersday even right!!!
Big hug and kiss,
Nicki
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/12/2008
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I had a very relaxt day, we had celebrated it with my mom and family as my sis birthday tomorrow as well, so did it all together, my kids
werent there so no mom for me yesterday;)
You are very right dear Nicki, it was a great atmosphere, these cuties all so very excited,
wanting the pic, but dissapointed when it didnt came out:)))
Hope you sleep well and enjoy another day off my dear, big hugs and kiss, Jenxx
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Ania Blazejewska
{K:14593} 5/13/2008
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Excellent image and excellent scene dear Jen
Congratulations and have a nice day!
Ania
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/13/2008
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Thanks a lot Ania, very happy
you like my shots, really appreciated:)
Hugs Jenxx
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Dan Wilson
{K:13611} 5/13/2008
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Very lovely shot dear Yen, they are so cute when people have cameras around. Not too many are camera shy :-). Great capture of the moment
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Dan Wilson
{K:13611} 5/13/2008
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So sorry, Dear Jen, spelt your name wrong. I did this because I was pronouncing your name in my head ;-)
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Jen van Wijn
{K:21028} 5/15/2008
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Well, you would be surprised how many people didnt want to be on my photo dear Dan.
They seem to believe that you will take their soul out with photography, so it was hard to find people to pose and it was a pity, like the Masai from Kenya were getting really angry, even with asking nicely! So, I could have very interesting shots there, don't have this trouble with animals...lolll So, thats better for me...:)))
Be well, Hugs Jenxx
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