“Sometimes you can
come across someone
who shows you what the
true meaning of hap-
piness is. I would often
come across this very
old and sick Indian man
while shopping for vege-
tables at the local market.
He was unable to move
without crutches and I
couldn’t take my eyes off
him. He was such a col-
ourful person despite his
bedraggled clothes. He
would laugh and speak
to people as they passed.
In fact, it was difficult to
find a moment when he
was alone. He’s truly an
inspiration to all of us.” This image is from Yan-
shui Beehive Fireworks
Festival in Taiwan. It is
one of the largest fire-
works festivals in the
world and the only one
where the people are the
target of the fireworks.
Hundreds of thousands
of firecrackers go off
at the same time and it
looks as though a swarm
of bees are leaving thier
hive. It began as a way to
ward off bad spirits dur-
ing a cholera outbreak
in the 1800s and it now
brings massive crowds of
people to the otherwise
quite district in Tain-
an, Taiwan. It is a truly
exhilerating and a one-
of-a- kind experience.
Alex Barynkin Adam Massingale
A freelance photographer,
traveller and story teller. Two
months ago he left an amer-
ican finance business to do
what he really loves.
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He is an avid traveller and
photographer living and
teaching in Taiwan. His aim is
to become a full time travel-
ler and share all the things he
finds beautiful.
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