The way of the sea in Japanese woodblock prints
12 remarkable photographs of boats in black and white
Hiring halls for Filipino seamen: why not?
The way of the sea in Japanese woodblock prints
In his classic 1906 essay, The Book of Tea, Japanese scholar Kakuzo Okakura spoke of the philosophy of tea as “moral geometry, inasmuch as it defines our sense of proportion to the universe”. This sense of proportion — the notion of man as being a mere part of the...
12 remarkable photographs of boats in black and white
I am deeply grateful to all the photographers who answered my call in late February for black and white photographs of boats. The two-week search yielded a good harvest of talent: some 70 entries from different countries. Choosing the best was not easy as there were...
Hiring halls for Filipino seamen: why not?
Over the years, I have seen every malpractice imaginable in Manila's manning sector. Not the least of the misdeeds is the thievery involving dollar remittances from ship crews (see my blog post “Crewing agents as money changers”). It makes me want to puke and wish...
The way of the sea in Japanese woodblock prints
12 remarkable photographs of boats in black and white
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