PHOTOGRAPHY/Documentary&Street: Everyone has a connection to a geographic location, where the family of their heart belongs, it could be based in culture, religion, memories of life’s daily routines from childhood or maybe a yearning for the preciousness of love…Tumblr (3.0; @gdmdocs2)http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aab855eea5789add3af7b19d6e39fa4a/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Trà Vinh,Việt Nam 04/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/34cf73d0985cafd55cc7f44c4a378558/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Trà Vinh,Việt Nam 05/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/80256bcb0df1a8e12a9a52af64f0dae6/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo3_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Trà Vinh,Việt Nam 05/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/78a96836281901d5b1c26815bd8e1ec5/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo4_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Hồ Chí Minh,Việt Nam 05/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f072a9b17fea3c29642a16aa0bde742/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo5_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Hồ Chí Minh,Việt Nam 05/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/018a046bd5220e5131a7dec3486b9b0e/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo6_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Hồ Chí Minh,Việt Nam 05/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/42a5f7793339c6fee3ba197889ffd739/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo7_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Sóc Trăng,Việt Nam 05/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/802790b5e141786015e0ae37bc98fe17/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo12_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Sóc Trăng,Việt Nam 05/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddf012e7fe5c49810aa21c97c1a1caa2/tumblr_mmrxa2OsO21qijkxuo13_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> tp Sóc Trăng,Việt Nam 05/2013 by Gary Dwight Miller<br/><br/> <p><span><strong>A optical glance at life on the streets and roads in south Việt Nam</strong>: Images of captured incidental moments from the past three weeks in tp Trà Vinh, tp Hồ Chí Minh, tp Sóc Trăng, from contrasting clothing styles, pampering of pets, to a display of the struggles in life.  </span><span>Một cái nhìn trực quan về cuộc sống trên đường phố và những con đường ở miền nam Việt Nam: hình ảnh của những khoảnh khắc ngẫu nhiên thu được từ ba tuần qua trong tp Trà Vinh, tp Hồ Chí Minh, tp Sóc Trăng, từ trái ngược phong cách quần áo, để chăm sóc vật nuôi, một </span>hiển thị các cuộc đấu tranh trong cuộc sống.</p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p> <div></div>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/50403761548http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/50403761548Tue, 14 May 2013 01:44:00 -0400DocumentaryStreet PhotographyAsiasoutheast asiaVietnamtra vinhSoc TrangHo Chi Minh CityKidsWorkmonks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/56fce9e11595c57fe319bd751a370dbb/tumblr_mlp8566wgB1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71dfa31832244f6ff9aab9c3199cd128/tumblr_mlp8566wgB1qijkxuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16d328291b3e35a1a12002f88693bf7f/tumblr_mlp8566wgB1qijkxuo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa788273ac57e9788929aee561cf7c40/tumblr_mlp8566wgB1qijkxuo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tra Vinh city, Vietnam, April 2012 - Outdoor activities in and around tp Tra Vinh: preparations for fishing; displaying national banners; outdoor conversion beside the waterway; sleeping near the pagoda.  Thành phố Trà Vinh, Việt Nam, tháng 4 năm 2012 - hoạt động ngoài trời trong và xung quanh tp Trà Vinh, chuẩn bị cho cá; hiển thị biểu ngữ quốc gia; chuyển đổi ngoài trời bên cạnh đường thủy; ngủ gần chùa.</p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/48681923566http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/48681923566Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:12:00 -0400AsiaSoutheast AsiaVietnamTra VinhDocumentaryPhotographyPeopleMonksFishingCityscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9aac3fa5bdb255dfc8a1a8ae02df1904/tumblr_mle5zlaZJZ1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6d5bafb348c4b86118f4e5a17de9886b/tumblr_mle5zlaZJZ1qijkxuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71d13117b9da90eaaed2d4eb01784501/tumblr_mle5zlaZJZ1qijkxuo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/609559f5898f7271d3b0b597955c50f9/tumblr_mle5zlaZJZ1qijkxuo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Tra Vinh city, Vietnam, April 2013 - An afternoon of Chol Chman Thmay</strong>, the traditional Khmer new year in and around tp Tra Vinh: electric music; thug of war; poll climbing; life in front of a country store.<span>   </span>Thành phố Trà Vinh, Việt Nam, tháng 4 năm 2013 -  Một buổi chiều Chol Chman Thmay, Khmer truyền thống năm mới trong và xung quanh tp Trà Vinh, Việt Nam: âm nhạc điện; du côn của chiến tranh, cuộc thăm dò leo núi, cuộc sống ở phía trước của một cửa hàng nước.</p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/48188892306http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/48188892306Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:52:00 -0400Vietnamtra vinhKhmerChol Chman ThmayFunMusicPeopleGamesDocumentaryPhotographyAsiaSoutheast AsiaTravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ece6fbf0a1de12ecc8525cde3012d65/tumblr_ml08snbzB51qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fb1422dc345bf6b1ca1fe852dd591fd5/tumblr_ml08snbzB51qijkxuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/28290bd49663ed4cd409aa8b73cd6df7/tumblr_ml08snbzB51qijkxuo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d0bdef41e6a11cb2feb404fc43dd47ae/tumblr_ml08snbzB51qijkxuo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Tra Vinh city, Vietnam, April 2013</strong> - A walk around downtown; honoring nationality and religion; boys play; studying for the future.   Thành ph<span>ố</span> Trà Vinh, Vi<span>ệ</span>t Nam, tháng 4 n<span>ă</span>m 2013 -  <span class="Apple-style-span">Đi </span>bộ xung quanh trung tâm thành phố; nghiên cứu cho tương lai; bé trai chơi; quốc tịch và tôn vinh tôn giáo.</p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p> <div></div>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/47560340954http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/47560340954Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:26:00 -0400VietnamTra Vinhsoutheast asiaculturetravelAsiaPeopleBuddhistFamilyFlagBoysphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d3b7bedb584279055afe5c5286ea086/tumblr_mkmkp1Fd6Y1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7fc1a00d7ed7967b61bf3af2fb625e3d/tumblr_mkmkp1Fd6Y1qijkxuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d68fc10f447b81e9e24d59fb304771e/tumblr_mkmkp1Fd6Y1qijkxuo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/084d3957bd80b361fea6f4b9ef3c324c/tumblr_mkmkp1Fd6Y1qijkxuo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Tra Vinh city, Vietnam, April 2013</strong> - <span class="Apple-style-span">Flag & Banners; Casual Labor; Family; Uniformity.    </span>Thành phố Trà Vinh, Việt Nam, tháng 4 năm 2013 - <span> </span>Cờ & Biểu ngữ; Nhân công; Gia đình; Thống nhất.</p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p> <p><strong><br/></strong></p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/46929117332http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/46929117332Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:17:24 -0400Tra VinhVietnamSoutheast AsiaTravelAsiaPeopleBuddhistWalkingPenguinsFamilyFlagChildCow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b576ec76fd40f19f3c999e35dcb27242/tumblr_mkccoc6lmZ1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cfd23dfe2d35b349a0619dc218258ae5/tumblr_mkccoc6lmZ1qijkxuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/632299c947ce1692d5ab8d17a0ce0ddd/tumblr_mkccoc6lmZ1qijkxuo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2833c57ff9641ace609e847b3ed3f97b/tumblr_mkccoc6lmZ1qijkxuo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tra Vinh city, Vietnam, March 2013 - Home, Work, Shopping, Sightseeing. Thành phố Trà Vinh, Việt Nam, tháng 3 năm 2013 - Trang chủ, làm việc, mua sắm, tham quan.</p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/46455352706http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/46455352706Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:48:11 -0400Tra VinhVietnamSoutheast AsiaTravelAsiaPeopleHomeMarriedMarriage<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/gdmdocs2/34454379588/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_34454379588" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Sitting alone </strong>looking through the screened window from my work desk on an Octobers stormy day in Indianapolis, Indiana 2012.</p> <p>movieclip & copyright by Gary Dwight Miller</p> <p><a href="http://www.doctorhugo.org/synaesthesia/poe.html" target="_blank">http://www.doctorhugo.org/synaesthesia/poe.html</a></p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/34454379588http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/34454379588Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:16:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ig7oJEWj1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>As a boy I loved to play in the rain</strong> puddles.  Never realizing or seen the reflections of my joy.</p> <p><em>Photographed June 30, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/26315792095http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/26315792095Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:59:00 -0400boyburmeseindianaindianapoliskarenpuddlesreflectionsjoy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5spppvux61qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>A Burmese/Myanmar refugee</strong> man of Karen ethnicity with his two children on Father’s Day in Indianapolis, Indiana.</p> <div></div> <div><em>Photographed June 17, 2012</em></div> <div></div> <div>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</div>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/25343936718http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/25343936718Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:27:00 -0400BurmeseMyanmarindianapolisindianaFather's DayRefugeeKarenMan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59ie8hdkq1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>A male Karen Burmese teen sits on a soccer pitch</strong> in Indianapolis, Indiana,  displaying his unfinished tattoos and wearing Thanaka face cream.  The face cream is made from the bark of Thanaka trees and has been used mostly by women and children in Burma/Myanmar for hundreds of years primarily as a sun screen, <span class="Apple-style-span">also some of the male teens in the United States have been wearing the cream as a cultural flag. </span></p> <p><em>Photographed April 6, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/24625389697http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/24625389697Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:34:00 -0400BurmeseMyanmarThanakaTattoosIndianapolisIndianasun screen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4om107HQE1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Fingernails painted, a young girl plays</strong> with mud at a community garden for Karen and Karenni refugee families who have resettled in Indianapolis, Indiana. The two Burma/Myanmar ethnic groups possess little to no English language skills upon arrival to the United States.  Most of which come after living in Thailand refugee camps with merely a primary school education, but some are able to speak two to three other languages of neighboring ethnic cultures within and near their homeland. </p> <p><em>Photographed May 26, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/23858327011http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/23858327011Sun, 27 May 2012 08:43:00 -0400IndianapolisIndianaMyanmarBurmeseGardenFingernailsGirlKarenKarenni<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m44oomKzxu1qijkxuo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Moments after emptying her water filled gallon plastic containers</strong>, which she had carried from a nearby creek, an elderly woman watches a teenager spray water from a hose making use of a newly installed 250-foot deep well for Karen and Karenni Burmese on their community garden in Washington Twp., Indianapolis, Indiana.</p> <p><em>Photographed May 15, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/23174386926http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/23174386926Wed, 16 May 2012 14:29:00 -0400BurmeseGardenIndianapolisIndianaWaterKarenKarenni<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3o5tojRRj1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>She’s It - A variation of the game Hide and Seek</strong> is played and obviously enjoyed by children whose parents and families are refugees from Burma [Myanmar] via Thailand that have resettled in Indianapolis, IN.  In 1992 persecuted ethnic populations within the military control government began to flee the country across the border to neighboring & regional nations.  Since then, just in the United States the numbers have increased and, according to 2010 United States Census more then one hundred thousand persons of Burmese descent seeking protection from the government of their homeland have resettled across the United States.</p> <p><em>Photographed May 6, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/22602852469http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/22602852469Mon, 07 May 2012 16:20:00 -0400burmachildrenhide and seekindianaindianapoliskarenkarennimyanmarplayrefugeesburmese<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2x4gvazJQ1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>A Karen Burmese teen</strong> enjoys a tractor drag as he clings to a moving trailer during a group Earth Day project in Indianapolis, Indiana.</p> <p><em>Photographed April 22, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/21634572747http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/21634572747Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:55:00 -0400karenBurmeseTeensIndianapolisIndianaTractor Drag<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2j10qJPDY1qijkxuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2j10qJPDY1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>An annual meeting of Karenni</strong> Burmese refugees gather inside the home of a family within their Indianapolis, Indiana community to discuss U.S. laws and the importance of maintaining their cultural distinction in a new land.  To aid the community bond each family contributes a nominal monthly fee to help individual families during financial difficulties.</p> <p><em>Photographed April 14, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/21148491344http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/21148491344Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:14:00 -0400IndianapolisIndianaKarenniBurmeseBurmaCommunityFamilyMeeting<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28w01fAOJ1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>A Birthday Party</strong> for three, after attending a Karen Burmese baptist church Easter service in Washington township, Indianapolis, Indiana.</p> <p><em>Photographed April 8, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/20825090719http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/20825090719Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:50:00 -0400BurmaBurmeseKarenBaptistEasterIndianapolisIndianaPhotographyBirthday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21awt0SlP1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Spring is here</strong> and as in all across the United States, Indianapolis shopping malls are getting their parking lot gardens ready for Easter flowers.</p> <p><em>Photographed April 4, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/20561321463http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/20561321463Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:31:00 -0400AscensionGardensGothMedievalindianaindianapolisParking Lots<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1jcxplGmK1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Burmese ethnic Karen</strong> children prepare fishing lines at a man made lake in the center of a Indianapolis, IN, housing development.</p> <ul><li>Approximately 7,000 refugees from Burma reside in Indianapolis and the projected population is expected to rise in the next few years, according to the Burmese American Community Institute in Indiana.</li> </ul><p><em>Photographed March 26, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/20002418025http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/20002418025Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:58:00 -0400BurmeseKarenIndianaIndianapolisFishingChildrenRefugees<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1d8akbNki1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Big Sky</strong> in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.  </p> <p><em>Photographed March 22, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/19810655576http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/19810655576Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:32:00 -0400IndianapolisIndianaCityscapeSkyPhotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m158abdHOL1qijkxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Walking west on Myrtle Ave.</strong> in Brooklyn I saw faces of the future and the past standing together searching the same direction.</p> <p><em>Photographed March 18, 2012</em></p> <p>photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller</p>http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/19578850192http://gdmdocs2.tumblr.com/post/19578850192Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:51:45 -0400New YorkBrooklynFacesSearchingPhotography