Vanishing Asia

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Asia is changing rapidly. For 40 years I have been capturing the scenes of Asia that are disappearing. In some of the images which I took many years ago, what I captured is now gone. All these photos will be in the oversized book Vanishing Asia. Visit: kickstarter.com/projects/kk-org/vanishing-asia — Kevin Kelly

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The poet @JasonSilva feeds his soul with the sacrament of travel. Jason has created a soaring poem, an "Ode to Otherness — and Vanishing Asia — in his distinctive style. It was an unsolicited gift, which I'd like to share.

I put a selection of some of my best photos from my Vanishing Asia books into this album which you can enjoy here. Of course the books have 9,000 more of them! https://ift.tt/3tvmM5D https://instagr.am/p/CNpnDogLEw9/

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Tranquility. Moving hay on a lake high in a snow-covered Himalayan valley of Kashmir. One of 9,000 more photos in my book Vanishing Asia. https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CNc4Ba1L2Fn/

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You don't see this everyday: Practitioners of the traditional Persian exercise of Pahlevani, do push ups in circle in a zurkhane studio in Tehran, Iran, 1979. I've got more remarkable photos in Vanishing Asia https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CNU7z0RLKRJ/

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A offering procession in Ubud, Bali. One of 9,000 images in my crazy big book, Vanishing Asia. See more at my Kickstarter exclusive: https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CNS5V-rli-2/

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Me, photographing a Theyyam in Kerala, India. The Theyyam (in red) is in a deep trance and lunging wildly. His handler wants me to keep my distance. More photos in my Kickstarter book Vanishing Asia: https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CNS5R2UlKyf/

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In my hunt for the hidden Asia, I spent a lot of time in the Himalayas. With my brother Brian we ascended to 18K feet (5,550m) near Everest base camp with no gear. For me the real joy were the villages along the way. See more in Vanishing Asia book: https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CNISUdkAPDi/

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I really used my cameras a lot while photographing remote parts of Asia. I wore them down to their brass. You can see the marvels and wonders I saw in my book Vanishing Asia. There are some early bird discounts still available: https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CNBMTdWl4rE/

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The red lines are my surface travels in Asia. If anyone has seen more, let me know. Want to see what I saw? Get my massive, bound Vanishing Asia books — at a discount. https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CNAs_HYrmSN/

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In 1979 I made a multimedia slideshow with a synchronized music track from my photographs from Asia. I made a light table to sort slides, and a stereo to record the music on cassette. The best of these images are in Vanishing Asia. More here: https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CM8Ua5QLa83/

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These are all the cameras I used over the past 40 years to photograph the vanishing cultures of Asia. None of them were professional grade. The tricky part is not the camera but being in position for the shot. See my video here: https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CM735aAHBd5/

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Wow! Thanks to everyone who has already backed my Vanishing Asia books. I am halfway to my goal of 1,000 fans. The first batch of the best early bird discounts are gone, so now we can offer a limited number of the next-best discount. https://ift.tt/3dgyAlk https://instagr.am/p/CM5ofR-LQTP/

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It's a very big book — over 1,000 pages — but that is okay because its mostly pictures (9,000 of them!). It's so big I had to divide it into 3 volumes to fit on a lap. Inside is the disappearing otherness of a Vanishing Asia. See my Kickstarter for more. https://ift.tt/3tTyBC7 https://instagr.am/p/CM47yAGLsnz/

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Today, after 40 years of work, I am launching the Kickstarter for my giant book, Vanishing Asia. This is a 3 volume set, 1080 pages, and 12 kilograms of amazing images from a disappearing Asia. It will inspire you. https://ift.tt/3tTyBC7 https://instagr.am/p/CM2rTb-HWxU/

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In Lugan, Taiwan, New Years is celebrated with firecrackers and a parade of giant local gods modeled after a legendary mythical general with long beard and long eyebrows. Photo from my book #VanishingAsia #Taiwan https://instagr.am/p/CMXWftYrqNb/

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A tiny gold deity sits atop this large wooden chariot which is pulled by ropes through the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo from my book #VanishingAsia #kathmandu #nepal https://instagr.am/p/CMUxwfhLj9n/

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A farmer on the island of Java, Indonesia, covers up from the burning sun during rice harvest with beautiful fabrics and a marvelous straw hat. Photo from my book #VanishingAsia #java #indonesia https://instagr.am/p/CMSM832AJ_Q/

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