History Has Been Made!

  • LOVE|Love hurts.|Zeay, 15, Caloocam (Philippines)
  • The passion of guitar|The power of music gradually erodes the spirit and bodies of people. Even a strong-willed person was unable to remove himself from the passionate sounds of the guitar. |JOE, 27, Hangzhou (China)
  • TARGET|Every step in life proceeds through targets. No target, no life. Targets keep life going. The boy in the photo also has his own target. |Subbro, 29, Kolkata (India)
  • THE SHOWMAN|This was a very loud statement. These were never worn, especially not in public. But to wear them in front of thousands was an honourable feat. Well done, rock star. You certainly made an impression on me. |Riley Mcdougall, 28, Terrigal (Australia)
  • RELEASE ME|Lijiang, Yunnan, Back to hotel, we can’t wait to change into local costumes bought from a local market. Spinning round and round like a little girl and enjoying the moment of happiness. Who cares whether the so called “lady” is elegant enough? |Amberq, 25, Shanghai (China)
  • THE COLOR OF LIGHT|The color of light…or the light of color. Life and imagination… it’s all up to you.|Nuj 40, Nontbaburi (Thailand)
  • EQUAL HANDS|“It is not the color of the skin that makes us, but what each heart feels and what each mind thinks”. Taken with a fellow photographer and a Kapampangan native as the subject in Nayon Filipino, Clarkfield, Pampanga, Philipines.|Leeviraycabili, 33, Angeles City (Philippines)
  • EXPLORE|A lone native guide while we trek the Mt. Pinatubo trail towards its center. He was silhouetted against an early sun-lit alien-like terrain which looked like a backdrop from a movie.|Sami, 49, Luczon City (Philippines)
  • FISHING TIME|What are you doing when the sun sets? Some are at home. Some are fishing. But I am using my camera, recording this beautiful sunset in front of me.|Draw, 27
  • GLOBAL WARMING|Save the earth from global warming, It’s the only planet with an aquarium!|Photoman, 28, New Delhi (India)
  • HAPPINESS2|Paste one onto the others. This is all about hope in love.|Fuber Wu, 30, Beijing (China)
  • HAPPY MARDI GRAS!|Just under 10,000 marched in pride and celebration at the 2009 Sydney Mardi Gras Parade in front of hundreds of thousands in Central Sydney. The magnificent night-time parade attracted nearly a million people, leading to the all-night dance party.|Zuzana Kabastova, 31, Marowbra (Australia)
  • I AM YOURS|When lost, all you need is a simple caress, a light touch on your skin and a whole lot of love. We may not know it, but we are never alone. Love is everywhere-in our friends, our families and the strangers we meet constantly-everywhere, everyday.|Trix, 24, Manila (Philippines)
  • JAM TAPPING|I love how musicians move when they feel the music. Every move of the feet differs from every other.|Benz, 22, Antipolo (Philippines)
  • Students preparing to sing a song|The community in Chongqing launched the “Sing Songs Campaign” in January 2009. |Gloomsunday, 44, Chongqing (China)
  • MELTED|The candles were melted; the prayers were offered.|Cocoy, 27, Manila (Philippines)
  • PAINTING|I do painting in the darkness of St Kilda Road. It’s the inspiration of new life that sparkles!|Missnine, 21, Shanghai (China)
  • PLEASE COME DOWN|She’s the one I could never reach. Some mornings I think I can still smell her hair-she wouldn’t like me saying that. |Jordan Dodson, 22, Auckland (New Zealand)
  • SAVE WATER, DRINK CHAMPAGNE|Two is better than one…|Ross Lawrence, Sydney (Australia)
  • Love |Even if it’s for a moment, it’s beautiful.|Xiaotong, 26, Beijing (China)
  • SHINE|Powerful and uplifting message emanates from the tattoo of a meditating figure along Cape Town coastline.|Neil Bradfield, 56, Cape Town (South Africa)
  • SILHOUETTE|One afternoon I saw these five little birds resting near the window, waiting for the heavy rain to stop.|Allen Passion, 22 Pasay (Philippines)
  • THE THIRD RING|New and old, connectivity and conflict-it is definitely the pursuit of youth.|Maomao, 22, Shanghai (China)
  • WE NEED|The most clusive word. Written in the air with a flashlight, it immediately disappeared. Only captured here.|Earl, 31, Makati City (Philippines)
  • WHAT IS ON TV?|Why waste precious time?|Vlad, 25, Johannesburg (South Africa)
  • SECURITY|Security.|Vj, 24, Tricby (India)
  • Fire Dance|Swallowed in enthusiasm and leaping into the wind, fire provided a light for unlimited imagination. |Will, 27, Chengdu (China)
  • Climb|I have climbed these walls. What more should I be afraid of?|Land, 23, Beijing (China)
  • Traces of darkness|Passing the Xitang and red garden, a night club filled with alcohol and the faded amid stereotypical impressions of damp and darkness made feelings of ignorance well up inside me.|Lansbube, 22, Xiamen (China)
  • The impulse of a drummer|Perhaps it is the best musical instrument to initiate people flinging themselves into a hurricane of rhythm.|DUDU, 25, Beijing (China)
  • That year we were to die for|There were many photos like this, but this one belonged totally to her and I. |TK, 27, Shanghai (China)
  • Blur|Passing through the musical tunnel, there is no distance between the black and white keys.|Deke, 29, Shanghai (China)
  • B-Girl Flix|Dopiness sometimes comes in unassuming packages.|Vapskoner, 25, Brisbane (Australia)
  • Encounter|Time flew while we were still here. Remember your first confession of love?|Yezi,24, Beijing (China)
  • The turning carousel|The carousel is reminiscent of childhood. |Ganglei RAY, 26, Dalian (China)
  • The world of the street|The street at night is my world.|TUO, 24, Wenzhou (China)
  • RAINBOW TURBAN|Turbans tell stories, they also reveal where you belong. I was in Delhi when I met these farmers from various regions of Punjab protesting against the rise in price of seeds – farmers from one regions wearing one colour. |Narang99, 25, New Delhi (India)
  • Unrestricted|A place with graffiti is a place with freedom.|Eason.lei, 19, Changsha (China)
  • My world|The world is colourful when I’m on a skateboard.|Kaidi, 18, Beijing (China)
  • Innocence|I heard that this was a wonderful planet, so I try to explore something every day.|Ivan, 26, Guangzhou (China)
  • Art and Reality|I took this snapshot in the car. That day I was passing the bus station in Kuala Lumpur, called Pudu Raya. There is a “long wall” along the roadside with colorful painting on it. I thought it was a memorable history left by an unknown artist.|Wai Hom, 33, Taman Salak Selatan (Malaysia)
  • Youth with nowhere to vent|Under the pretext of music or art, we vented our madness, depression and excessive hormones. We are young we are fearless |Z3no, 31, Beijing (China)
  • PASSION|Find what you love and do it. Do it loud.|Jm, 29, Quezon (Philippines)
  • Vision|We always confine our views under the sky. But we can perhaps climb up to where we will see more?|Poocb, 25, Nanjing (China)
  • Basketball court|Everyone has their memories of a basketball court, which is about buddies, lovers, growth and more. When I go back there, my heart becomes young again.|Woodyin, 20, Kunming (China)
  • GAZE|I am a survivor. This my life.|Karlo, 34, Makati (Philippines)
  • Upward|We are in the city where we have no time to look back, but simply move forward .|Maomao, 22, hanghai (China)
  • Going home|Walking in the night.|Yousingbu show, 24, Dalian (China)
  • Burning Life|I am sweating with happiness, enjoying my youth and am always chasing my dreams.|Burning Life, 21, Guangzhou (China)
  • Live in a frame|Being ignorant does not necessarily makes us unhappy. Knowing too much may be even more painful.|Hua, 22, Zhuhai (China)
  • Don’t Peep|“I had led a private life and wanted to keep it at that. Don’t peep!” Photo taken with a fellow photographer and a Kapampangan native as the subject in Nayon Filipino, Clarkfield, Philippines.|Leeviraycabili, 33 Angeles City (Philippines)
  • LOLLIPOP DANCE|South African woman’s dance of freedom and happiness.|Elshe, 35, Pretoria (South Africa)
  • The next step to the vast sky|At that moment, I understood that we needed courage to step forward to reach the vast sky in our hearts.|Xiao P, 22, Shanghai (China)
  • WAITING|Playing in the sunshine can be better.|Bonnie, 21, Melbourne (Australia)
  • Me‧Time‧Dream |Time may be the most difficult thing to handle, but I am the most difficult thing to conquer . I took this photo on 28-10-2008 in Dali, Yunnan|DCabbage, 22, Changsha (China)
  • Growth |I found that I had a thick beard before the mirror one day. I really have grown up. |Brainless, 27, Beijing (China)
  • Fly away|When we were young, we imagined we had wings and flew from the roof of the school building chasing dreams. |OsTrIcH, 19, Guiyang (China)
  • A HANDFUL?|As language crosses borders and history fades into oblivion, alphabets acquire a new meaning. A symbol of tolerance, assimilation and aspiration - India.|Varun, 25, Ahmedabad (India)
  • Multiple-mind|Denying yourself, affirming your beliefs; destroying yourself, rebuilding yourself. You and I are a confirmation of a multiple-minded self|Alobo, 21, Shanghai (China)
  • You are|If love makes me look at you only, are you still yourself?|Yuanwai, 20, Chongqing (China)
  • You |You, Sanya and I |Jennie, 25, Shanghai (China)
  • YOU!|You are what you think! You are responsible for whatever you do! You do whatever you want! You are your law! You are unique! You are special! You are YOU!|Apao, 27, Manila (Philippines)
  • The Wheels|THE WHEELS, an amazingly vague Chongqing punk band.|Maya skull, 22, Chongqing (China)
  • Play music|Life is lonely, but an electric piano helps find interesting people to play with. |Yuzhou, 26, Shanghai (China)
  • The young body|Youth should be spent extravagant. |Leaving,21
  • Getting crazy for music|Even though we didn’t know each other nor talk much, we were both crazy with the same rhythm.|Yu Yu, 21, Shanghai (China)
  • Energy|I make the breakthrough with all my energy saved over 21 years.|Folgev, 21, Zhengzhou (China)
  • Black and White |Music is neither black nor white. |Timber, 25, Chongqing (China)
  • Music World|Indulge in the world of music world and immerse yourself in it..|Zbu, 23, Guangzhou (China)
  • Stage |Singing my song loudly it becomes the most dazzling stage.|Sbibo, 25, Hangzhou (China)
  • Toe|The toe as beautiful as a piece of art.|ART-PAUL, 28, ongguan (China)
  • Karaoke King|Today, just karaoke at home…tomorrow, Staples or Madison or Red Rocks.. I’m just gonna rip through each and every song.|Jj, 26, Cebu City (Philippines)
  • Punk．Corner．Youth|Performance rests temporarily, stickers of memories on the old guitar box sounds loud, reminding you of your youth. |Xian, 22, Chongqing (China)
  • Roller Derby Final |We may have lost the final. But we did not lose our spirit. For these tears are the happiness of a team that was defeated only on points and not souls. They cannot take that away from us.|Soph, 22, Auckland (New Zealand)
  • The X Sky|Looking at limits from another angle, you would find infinity is viewing life from a different angle.|Feng, 31, Shanghai (China)
  • From the Head|Great music has always been well thought out.|Rakstar, 21, Antipolo (Philippines)
  • Shadow in a shadow|Time: July 2007 In the garden of a hostel in Rome, the sun is so warm, that the sewage is no longer wet and dim.|Stan, 25, Shanghai (China)
  • SCREAM |In the summer of 2008, the skateboarders were excited after the skateboard competition.|Orange, 23, Shanghai (China)
  • BUTTERFLY - WHAT’S THAT?|If you stood still for just a moment... Who knows? A butterfly might just land on you and give you a smile to last the rest of the day.|Jono, 18, Mid Illovo (South Africa)
  • GRAFFITI ARTIST|Art can be expressed in many ways. I know mine works in combi’s. Choose yours and make history.|Kar, 25, Quezon City (Philippines)
  • ONE’S FORMER SELF|We stand in the shadow of our parents. This we know. But we let our own shadows cloud our lives even more. |Wesley Jay Oosthuizen, 28, Johannesburg (South Africa)
  • ROCK|Music is therapy, music is addiction, music is love, music is life… music is me.|Roy, 25, Kolkata (India)
  • TIME?|Time. Who decided that the world needs time? How much time do we have to ourselves anymore? No time for family, for friends... No time to just dance in the rain.|Jono, 18, Mid Illovo (South Africa)
  • ANGEL’S ANGEL|See what I see. Hear what I hear. Angel’s Angel.|Angelbeat, 24, Taipei
  • BIRTHDAY KISS|These are two of my favorite friends (and a couple): Carina & Bords… This was taken during the evening of Bords’ birthday... -seeing them both just gives you the hope that the chance of finding life-long love is within reach :) | Denisedahlin, 30, Sta Rosa (Philippines)
  • BRACE FACE NO MORE!|A self-portrait... I took this photo just a few hours after my dentist finally took my braces off, which had been on me for nearly six years… My teeth felt really free and smooth; it was such a nice sensation running my tongue over them… |Denisedahlin, 30, Sta Rosa (Philippines)
  • BREATHE|The only thing that keeps us alive is the struggle... breathe and live!|Nikko, 26, Quezon City (Philippines)
  • DON’T LET GO|The most precious thing still exists - innocence. Can’t you see?|Sabrina, 18, Toowoomba (Australia)
  • FINE-TUNED|One of my biggest vices is music. I think being more in touch with my music means being more opinionated, reflective and aware of what’s happening around me. Music is the echo of today’s environment, its current state and its inhabitants.|Jowell M, 23, Quezon City (Philippines)
  • NOTCH Coincidence |A coincidence, bringing music, atmosphere and hippies together! |Mr. DS distortion, 22, Shanghai (China)
  • The sun of school|I want to catch my own day.|Alexander, 22, Chengdu (China)
  • I AM THE KING OF THE WORLD|I want to live my life on my own terms. I am guided my conscience. I will make this world a better place to live in. I will be happy and make others happy too. Let’s rewrite history. |Gautam Pandey, 26, Delhi (India)
  • LOVE?| Land claim protesters in South Africa.|Chris Coetzee, 41, Albertinia (South Africa)
  • MAGIC OF LIGHT|I was just clicking photos of my new Engagement Ring. The light has dropped a beatiful shadow of Heart... I was so amazed with the connectivity.... and gifted it to my wife.. |Kd, 27, Ahmednagar (India)
  • Shadow|In summer 2008 in Shanghai, a young skateboarder connects with his shadow under the street light.|Evan, 30, Shanghai (China)
  • PLAY|Know your game. Stand up and play.|Happie Garcia, 26, Navotas City (Philippines)
  • Street dance|There was no high-end audio equipment and gorgeous lighting in the square; only the beams of light on the wall reflecting the strange shadows of the dancing crowd.|Shelema, 38, Nanjing (China)
  • RIGHT TO MUSIC|Freedom of expression. Just express your soul.|Paeped, 22, Muntinlupa (Philippines)
  • Two sides of a mirror|One day, two girls drew a moustache on their faces in front of the mirror.|Dani, 26, Beijing (China)
  • WINGS FOR FREEDOM|We all dream of flying somewhere, somehow, sometime, and certainly we long to have the wings to allow us do so. And this lucky man found one in the dumpsite of Tondo, by Pier 18 in Manila, the Philippines.|Jimbo, 46, Quezon City (Philippines)
  • A kind of love |Every time I hug you, the world becomes empty.|Hard to explain beauty, 29, Harbin (China)
Zeay, 15, CaloonCan (Philippines)

LOVE

Love hurts.
Zeay, 15, CaloonCan (Philippines)


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