Roads of Flowers
Inspired by the author, Masahito Kawashima, this project borrows the name of his book, Road of Flowers. We people are like wild bees. Each of us works in his or her own hive, or country. Each perceives the problems of the world as abstractions. Each follows his or her own "road of flowers."
These personal roads or paths offer a way forward to millions searching for peace and harmony—often since childhood. Photographs or paintings can symbolize such personal roads or paths, guiding us through life.
In this project, their personal roads are expressed in the images of 35 photographers and artists from 18 countries. Their amazing works are presented in the alphabetical order (in English) of their countries, from Australia to the United States.
Our sincere thanks and congratulations to all the authors:
Australia: Yolanda Caporn and Patricia Concha
Brazil: Doug Evangelista and Fátima Seehagen
Canada: Roy Berger, Philippe Lemoine and François Martel
China: Yi ZHANG
Egypt: Sherif Hisham
Germany: Tim A, Michael Ackzien, Annette Hakenberg, Joachim Weitzand, Vanessa Wenwieser
Hungary: Viktória Kováts
India: Swati Kamalakar
Italy: Giuseppe Brusa
Japan: Junya Ohshima and Kanade Yuki
Mexico: Miguel Velasco
Netherlands: Monique Ilsink and Gijs Possel
Romania: Andrei Dragomirescu
Scotland: Jim Conn
Slovakia: Viera Babecova
Spain: Marc Pons
Ukraine: Igor Tokaruk and Kateryna Vashchenkova
United States: Brian Autio, Charles Bell, Ron Cohen, Harry Craig Simmons and
Karen Stellmach.
Inspired by Masahito Kawashima's poem, "Roads of Flowers" exist thanks to you. Thank you all! Your are Amazing.
Special thanks to Sherif Hisham who hand drawn this beautiful flower for the cover of Roads of Flowers. And, to Ron Cohen for his work to improve the text and his advice. The thanks come from the heart.
This project was conceived and organized by two friends:
Dmitry Vladimirovich Krasiuk from Ukraine and Sylvie D from Canada.
The Roads of Flowers project was released on February 9. The first time we encountered a problem, the project was censored. The same day, to solve this problem, we decided to try to clone the project, republish "Roads of Flowers."
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Australia - Yolanda Caporn
Gum Nut Tree Blossom
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Australia - Patricia Concha
The Serene Banksia
The Free Golden Wattle Flower
Patricia Concha The Unified Bottle-brush Flower
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Brazil - Doug Evangelista
Doug Evangelista Hungry
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Brazil - Fátima Seehagen
Fátima Seehagen
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Canada - Roy Berger
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Canada - Sylvie D
Asters in celebration
Just Beautiful A fraction of a second with a Little Bee
Sylvie D The beauty of droplets
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Canada - Philippe Lemoine
Struggling Dahlia in Fall
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Canada - François Martel
François Martel Summer snow
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China - Yi ZHANG
Kapok
Yi ZHANG The future is coming
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Egypt - Sherif Hisham
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Germany - Tim A
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Germany - Michael Ackzien
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Germany - Annette Hakenberg
Annette Hakenberg
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Germany - Joachim Weitz
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Germany - Vanessa Wenwieser
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Hungary - Viktória Kováts
Mist Dahlia
Secret forest
Viktória Kováts Moth
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India - Swati Kamalakar
Swati Kamalakar Dreamy Road
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Italy - Giuseppe Brusa
Giuseppe Brusa
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Japan - Junya Ohshima
Junya Ohshima Amata
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From Japan - Kanade Yuki
Kanade Yuki Alive
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Mexico - Miguel Velasco
Bugambilia
Spider & Rose Miguel Velasco Bee
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Netherlands - Monique Ilsink
Monique Ilsink
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Netherlands - Gijs Possel
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Romania - Andrei Dragomirescu
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Scotland - Jim Conn
Jim Conn A little Posy
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Slovakia - Viera Babecova
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Spain - Marc Pons
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Ukraine - Dmitry Krasiuk
Dmitry Krasiuk Rose
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Ukraine - Igor Tokaruk
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Ukraine - Kateryna Vashchenkova
Kateryna Vashchenkova
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United States of America - Brian Autio
Brian Autio
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United States of America - Charles Bell
Bumblebee on Foxglove Blossoms Bumble Bee on Impatiens Blossoms
Charles Bell Bumblebee on Mexican Heather Blossoms
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United States of America - Ron Cohen
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United States of America - Harry Craig Simmons
At Home With Nature
Barbs Begonias
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United States of America - Karen Stellmach
Karen Stellmach Purity
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