I photographed this Frangipani flower while travelling through Thailand in the beautiful temple city of Ayutthaya. The flower was in the hand of a large Buddha statue clad in a yellow shawl.
The yellow and orange clothing of the monks acts as a constant reminder of the importance of letting go as the basis of Buddhism; nothing is fixed and if I say now, the moment has already passed. The Frangipani flower represents the beginning of a new life, challenge or big step towards a new life.
I love zooming in on something relatively small and then highlighting it through composition and little depth of focus. It was so beautiful there, I almost couldn't stop photographing and so was able to create many beautiful images for my Mindful Living Art collection.
Bright Side of Life 1 is part of a triptych: Bright Side of Life 1, 2 & 3. You can also buy it as a single photo or as a diptych.
Tessa Jol is a Dutch photographer, journalist and holistic art teacher with publications worldwide in famous spiritual, travel, interior design and lifestyle magazines.
"In 2010, I was asked to exhibit my photography at the Living Tibet event in the Netherlands, where six Lamas from Tibet shared..
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