Modern Day Warrior In Tokyo
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PX3 Prize Certificate
AWARDED THIRD PRIZE IN THE PX3 2015 PARIS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WINNER OF PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris
EL-BRANDEN BRAZIL OF JAPAN WAS AWARDED THIRD PRIZE IN THE PX3 2015 COMPETITION.
PARIS, FRANCE
PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PX3 2015 COMPETITION.
El-Branden Brazil of Japan was Awarded: Third Prize in category Portraiture for the entry entitled, ” Buddha’s Monks .” The jury selected PX3 2015’s winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.
Px3 is juried by top international decision-makers in the photography industry: Carol Johnson, Curator of Photography of Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; Gilles Raynaldy, Director of Purpose, Paris; Viviene Esders, Expert près la Cour d’Appel de Paris; Mark Heflin, Director of American Illustration + American Photography, New York; Sara Rumens, Lifestyle Photo Editor of Grazia Magazine, London; Françoise Paviot, Director of Galerie Françoise Paviot, Paris; Chrisitine Ollier, Art Director of Filles du Calvaire, Paris; Natalie Johnson, Features Editor of Digital Photographer Magazine, London; Natalie Belayche, Director of Visual Delight, Paris; Kenan Aktulun, VP/Creative Director of Digitas, New York; Chiara Mariani, Photo Editor of Corriere della Sera Magazine, Italy; Arnaud Adida, Director of Acte 2 Gallery/Agency, Paris; Jeannette Mariani, Director of 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris; Bernard Utudjian, Director of Galerie Polaris, Paris; Agnès Voltz, Director of Chambre Avec Vues, Paris; and Alice Gabriner, World Picture Editor of Time Magazine, New York.
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Horseman At Sheik Abu al-Haggag Festival, Egypt
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
A Zeppelin & Tokyo Towers
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Riding A Camel At Sheik Abu al-Haggag’s Festival, Luxor, Egypt
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Balinese Monkey
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Wisdom Of Age, Cambodia
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Vietnamese Lady At A Mekong Floating Market
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Where Is The Buddha?
When I was last in Yangon, I was fortunate enough to be introduced to a true hero of Burma, whose name will remain secret, and who happened to be a Muslim. He was a genuine pioneer for human rights, fairness and secularism in politics. It was a great honour to spend time with him and to listen and learn. In life, we get few chances to meet such strident spirits of conscience.
During our meeting, which lasted two and a half hours, we discussed about so many interesting things, and I was impressed by his directness and honesty. At one point, he asked me, because I am a Buddhist, “Where is the Buddha now?”
He asked me this question not out of disrespect to my Buddhist practice, but because he wanted to test my understanding. Although he was a Muslim, as a Burmese gentleman, he had enormous respect and knowledge about the teachings of Buddhism.
I paused in thought…
“Well, where is the Buddha?” he asked sternly.
“The Buddha is here, now, everywhere,” I replied. “Gautama Siddhartha is not important. In the realisation of ultimate Truth, we learn that there is no separation of this and that. We are the Buddha, the One, but we don’t recognise it, because we are distracted by the clutter and illusions of separation that the ego entraps us in. And even though it is easy to speak of ‘the Buddha’, the label and what it represents, also has no inherent existence beyond concept.”
He smiled.
“I do not think that by labeling myself a Buddhist, or in your case, a Muslim, is enough to allow us to achieve realisation of the Truth. They are only labels, and without right practice, they are equally worthless. However, if we truly come to realise the Truth, we will find no differences, separation and divisions at all. Every mystic and wise master from every tradition around the world has spoken of the fundamental unity of all. Nirvana, God, Allah… are all labels for expressing the inexpressible beyond concept. But, as a Buddhist, I am comfortable to say that this is where the Buddha is.”
He replied, “I am very happy to meet you.”
A Bagan Buddha, Burma
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
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