Today’s musing is a photo essay from Yes! Magazine. Enjoy.
Photo Essay: Humanity
A celebration of friendship, family, love, and laughter.
An elderly man in Narva, Estonia, visits his wife in the hospital via the window while other patients look out to the street. Photo by Andrej Balco.
Jean and Ron from the Gold Coast, Australia, who met as teenagers and were then separated by war, show affection on their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. Photo by Wayne Jones.
Prohibited during Mao's political regime, the tango is now popular in China and a couple is free to practice the dance in a Beijing park. Photo by Jean-Francois Leblanc.
Long-time friends relax in a bar on Auburn Avenue in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, US.
A family spends a hot evening on their porch in Bluefields, a small port town on the east coast of Nicaragua. Photo by Moshe Shai.
Sisters Randi and Aase share a joke on a nature walk in Romsdal, Norway. Photo by Arne Strømme.
Photographed in Bristol, UK, the photographer's wife sees their two-minute-old son, Louie, for the first time. Photo by David White.
Fresh from his bath, his towel discarded, Thomas joins his father, Jack, and grandpa, Ross, in a spot of bird watching while on holiday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA. Photo by Kathleen Hunter.
In Sydney, Australia, the photographer's daughter, Danielle, is ready to be breastfed. Photo by Reg Morrison.
Four-year-old Emma mimics her grandfather, Alfred, as he shaves at his home in Göttingen, Germany. Photo by Martin Langer.
A chess game ends in laughter and good cheer in a street in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Horia Tudor.
At the air force base in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, airman Jason Koder embraces his new wife and young son before he heads off for his third deployment to Afghanistan. Photo by Jane Therese.
Felicidad and her friend are members of the Kallawaya community in Curva, Bolivia, which is known for its holistic medicine. They have just celebrated a spiritual ceremony and are wearing traditional clothing. Photo by Jean-Francois Leblanc.
A small boy and his grandfather play basketball in a park in Milan, Italy. Photo by Sylvia Morara.
Three lifelong friends enjoy Sunday afternoon on a stoop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo by Todd Winters.
In the village of Narsingpur in West Bengal, India, Sarojini, who comes from a family of potters, tells her grandchildren stories of her childhood. Photo by Gautam Basu.
Stefan and his girlfriend, Camilla, share a relaxed moment. Photo by Tommy Wøldike
Two-year-old Mia is traveling with her family from Lithuania to Moscow in a camper van. Her father, Arunas, does his best to keep her entertained during a stop on the long journey. Photo by Victoria Vaisvilaite.
