_WATCH WITH WONDER By Palani Mohan
A photographic journey into silence, stillness and space
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THE UNRELENTING SPEED of life has been blamed for many modern conditions and ailments, from shortened attention spans and our accelerating disconnect from the natural world to the global rise in mental health issues.
With the imminent arrival of his thought-provoking new book published by Hong Kong University Press, photographer Palani Mohan asks the viewer to slow down, to take a step or two backwards and to look at the world with more innocent eyes.
In short, Mohan invites the reader to Watch with Wonder — and to witness the inherent beauty, the majesty and the transcendent in the everyday.
"This book of images is a personal look at places of silence, stillness and space where I have found peace and meaning," the photographer writes in the book's introduction. "It is a search for the magic and the miracle that lie within the smallest things that surround us."
About the author:
With career spanning more than three decades of editorial, corporate and fine-art photography, Palani Mohan has contributed to many of the world's leading publications, from Time magazine and the New York Times to National Geographic.
He is the author of seven photography books, including Wind Water (2017) and Hunting with Eagles: In the Realm of the Mongolian Kazakhs (2015), which has been lauded as an anthropological treasure. CNN praised Hunting with Eagles as the "story of a beautiful yet brutal landscape, a strong and hardy breed of hunters and the remarkable bond they develop with their eagles".
Mohan has also contributed to the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London and he has been recognised with awards from World Press Photo, Picture of the Year International, Communication Arts and Sony International.
Based in Hong Kong, he is an enthusiastic and popular figure on the international speaking circuit, offering insights into his work and experiences through TedX and the Asia Society in Hong Kong and New York, among others.