Category: Photography

No image just imagination required for Raif Badawi.

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Dear WordPressers

Raif Badawi, of Saudi Arabia, was today given the first 50 lashes of 1000. This barbarity is to continue for another 19 weeks. He has also been sentenced to ten years imprisonment as well as being fined for his crime.

What did he do? He wrote on his blog of the importance of freedom of thought and expression. He did not steal, maim, rape or kill anyone. His government fear his words so much they have chosen to punish him as an example in order to quieten others in that country.

Please consider supporting Raif and let him know his name and courage shine out to us all.

Thank you.
Chris Renney

MS NAOMI

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Sign of the Times-0513Image by Christine Renney 2015

Naomi has appeared in two previous photographs of mine wearing the most colourful of outfits. She designs and makes them herself but confided that her sister, who also makes her own clothes, disapproves of the hat in this photo as being ‘too much’. Well, I don’t agree. I think it is beautiful and Naomi is someone who makes me smile every time I see her.