2017 Midwinter Swing Festival
Midwinter Swing Festival 2017 Stompin’ at the Savoy 3 June 2017 Dunedin, New Zealand Photos ©Paul S Allen 2017
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Something for us all to think about!
Think about this before you start condemning others due to their religious (or non religious) belief systems.
Is there a single religion anywhere in the world that has not been tainted by extremism, violence and other abuses? I am struggling to think of any at all. (I am including atheism in this also)
The answer to peace lies within acceptance and tolerance of the differences we have. To embrace that we can each have a belief system (or not) that is different from others.
By alienating, hating and dehumanising anyone because of their belief system is itself a path to destruction and provides the necessary environment for extremism to exist.
Get to know the people around you, accept them for who they are, do not try to forcibly convert them to your ideologies or belief system. Let there be a meeting of minds and hearts.
Have a good open conversation not just about what someone believes, but why they believe. It is a fantastic thing and sometimes you find you have similar experiences even though the outward expression may be different.
Perhaps you will find out more about other people and even more about yourself.
Think about it.
Dunedin Music in Black and White (2016 retrospective)
Photos from various music events from across Dunedin, NZ in 2016.
The two songs were written and performed by myself this year (2016)
It has been a pleasure to be able to capture great events in Dunedin this year and love working with local musicians.
If you have an event in Dunedin and would like it captured in images please contact me .
Songs
Don’t Bring Me Down ©Paul S Allen 2016
And He Flies © Paul S Allen 2016
Images
©Paul S Allen 2016 All right reserved.
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Vogel Street Party MMXVI
This years Vogel Street Party MMXVI has been another stunning event. Many thanks to the hard working crew who organised and ran the event and to the sponsors.
As usual most of the images are in my preferred black and white style although some are colour.
Here are a few images from the day, if you would like to see more please visit my Flickr account.
