~ I asked my two intrepid photography expedition partners to stand beside the copper Kwan Yin statue for these portraits…it was necessary to walk backwards as far as possible in order to fit them into the frame, as the lens is designed for distant subjects or for small subjects in the near area…in reviewing and post-processing these images, I was struck by the uncanny resemblance between long-haired, square-jawed MU Tong and former U.S. President John F. Kennedy