Open For Interpretation: What is a Vessel » Greg Goodman: Photographic Storytelling

What do you think of when you hear the word vessel?

For me, the first thing that pops into my mind is transportation: boats, cars, planes…you know, vessels.

But when I think about it a little more, I start to think of anything that one can store something in: cups, jars, vases, wallets…you know, vessels.

The inspiration for this post came from Local Social, a San Francisco-based organization whose mission is to merge elements of design, art, and craft through community collaboration and events.

So, with that in mind, I present 9 of my favorite photos of vessels.

Dock workers at a pier in Honduras — This image combines both of my ideas of a vessel, as it’s got containers, bottles AND a ship docked in a Honduran port town

A monk heading up a boat on the Mekong River in Laos — A Monk pilots an old wooden vessel up the Mekong River in Laos

A Beerlao bottle being used as a candle holder — A beer bottle serves as the vessle for a tall candle in Laos

The theme of this photo is Asia in an English cup — A scene from my mother’s apartment featuring a mug as a vessel with an traditional English home surrounded by Asian-themed items

A train ride through the Ella hills of Sri Lanka — Trains can be vessels too, like this one that weaves through the tea-filled hills of Sri Lanka

The Roosevelt Island Tram soars above the East River in New York City — An aerial tramway in New York City acts as a vessel to shuttle passengers across the East River

Washington, DC streetcar in front of the ferry building — San Francisco has it’s fair share of unique vessels, like this Washington DC Streetcar in front of the Ferry Building

Gotta love a place where I can get a tiki mask and Shrek in the same frame — Once again revisiting my mother’s apartment, here a tiki vase serves as a vessel for flowers with Shrek standing guard in the distance

A ferry at the Champasak dock, Laos — A pair of men wait for a large local vessel to take them across the Mekong river in Champasak, Laos

So what do YOU think of when you think of vessels?

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