10,000 Wishes.

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Chiang Mai, Thailand

{ Nikon D800 } – { 14mm ) – { 1/100s exposure } – { f/2.8 } – { ISO 1000 }

10,000 Thai lanterns go off in one giant wish at the Yi Peng festival in Chiang Mai

With a smile on every face and a wish on each lantern,
Yi Peng is the most powerful event I’ve ever witnessed.

Watch the sky glow orange with 10,000+ lanterns;
and share this moment with so many beautiful souls.

All gazing up with the innocence of youth;
and bathing in pure glee, tranquility and awe.

Each fiery dot represents a universe of possibilities;
and a lifetime of joy in our hearts.

It’s magic at its finest.

Think of Yi Peng as a cleansing of the soul.

as I wrote in my Yi Peng 2012 photo essay…

Yi Peng is a time to release your negative emotions, anger, worries, troubles, grudges, bad feelings and misbehavior.

First, write your hopes, dreams, wishes or a personal messages on a rice paper lantern.

Then, join thousands of people in releasing these fiery lanterns into the night sky.

The resulting sea of flickering light is simultaneously powerful, beautiful, wondrous and magical.