No one was in sight, so, lowering myself to the end of my leather strap, I dropped the remaining thirty feet to the pavement below.

I had learned from Kantos Kan the secret of opening these gates, and in another moment my twenty great fighting men stood within the doomed city of Zodanga.

I found to my delight that I had entered at the lower boundary of the enormous palace grounds. The building itself showed in the distance a blaze of glorious light, and on the instant, I determined to lead a detachment of warriors directly within the palace itself, while the balance of the great horde was attacking the barracks of the soldiery.

Principles of Design

Principles applied to the elements of design that bring them together into one design. How one applies these principles determines how successful a design may be.

Unity

According to Alex White, author of The Elements of Graphic Design, to achieve visual unity is the main goal of graphic design. When all elements are in agreement, a design is considered unified. No individual part is viewed as more important than the whole design. A good balance between unity and variety must be established to avoid a chaotic or a lifeless design.

Hierarchy

A good design contains elements that lead the reader through each element in order of its significance. The type and images should be expressed starting from most important to the least important.

Emphasis

Dominance is created by contrasting size, positioning, color, style, or shape. The focal point should dominate the design with scale and contrast without sacrificing the unity of the whole.

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Beginning in Jodphur, India on October 30th, the team will ride with roughly thirty-four other teams of charitable adventure-seekers over five days to Jaipur–through sweltering deserts, salt flats, and beaches.

Poaching and wildlife crime still exists as a considerable dilemma, especially in Asia, as competition for the same living space and food has reached an intimidating apex, forming a sweeping crisis to Asian elephants and to the communities that live alongside them.

Ahluwalia, who has been a patron for the Elephant Family endowment for over a decade, says:

“Our task is simple—to protect the largest land mammal, whose numbers have dropped 90% in the last 100 years. That’s a hard statistic for me to accept, even if I live thousands of miles away.”

It won’t be the first race for Waris or Haggiag: In 2015, they rode on tuk-tuk’s across rural Madhya Pradesh, where they engaged with vibrant, bustling communities, local vehicles, and the camels, goats, and other animals in their course.

Happy Endings

It’s important for them to adapt to the flow of local roads—it’s part of their challenge to spread awareness of their cause locally. Haggiag, who has been friends with Waris for 15 years, adds, “The beauty of riding across India is the way you interact with the country.

At the end of the day, this isn’t really a race. Everybody stops and enjoys the surprises along the road. The best part of the 2015 journey was the reaction we received from kids as drove through town, and when we stopped to chat and have tea with the locals.” Actor Joshua Jackson, who joins El Banditos for his first trip through India, adds:

“I have tried to do my part to highlight how intertwined the future of our own species is with the health of the environments that we live in. I know that these issues can often feel overwhelming. But the process of conservation can also be something joyful.”

In memory of the late writer, environmentalist, and co-founder of the charity Elephant Family, Mark Shand, the “Travels to my Elephant” race first began in 2015 to gather supporters for conversation projects across Asia to preserve the alarmingly endangered species. This is achieved by restoring their forest habitat, supporting anti-poaching laws, and preventing conflicts between humans and elephants.

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Barefooted berry picking in the forest, running home with blue tinted fingers. Soon the smell of crumble along with a warm hug from mamma and pappa. You can go here to read more of beauty and the life an image of simplicity in all it’s perfection.

I grew up dreaming of exploration, of creating. It was a frightening and exciting leap to leave my safe home to go to big city London, to make my photography dreams come true.

I became a passionate teller of stories. For the last five years, I have been working full time as a photographer and I travel all over the world to capture emotion, relationships, celebration and beautiful places. I have photographed weddings all over Europe, the Middle East, and the US. But I never forget to appreciate what is home.

Barefooted berry picking in the forest, running home with blue tinted fingers. Soon the smell of crumble along with a warm hug from mamma and pappa. My Sweden is a thing of beauty and the life an image of simplicity in all it’s perfection.

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