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claude anshin thomas is a zen
monk at the los angeles zen center. he's also a vietnam vet who turned
to zen in part to deal with the residual psychological effects of
having been at war. now he holds retreats for other veterans and teaches
them to use zen as a way of dealing with post traumatic stress disorder.
this picture was taken at the conclusion of a retreat that was being
held for iraq war veterans. as you might expect from a zen monk, anshin
thomas was incredibly nice. he said the following thing, which sounded
sincere: "it is a gift to be photographed by you." it might've
been better if he knew anything about me, but i appreciated the thought.
interestingly, he wouldn't allow the term "shoot" to be
used in describing the photo session, as it was too violent in its
connotation, and said he has refused other photographers who insisted
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