Masterfile Presents OPEN 078: More Than A Feeling

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More Than a Feeling by David Hayes

When friends and I were sitting in a sushi restaurant recently, we were so busy talking that I didn't pay much attention as the waiter brought our drinks. I barely broke eye contact as I reached for my beer, but then, suddenly, I felt a frisson of excitement. The can felt smooth and sensuous, the metal was refreshingly cold (promising beer chilled just the way I like it) and the shape was ergonomically designed to fit comfortably in my hand. If this had been a blind taste test...

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Originally appeared in enRoutemag.com.
Used with permission of the author.

Hiep Vu is an award-winning lifestyle and advertising photographer shooting in North America. He specializes in seeing both the natural and the whimsical side of the human experience. He uses the camera to see the unique nature that is in each person's face and body and creates worlds for them to be themselves or icons of themselves.

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Considered one of the human senses, touch lets us experience temperature, pressure, pain, and the sensation of muscle movement. To reflect the various feelings and sensory receptors triggered, this sense is better known as the somatic sense. For a virtual sense of touch visit our gallery.

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