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20+ Of The Most Interesting T-Shirt Messages That I’ve Documented During My 10 Years Of Travels
I’m a freelance photographer and for over ten years, I have been traveling around the world with my camera. On the road, I randomly met so many people with words or messages on their clothes. They made me smile, they made me dream.
Here is a collection of pictures that I randomly took around the world, of people and their words, embroidered or printed to convey messages, affirm one’s identity or desire to be. Enjoy!
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#1
Kolkata, India (2008)
Final score:
188points
John Louis 7 years ago
My Mom, my wife, my kids, my employee and my pastor affirm this for me.
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#2
Delhi, India (2015)
Final score:
157points
CrunChewy McSandybutt 7 years ago
Cool, cool. But this has clearly been written on the photograph, not actually on the shirt.
Pascal Mannaerts (Submission author) 7 years ago
ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOSHOP on this t-shirt! – The only « photoshop » is that I adjusted the brightness, contrasts and saturation, from the original version. But the words on the t shirts are 100% original. Check closer here ! Cheers! 4L4A3862c-...e8aec2.jpg 
Honesty Olishia 7 years ago
Some people have to sell their pages because they can't afford the book.
Martin Forbes 7 years ago
The text doesn't fit the folds of the t-shirt - clearly a great quote with photoshop.
Pascal Mannaerts (Submission author) 7 years ago
ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOSHOP on this t-shirt! – The only « photoshop » is that I adjusted the brightness, contrasts and saturation, from the original version. But the words on the t shirts are 100% original. Check closer here ! Cheers! 4L4A3862c-...b602c1.jpg 
#3
Vrindavan, India (2014)
Final score:
137points
Krishna Vishwas 7 years ago
Thats milk.. you can buy milk for 5₹ and all.. just little amount. In polybags.
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#4
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (2009)
Final score:
128points
SykesDaMan 7 years ago
And I know that you know! And you know that I know... Well, you see where this is going, don't you?
#5
Pushkar, India (2008)
Final score:
109points
John Louis 7 years ago
check out the forced perspective. It makes his left arm and hand look exceptionally long. Maybe he's Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four.
#6
Dimeka, Ethiopia (2011)
Final score:
106points
Susanna Vesna 7 years ago
Hey, it's Africa! Everything is colourful in Africa!
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#8
Mumbai, India (2008)
Final score:
99points
diane a 7 years ago
I dont understand the hate campaign against Comic Sans - it's legible and more easily readable than some more "formal" fonts. Maybe if it was called something else it wouldnt get such a hard time. Ok - so I wouldnt use it for a resume
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Han 7 years ago
I saw George A. Romero at a conversation evening some years ago. The first person to ask him a question said this "I'm wondering why you allowed the use of comic sans on the Japanese poster release for 'Dawn of the Dead"? Romero (LEGEND HE IS!!!!) Replied "Oh for f***s sake Man! Shut up about that font everyone. Think I made the poster. No! I made the film you're just an a*****e asking that... Next question". I'm with Romero..... It's a tired and lame debate.
#9
Kolkata, India (2014)
Final score:
95points
#10
Delhi, India (2015)
Final score:
81points
Stella Z 7 years ago
This is merch from the Being Human Foundation, a charity for the underprivileged that was founded by the Bollywood star Salman Khan. I'm sure most of you have heard of him. :D
athornedrose 7 years ago
i'm so glad you said that because the first thing i thought of was the sci-fi tv show
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#11
Saigon, Vietnam (2017)
Final score:
68points
#12
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan (2016)
Final score:
66points
Colin Orloff 7 years ago
Real Life. Get off the computer and see, "look around, take the time you've got" ( Cat Stevens), and becomes friends in the real world.
#13
Saint-Gilles, Reunion (2017)
Final score:
66points
serena 7 years ago
I'm honestly asking out of curiosity: why are they swimming in their clothes?
Beth Arriaga 7 years ago
Because a lot of folks just don't have the disposable income for a swimsuit.
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#14
Kolkata, India (2014)
Final score:
64points
SykesDaMan 7 years ago
Great, now I have this song stuck in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQX2q6WCrbE :D
#16
Varadero, Cuba (2016)
Final score:
50points
Steve Bowman 7 years ago
The first one to reply correctly where this quote is from wins something great.
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ImAmazingAndUsedToBeNotOnFire 7 years ago
Lol that reminds me, I saw a sweater that said," Life's a beach,Then you die."
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#17
Bhopal, India (2015)
Final score:
45points
#18
Saint-Gilles, Reunion (2017)
Final score:
45points
#19
Chandpur Sadar, Bangladesh (2014)
Final score:
43points
#20
Allahabad, India (2013)
Final score:
41points
A.Armos 7 years ago
HARDWORKING????? Worst comment ever..... She wouldn't even understand what's written on her bag. She doesn't live in Texas. She was never going to make a statement choosing that bag in the morning (to carry on her head). Ignorance is bliss... Go to Walmart and buy a bag for whatever she makes in a month/year and feel special about yourself
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Hanoi, Vietnam (2017)
Final score:
35points
#22
Song-Köl, Kyrgyzstan (2016)
Final score:
34points
#23
Varanasi, India (2008)
Final score:
33points
All With Heart 7 years ago
He looks like he's reading a report on the bad guy before heading to save the day.
#24
Saint-Denis, Reunion (2017)
Final score:
32points
#26
Kolkata, India (2014)
Final score:
29points
#28
Tokyo, Japan (2015)
Final score:
24points
#30
Dhaka, Bangladesh (2014)
Final score:
21points
#31
Vrindavan, India (2015)
Final score:
21points
#32
Bhopal, India (2015)
Final score:
20points
#33
Osh, Kyrgyzstan (2016)
Final score:
18points
#34
Hoi An, Vietnam (2017)
Final score:
17points
Chris Miilu 7 years ago
What a lovely face. My cousin was a Marine over there; he talked about the beauty of the people.
Heather Bateman 7 years ago
He IS beautiful! Now...can we talk about the bag in HIS hand for a sec?!
Laura Gonzalez 7 years ago
It is soda, you put in the bag to save money as the customer and you drink it with a straw.
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Joe Tilden 7 years ago
“This is bear grills junior. Today we’re going to drink our own urine.”
#35
Hong Kong (2017)
Final score:
17points
#37
Moynaq, Uzbekistan (2016)
Final score:
14points
#38
Hong Kong (2017)
Final score:
13points
All With Heart 7 years ago
Bad Girls Bad Girls... whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for u?
#40
Garm-Chasma, Gbao-Tajikistan (2016)
Final score:
3points
Heather Bateman 7 years ago
His shirt didn't say "we'll all be happy" in Arabic--it said "Islam will be victorious". What do think that is supposed to mean? ANYONE saying they will be "victorious" means (to me) that any and all others will have to fall. That's messed up regardless of who you are or where you're from...
Heather Bateman 7 years ago
I was only responding to Alex Craig's comment wondering why more people didn't like this shirt...
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Alex Craig 7 years ago
Interesting no likes. The word Islam and Muslim don't automatically mean terrorist. He is not an ISIS member, he is just a guy living his life.
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Pascal Mannaerts (Post author) 7 years ago
Hi everyone, thanks for your coments. Don't forget to also check my website here for more of my photographic work :) : http://www.parcheminsdailleurs.com/
Leigh Cramer 7 years ago
Some countries in East Africa have been trying to limit or stop the import of old clothing from places like the United States because it makes it hard for their local clothing industry to develop. I'm guessing that's where most of the pictured clothing came from.
Tim Douglass 7 years ago
It's one of those difficult issues, because the virtually free clothing tends to kill the local industry but it also puts clothes on people who could never afford to buy what was being made locally. You might end up with a better clothing industry but more people in poverty because of the cost of clothing. There are few easy solutions and most obvious problems or solutions have nuances that only come to light through time or careful thought. No one ever expected that sending wasted materials from developed countries would hurt the local economies when they started doing it, they just saw it as a way to get a tax write off and help some poor people. What's the saying... "No good deed goes unpunished?"
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Alusair Alustriel 7 years ago
You can see things like that everywhere, not only where the author went :)
Pascal Mannaerts (Post author) 7 years ago
Hi everyone, thanks for your coments. Don't forget to also check my website here for more of my photographic work :) : http://www.parcheminsdailleurs.com/
Leigh Cramer 7 years ago
Some countries in East Africa have been trying to limit or stop the import of old clothing from places like the United States because it makes it hard for their local clothing industry to develop. I'm guessing that's where most of the pictured clothing came from.
Tim Douglass 7 years ago
It's one of those difficult issues, because the virtually free clothing tends to kill the local industry but it also puts clothes on people who could never afford to buy what was being made locally. You might end up with a better clothing industry but more people in poverty because of the cost of clothing. There are few easy solutions and most obvious problems or solutions have nuances that only come to light through time or careful thought. No one ever expected that sending wasted materials from developed countries would hurt the local economies when they started doing it, they just saw it as a way to get a tax write off and help some poor people. What's the saying... "No good deed goes unpunished?"
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You can see things like that everywhere, not only where the author went :)
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