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An ill-fated sojourn through Tijuana, Mexico, on the way to New York City results in a sharp turn towards Asia and a rollercoaster journey through the world of photojournalism. Nicky Almasy recounts his fascinating story, including a decade in China documenting Shanghai's jazz scene, exploring the malaria-stricken hinterlands of Cambodia and accompanying renowned Hungarian musician Both Miklos on his travels through Asia. ​​​​​​​Recycling Reality explores the pleasures and the pitfalls of frenetically trying to capture the world through a camera lens, and the debilitating effect of travelling 150,000 km annually, while telling a myrad stories of culture, art and heritage across East Asia. The book also examines whether travel is the ultimate escape or an invitation to burn-out, and whether it is possible to detach ourselves from our own past.

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Take a serious dose of wanderlust, mix in an obsessive curiosity about life, sprinkle it all with masses of talent, and you have Nicky Almasy's life. From Cartel-controlled Mexico, Britpop London, and a couple of decades roaming Asia, Recycling Reality captures multiple unique times and places, always seen with Almasy's hyper-observant eye. - Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking A stunning meditation on the photojournalist life on the road by a fellow photography superstar. - Christopher Makos, Andy Warhol's personal photographer Almasy eloquently and insightfully captures life behind the lens - from gangsters at the Mexico borderlands to vampire-fearing medics in Southeast Asia to the explosive energy of Shanghai during a fascinating and pivotal moment in its unique history. An engrossing read. - Ned Kelly, Editor, That's Shanghai Mesmerising. I love great stories of survival and travel, no matter what tragedies and adventures are encountered along the way. Recycling Reality is ultimately an uplifting book: it is deeply thoughtful, and moves in part like a fairytale, but the authority and passion with which Nicky Almasy speaks is unmistakable. A quite exceptional, infectious book. - Keith Hockton, Author, publisher, podcaster Nicky Almasy is truly a gifted photojournalist, videographer and writer. His life has been a series of adventures, from New York to Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur and many other cities in between. The experiences he has had, living and working in these cities are well-documented in this interesting book. It is well worth reading. - Dato Eustace Anthony Nonis, Author and historian

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