Category Archives: Africa

Voodoo in Togo

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Togo 2001 We arrived at the village in dugout canoes. The excited villagers stood or sat around a clearing listening to the drummers. This young woman, her eyes half-closed, danced into the circle. She carried a “bouquet” of straw and … Continue reading

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Witch Doctor

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Togo 2003 Our leader, Alberto Nicheli, referred to this man as a “fetish priest”. I titled this page as “witch doctor” because you will be familiar with that term, but this man did not fit our idea of a witch … Continue reading

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On the Edge of the Sahara

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Mali 2005 We stopped at a small village on the edge of the Sahara. Most likely we needed water. The villagers came out to stare at us as we stared at them. This woman wore a nose ring and I wanted her … Continue reading

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Rhino and Baby

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San Diego, California 2017 The size of those heads! I deleted the background and added a prettier landscape which I had also shot at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. You can learn to do this by googling Jim Zuckerman and … Continue reading

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Abu Simbel

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On the Nile River 1998 I never printed this in the darkroom. It is easy to miss shots when all you have to look at is a proof sheet or a 35mm negative. I like my angle here with the temple … Continue reading

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Omo Valley with Karo People

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Ethiopia 2014 We had a “teacher” on our tour of Ethiopia. She was a studio photographer and setting up a scene like this was her forte. This was the one time she got out her small studio light with softbox. It … Continue reading

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Forgotten

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Oualata, Mauritania 2005 Oualata was once a thriving city, a center for Islamic learning and an important stop on the caravans of the silk road. Now it is withering. A few families live in the abandoned city which lies on a … Continue reading

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Portrait of an African Bull Elephant

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San Diego, CA: Wild Animal Park 2017 The elephants were happy in their enclosure. Anyone could see that. They weren’t rocking back and forth as elephants do when they feel captive. They were beautiful.

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Perfect Light

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U.S.A. San Diego, CA 2107 We visited the San Diego Wild Animal Park for my birthday celebration. We took a ‘safari’ through the park’s 1,800 acres. It was a lot like an African Safari except animals weren’t hunting each other. … Continue reading

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Maasai Girl with Jewelry

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Tanzania, 1998 After all these years, her beauty still affects me. What has happened to her, I wonder.

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