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Damascus, Syria 2010…in the Hammadiya Souk The coppersmith’s souk is on a dark alley: small workshops where sweating men hammer out copper utensils. The lack of light contrasts with the flame of the forge. Atmosphere galore, as we used to say, but … Continue reading
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Kerala, India 2009 I used several “texture” layers to get this rather dreamy and colorful effect of Kerala’s rice boats anchored on a spit of land on a backwater rice canal. I shot this in late morning and the light … Continue reading
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Mali, West Africa 2005 We were south of Taodenni making our way across the Sahara to Tombouctou. These men who were transporting salt from Taodenni, were doing the same. It was the season for the salt caravans. Some had bought their … Continue reading
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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 From the penthouse of the Grand China Hotel. One of my happiest memories of my visit to Bangkok was having the desk clerk at the Grand China Hotel upgrade me to the penthouse suite for the price of … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2004 Somewhere on the “Great Rann of Kutch” There we were, photographing flamingoes on the marshy Rann of Kutch when we noticed a cloud of dust approaching: a large herd of camels being driven at a run. Two … Continue reading
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Djenne Market, Mali 1998 Market day at Djenne is a day for the women to see and be seen. Wearing long dresses of colorful cottons with head wraps that would make a Parisian milliner envious, they throng the area in front ot the … Continue reading
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Believe it or not, this is a photograph. It is made of several photographs blended together through the magic of Photoshop and Nik Filters. I have told you on other blogs about my ‘prism’ library. These are photographs of textures such as … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma 2011 We got to Rangoon (Yangon) a day early so we could rest from our long flight. But I couldn’t sleep. I took my camera and went out to explore the hotel garden. It was lush, hot and humid… … Continue reading
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On board a ferry in Senegal 1997 I am able to show you this photo because I have lots of plug-ins that enable me to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. I made this from a Kodachrome slide. … Continue reading
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This is an old slide that I scanned. It’s horribly contrasty and in order to get some detail I had to saturate it to death plus add some colored filters. I often think of Jay Maisel’s dictum, “only show your … Continue reading
