Category Archives: Children

Ethiopia, Dorze Village

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Ethiopia 2012 How old could this little girl be? Maybe five at the most. But she has adult-sized responsibilities. Maybe her mother told her to care for her sibling, or maybe the girl asked to carry him around. Could be … Continue reading

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Cusco, Peru

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Cusco, Peru 2003 A young woman, proud of her baby, stops to let me photograph her. Lucky for me the harsh sunlight reflecting from the stone work softened the shadow side of her face. 

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Balance

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Northern Gujarat 2009 A young girl learns to balance a jug of water on her head.

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Sport in Turkistan

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Kazakhstan 2016 Our Turkistan guide lived in the village you can see in the background. He, like all the young men in the village, was an avid Kokpar rider. Kokpar is the name of the sport you see in the … Continue reading

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Tom Sawyer of Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan 2016 I noticed the school as we drove to the home where we were to eat lunch. As the others sat down to eat, I ran back to get a shot of the schoolhouse that reminded me of my … Continue reading

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Bagan Temple

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Burma 2011 Three novice monks pose in front of a temple door. We were at the monastery where they studied the tenets of Buddhism. The boys were full of energy and mischief…they chewed beetle nut and drooled red spittle, yet … Continue reading

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The Horseman and His Son

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Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 A Kazakh man and his son travel in the mountains near Almaty.

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A Rabari Kitchen

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A Rabari village near Bhuj, Gujarat India 2005 A Rabari woman of means prepares our lunch in her kitchen. The preparation involved much grinding of spices with a mortar and pestle. The vessels in the foreground on the right contain water … Continue reading

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Himalayan Boy

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Ladakh, India (formerly Western Tibet) The Himalayas look like a desert in October:  empty of vegetation, cold despite the bright sun, and at 14,000 feet, as we were here, guaranteed to inflict altitude sickness on the weak. This cute little … Continue reading

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Naughty Boys

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Bagan, Burma 2011 Students in the monastery classroom ranged from 20 years old to these boys who are maybe five or six. The master was engrossed in dictation to the older novice monks and the boys behaved as boys will … Continue reading

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