Category Archives: Mongolia

Mongolian Steppes

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Western Mongolia 2014 A Prezewalski stallion leaves the herd to bring in a straggler. A girl amuses herself as her family culls the herd. You’re never alone as long as you have your horse to talk to…a Mongolian man herds … Continue reading

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Blue Filter

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Mongolia 2014 An eagle hunter captures his eagle who is reluctant to let go of his kill. I used a blue filter to accent the blue color in the eagle’s feathers and didn’t want to stop there because I liked the … Continue reading

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Portrait of a Kazakh Girl

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Western Mongolia 2014 We stayed with her family. Three yurts set on a frozen prairie. The women of our group had one yurt, the men another and the Kazakh family slept in the third which was where they did the … Continue reading

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Kazakh Eagle Hunters

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Western Mongolia 2014 The women in our group liked the face of the man in the foreground. He had wide, high cheekbones and a strong jaw. Just the sort of face that nature tells women to look for. He noticed … Continue reading

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Mongolian Shaman

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Mongolia 2014 The shaman’s eyes were hidden behind his elaborate headdress. The three dots of red from which stream braided and beaded thongs become his “eyes”. Now he has three eyes.  He stares at me as he slowly beats the drum. The … Continue reading

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Mid-Air

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Mongolia 2014 His horse in a full gallop, his eagle’s wings outspread, a smile on his face, this hunter is a happy man.  

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Mongolian Shaman

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Mongolia 2014 Since the Soviets have left Mongolia, Shamanism has been making a comeback among the Mongolians who never completely abandoned their traditions. The statue in the foreground is of a revered shaman. The clothing on the statue is an … Continue reading

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The Steppes of Asia

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Western Mongolia 2014 A Kazakh man sits astride a Bactrian camel. Can Genghis Khan be far behind?

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Portrait of Hunters

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Mongolia-2014 A Kazakh man and his eagle stare into the distance…well, the bird can’t stare…he has his hood on, but he can hear. Jim Zuckerman (www.jimzuckerman.com) had arranged for a group of eagle hunters to come to our camp on this … Continue reading

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Nuzzle

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Mongolia 2014 A Mongolian man, lying on the frozen earth, chats with his friends. I think his horse feels left out of the conversation and is about to nuzzle him as if to say, “What about me?” To be nuzzled … Continue reading

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