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Madrassas and Minarets

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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 20012  Square with Madrassa, Minaret and Dome. Shooting architecture can result in disappointment. It’s so glorious when you are standing in front of majestic structures like these. You put your camera on its widest angle and look for … Continue reading

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Somba Family

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Northern Benin 2001: A Somba family at home It must have been the perfect time of day to shoot because the blacks have detail and the whites have detail and there are lovely shades of gray. Sometimes you get lucky. I … Continue reading

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Diagonal Line

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Luxor, Egypt 1998 We hired a caleche, which is a small horse-drawn carriage. I wanted to get some shots of un-touristy places. Luxor isn’t very big, and after only a few minutes, we were trotting down country roads. Our driver really had … Continue reading

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Flowing Lines

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India 2003:  On the streets of Jodhpur I was scanning my old slides yesterday and finally, after all these years, noticed this one. Not only do I love the deep reds with the black shadows but here we have geometry galore! The two … Continue reading

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Elephant Camp

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Northern Thailand 2007 This was shot at an elephant camp near Chaing Rai. The mahouts had just finished scrubbing and sloshing the elephants. It looked like fun. The elephants helped out by shooting water from their trunks over their head onto the … Continue reading

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Bangkok: Two Views

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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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Girls with Responsibilities

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Africa: Mali, 1998 A girl of Mopti strolls the sandy banks of the Niger River. She sells ground millet parcelled in plastic bags.  Her customers are women who have spent the day on the river washing the families clothing. They haven’t had … Continue reading

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Future Rodeo Champ

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Ventura County Rodeo, Ventura California This little boy, maybe 5 years old, is a ‘natural’. Look at his body language. You can feel his concentration. If he weren’t under three feet tall, you’d think he had been roping for years. I’ve … Continue reading

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Horse Power in Hungary

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Hungary 1990 There wasn’t much to see as we drove through southern Hungary: gently rolling land covered in pale, spring green. No villages. No cars on the road except ours. Then I saw a scene right out of my childhood as … Continue reading

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Beauty is Fleeting

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Delhi, India 2009  A ceremony in a Sufi mosque We were taken to this mosque somewhere in the heart of Delhi to hear Qawali music. The songs praise God, Mohammed and other Muslim figures. They are accompanied by a type of … Continue reading

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