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I’ve been thinking that I haven’t shown any photos from Egypt, so I looked in my negative files and chose these two. I printed the Nargileh smoker in my darkroom years ago. I always liked this photo. I remember the … Continue reading
Here are the last two photos about the manuscripts of Chinguetti. The man posing with his priceless books wears a gandoura. The Mauritanian style is this voluminous, toga like garment with, if you have the money, lots of embroidery in … Continue reading
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Calligraphy I tried to upload the other three photos, but Word Press won’t let me. Maybe because they are so large. I’ve read that people prefer looking at larger photos and I do, too. At least, I like to see … Continue reading
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Chinguetti, Mauritania: Story in Pictures One of the main things to see in Chinguetti is the “biblioteques’. These are depositories of ancient manuscripts that are owned by several families in the town. The owners of the books know that … Continue reading
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This is another of my old slides from 1989. We were traveling back to Moscow on the Siberian Express. We had been scheduled to go through Mongolia and into China, but then Tiananmen Square uprising happened and China closed the … Continue reading
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You might think the caption under this photo of Isaak Pasha Palace is odd, but this 17th century palace/fort was a place that I used to dream about, but thought I would never see. About 25 years ago, I had a calendar … Continue reading
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The odd looking Baobab tree grows in Africa, Madagascar and Australia. This forest, as it was called, is in Senegal, West Africa. We had only 10 minutes, if that long, to get our photos. I tried to find a focal … Continue reading
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Mopti, Mali. Mopti is a good sized city situated on the Niger River in the West African country of Mali. It is a commercial center and there is much boat traffic coming in and out of Mopti harbor. The boats … Continue reading
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The Euphrates river and Ataturk Dam, the 6th largest earthen dam in the world. The river starts in the mountains of Turkey and runs through Syria and Iraq. Most of the water comes from Turkey through snow pack and rainfall. … Continue reading
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This was shot in 1989. It was before the Balkan war and the bombing of this beautiful, 500 year old bridge. The village was a tourist destination. Sidewalk cafes with Campari signs invited you to sit in the shade and … Continue reading
