Author Archives: Rosemary

A Visit to a Maharajah

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Kerala, India 2009 African elephants are larger than Indian elephants but you wouldn’t know it by looking at this photo. I tried to get up close to shoot but the men told me to clear out. Elephants are dangerous and … Continue reading

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Life in a Romanian Village

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Romania 2012 Doesn’t this remind you of a story by Tolstoy? The two men walking down the road could well be smug officials who have threatened the poor mother and son who are trying only to make a living with their … Continue reading

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A Moment in Addis

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Addis Ababa 2013 A woman prays in the corner of the church courtyard. The woman didn’t know that I’d shot her portrait. She wouldn’t have liked it. I know that because our leader asked to take a photo and the woman angrily refused. … Continue reading

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The California Rangers

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Southern California…August 2014 A troop of young women dressed like the U.S. Cavalry, except for their helmets,  performed yesterday at the Ventura County Fair. There weren’t many spectators… the audience was made up of  proud families who knew how hard the … Continue reading

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The Taj Mahal

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Agra, India 2003 Sometimes you wish you could be alone at a famous landmark like the Taj. Unless you are important, you won’t be. You’ll be contending with tourists and caretakers and gardeners… unlike the ‘big boys’. One way to … Continue reading

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Nuns on U Bein Bridge

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Burma 2011 Luckily I carried a full frame,  all purpose lens on my crop frame camera. This allowed me to have a zoom of 400mm and enabled me to shoot a shot like this one.  So very satisfying. I remember … Continue reading

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The Kremlin

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Moscow 2009 Another drive by shooting. If you are on a bus, then you must try to shoot from the bus window. Who knew shots could turn out so well? Well, some of them do, so we have to try. … Continue reading

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Voodoo in Togo

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Togo 2001 We had driven from Lome into the bush where we parked by a canal and met some Togolese boatmen who had been hired to take us to a small ‘island’. It must have been near the ocean as when the … Continue reading

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Dogon People

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A Dogon village in Mali 2001 or thereabouts I scanned some old negatives from a trip to Mali yesterday. I was hoping for a good shot of a Dogon village but because we arrived in mid-day, the monochromatic color of sun … Continue reading

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Holy Communion

Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 A Coptic priests gives out Holy Communion during mass in one of Lalibela’s ancient stone churches. A shaft of light dispels the dark shadow and highlights the gold embroidered vestments of the priest. The worshippers’ heads bow … Continue reading

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