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Ethiopia 2013 I took many photos of marabout storks when I was on an animal safari almost 20 years ago. I shot black and white film and none of my stork photos appealed to me. Last year in Ethiopia, I … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 I’d ignored this photo when I looked through my Ethiopia shots. The contrast was too severe and the shadows were filled with noise. After going to Mongolia with Jim Zuckerman, I decided to take an on-line course … Continue reading
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Marrakesh, Morocco: Late 1990’s No words are needed today. Just FYI, though. The word for fish in Moroccan Arabic sounds like ‘hoot’. If you stay in a riad (an old house converted into a bed and breakfast) in the medina, … Continue reading
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Rissani, Morocco late 1990’s Children run from my camera in one of Rissani’s kasbahs. Kasbahs are a kind of apartment house where a certain tribe lives…sometimes Berbers, sometimes Arabized Berbers. Life is primitive. There is no electricity except a rare … Continue reading
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Boumalne Dades, Morocco late 1990’s She had disobeyed her older sister who was very displeased. Moroccans use the word “h’shuma” to denote shame. It’s a handy word for tourists to Morocco to have in their vocabulary. When the taxi driver … Continue reading
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Rissani, Morocco 2000 A Haratine woman sorts dates on a threshing floor in a small village. She has her work cut out for her. I didn’t ask questions about the sorting. But I do know that some of the dates … Continue reading
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Essaouira, Morocco 1995 In the 90’s Essaouira was a small but beautiful fishing village. You could wander the winding alleys and villagers would come out of their homes and invite you in for tea. Fishermen gestured to you to go … Continue reading
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Ethiopia, 2013 We came across him, his womenfolk and children in the bush. He was a small man but wiry and muscular. It took him about ten minutes to decide that he didn’t like us all that much. We had … Continue reading
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Mali 1998 I call this portrait Modigliani’s Inspiration because this woman has a long, oval-shaped face. Modigliani’s portraits were noted for elongated faces. Although he did not go to Africa, he was inspired by African art with its stylized human forms. In … Continue reading
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Somewhere in the Sahara Desert… 2005 Empty. Sand and sky. Now and then a soft dune as you see here. Sometimes a dune the size of a mountain. It could get boring, sitting in the car mile after mile, drinking water … Continue reading
