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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 The people attending mass were scattered over the hills on the serpentine dirt paths that wove among trees and across deep gulleys. Their white cloaks gleamed in the rays of the rising sun. Hundreds of worshipers, men, women … Continue reading
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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 I spotted these girls out of the corner of my eye as we left the village. (I’m thinking this was the Dassenech village.) Quickly, I raised the camera to my eye and caught them in a … Continue reading
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Moscow 2009 This man was selling souvenirs on an overpass not too far from the center of Moscow. We had stopped there to get a panorama. After I got my panorama, I looked for portraits among the Russians. This is … Continue reading
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El Jadida, Morocco 1996 Built by the Portuguese in the 16th century, the small city was a stopover on the spice trade route the Portuguese sailors followed to India. In the ’90’s, the city was a favorite holiday destination for Moroccans. … Continue reading
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Oualata, Mauritania 2005 The English have a phrase: “house proud”. The people of Oualata seem to be house proud. Not only do the Moorish women decorate the interior with scrolling filigree designs but the exteriors have complex geometric medallions, silver and … Continue reading
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The Infamous Salt Mines of Taodenni, Mali 2005 Men from Mauritania have driven their truck across the featureless sands of the Sahara to sell their merchandise to the miners at Taodenni. I say “featureless” but to denizens of the desert … Continue reading
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Ethiopia, Near Addis Ababa 2013 I think jobs must be hard to find in Ethiopia or else people there prefer to work for themselves. This young man sits on his homemade wheelbarrow and waits…for what? maybe for long haul truckers to … Continue reading
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Mother’s Day 2014 A Mursi woman of Ethiopia cradles her sleeping baby next to her body. Will the baby ever again sleep as soundly as in his mother’s arms? Sergei Posad Monastery 2009 Russian grandmothers show each other photos of … Continue reading
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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 2013 A solemn girl wearing the white shawl called a shamma waits out a rain storm at Holy Trinity Cathedral. I show you this portrait because the girl has been blessed with those wide, almond-shaped eyes typical of … Continue reading
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Mauritania 2005…near the border with Mali A Fulani caravan of bullocks carrying howdahs traveled toward us. The white tent-like coverings of the howdahs gleaming in the bright sun. Roughly thirty bullocks stolidly plodded west loaded with the tribe’s possessions: carved wooden bedsteads, … Continue reading
