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Tibet 2007: A Tibetan girl dressed in her best gown holds a Pashmina goat. Our photo guide asked this young woman to pose; she was our translator. She brought several ethnic costumes on the trip and would dress up when we needed … Continue reading
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Southern California 2013 I was happy to go to Katie’s barn to photograph Marshall. He’s a Hanoverian/Saddlebred cross with the huge stride and sweet temperament of a warmblood. I turned the photo into a digital painting. I had to delete the background. (It … Continue reading
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India 2009: the streetside fish market of Kochi We had waited for sunset to photograph the Chinese fishing nets on the beach and were returning to the bus when I saw this cat eyeing the fish. What struck me was that … Continue reading
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Morocco 1997, in the Anti Atlas Mountains near Tafraoute The first time I went to Tafraoute was on a tour, 6 or so people packed in a small 4×4. I longingly glimpsed the hilltop kasbahs built of stone that stood like outposts in the … Continue reading
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Ghana 2001 We were returning to Lome from Mali. We zigzagged through Ghana and Togo visiting different tribes. On our way we met some young Bassari men in northern Ghana who were happy to demonstrate the Bassari tradition as horsemen. Few tribes in Africa own horses … Continue reading
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Thailand, Chiang Mai 2005 When I hear the word jungle, I think of a sticky wet forest filled with vines: a forest so dense that you can’t see the sky. I’ve been in several places that were called jungles and … Continue reading
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Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan 2012 Our local guide, Anvar, took us to see the Akhal Teke horses at a stable in the Ferghana Valley. The trainer was proud of his horses and brought this young stallion out for me to appraise. The horse, excited … Continue reading
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Thailand 2007 Near Chiang Mai I was floating downstream on a raft. The baby elephant was enjoying the water, scrubbing himself against the fallen log. The river was wide and we were in the center. I had a fast lens but the maximum … Continue reading
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Mali, Araouane 2002 A Touareg man leads his caravan loaded with salt toward Tombouctou (Timbuktu). You might wonder where the Touareg’s indigo robes are. He is wearing a short tunic of indigo dyed fabric under the khaki colored gown. He … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012: On the way to Issyk Kul Lake Torie saw the scene first and kept saying, “It looks like a painting.” I tried to see the painting but wasn’t sure if I saw it or not. The black dots which … Continue reading
