Category Archives: Rosemary’s Blog

The Great Wall of China

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Rosemary
China's Great Wall with Lookout Towers

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China 2007 North of Beijing The Great Wall slithers up the mountain ridges like a dragon protecting the Chinese from an invasion by nomadic tribes.

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Man in Shadow

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Rosemary
stark contrast photo of man crouched

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Damascus, Syria 2010 A laborer works in a small manufacturing business in the bowels of an ancient building. He is hammering out some metal object. He has no desk. He must work crouched on the floor. There were underground stables in the … Continue reading →

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Temple at Luxor

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Rosemary
entrance to Luxor Temple in Luxor Egypt with obelisk and seated statures of Ramses

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Luxor, Egypt 1989 I walked the short distance to the temple in hopes of getting the sun’s first rays on the golden stone. Another photographer had beat me. He already had his tripod set up and had an Egyptian man wearing a … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian Farmlands

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Rosemary
Landscape of terraced farmland in the mountains near Lalibella, Ethiopia

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Ethiopia 2013 We drove for hours through the mountainous farmlands outside of Lalibella. The van bounced and shook over the rocky road. It rattled so loudly that conversation was impossible. Now and then the driver would holler back to me, “African … Continue reading →

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The Shy Girl

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Rosemary
colorful digital painting of Rabari Girls

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Gujarat, India 2009 We were visiting the home of the girl who bows her head. She wants to be the friend of the older, rather more adult-looking girl.  And she is, for now. The older girl is curious about us. … Continue reading →

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Rice Terraces of Longji

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Rosemary
Chinese man carrying baskets climbs the rice terraces of Longji

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Longji, China 2005 A Chinese farmer inspects his rice crop at the top of the terrace covered mountain. Many of the farmers were old. Elderly men and women, dressed in the black costume of their tribe, strode up the steep hills … Continue reading →

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Trees of Africa

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Rosemary
Landscape with large tree shot in Ghana

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West Africa 2001 Large trees surrounded the small fields of the village in Northern Ghana. The villagers, who live much of their lives outdoors, would do chores like millet-pounding in the huge circle of shade. Behind this Baobab tree, you … Continue reading →

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Burma, Bagan, Buddhists

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Rosemary
three boy monks with umbrellas stand before the door to the temple in Bagan Burma

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Bagan, Burma 2011 Our tour leader, Win, (http://www.asiaphototravel.com) arranged for these three boys to be our models. We’d picked them up from the monastery where they happily abandoned their lessons for the day. Win instructed them to slowly walk toward … Continue reading →

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Visit to Istanbul

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Rosemary
Istanbul's Blue Mosque and St. Sophia's reflection shot through hotel window

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Istanbul, Turkey 2009 Our group was booked into the Arcadia Hotel so we could have a chance to photograph this scene. I think I was the only one to try to do it. I must have taken a hundred shots, … Continue reading →

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The Eye of an Elephant

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Rosemary
up close photo of elephant with prominent eye

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Thailand 2007 The elephants stood about in the corral. Tourists, like me, could buy a bunch of bananas to hand feed them.  The mature elephants chewed the whole bunch of fruit, skins and all. The babies would peel theirs. That … Continue reading →

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