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Bull-Jumping: a Hamar Celebration

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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 Hamar women take part in their kinsman’s big day…the day the entire tribe watches as he runs over the backs of ten bulls lined up side by side. If he doesn’t fall, he will become a man in the … Continue reading

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Don’t Make Assumptions

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Ethiopia 2013 We’d get to the village and wait for the signal that our leader had negotiated a deal with the village chief. The deal involved handing over money to the chief and in return we would be allowed free rein to … Continue reading

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The Trans Siberian Express

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Somewhere in Siberia 1989 Our tour through Russia and China was suddenly halted when we got the news that China had closed the border due to the Tiananmen uprising. We were in Irkutsk and our group voted to return to … Continue reading

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The Nile at Dawn

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Luxor, Egypt 1989 This scene reminds me of the many mysteries written by Agatha Christie that take place in the middle east. I bought the Inspector Poirot series and I never tire of watching Death on the Nile or Appointment … Continue reading

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The Dogon Tribe

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Mali 2003 A Dogon man carrying a rifle waits in front of a baobab tree. We were resting from our climb up the cliffs of the Bandiagara. Of course, he didn’t need to rest. He wears a long shirt-like garment … Continue reading

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The Boys of Addis Ababa

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2013    

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Morocco’s Route des Kasbahs

Morocco 2003 The “Route des Kasbahs” leads east from Ouarzazate to Tinerhir.  Beyond Tinerhir lie the desert settlements of Erfoud, Rissani and Merzouga where tribes, either Arab or Berber, live in kasbahs as they have for centuries. The Berber tribes of southern Morocco built these … Continue reading

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Cropping is Good

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Ethiopia 2013…At the Abore Village in Omo Valley Some photographers scorn cropping. It’s beneath them. They take pride in cropping in the viewfinder. I like to crop in the viewfinder, too. But when I’m sitting at my computer and I see … Continue reading

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The Russian Girl

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Northern Russia 2009 Beauty attracts our eye. It’s ingrained. I could say it is genetic but then I know next to nothing about genetics. The only back up I have to the genetic thing is that studies have shown that even babies … Continue reading

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Dogon Village Shop

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Mali 2000 The village was at the foot of the Bandiagara Escarpment. The houses and storage buildings looked like little witches houses. Only large enough for two or three people to fit inside, the roofs were thatch, tilted and came … Continue reading

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