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An Incomplete List

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Yaroslavl, Russia 2009 I’ll be cooking the Thanksgiving dinner and I’ve got recipes stacked all over my counters: books, magazines, and printouts from the internet. Each recipe seems to have a list of ingredients as long as your arm as … Continue reading

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Ancient Khiva

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Khiva, Uzbekistan 2012 The walls of the old city gleam golden at sunrise and sunset, a breathtaking sight. Torie and I walked around the walls in the morning and in the evening climbed the large bastion for pictures of the … Continue reading

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Silhouette, After the Fact

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Burma 2011 I loved these shots of the Burmese paddling their boats on Inle Lake. Of course, the leg-rowing men were my favorite but I loved the women perched on the ends of low riding boats filled with produce heading … Continue reading

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Cashmere

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Mongolia 2014 The family we stayed with had set their gers (Mongolian tent-like structures) hard by a fast running stream. Getting water was a simple task for the children. A good-sized herd of sheep and cashmere goats milled about a few steps … Continue reading

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Old Russia

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Northern Russia 2009 When I told my friend, Torie, that I was going to Russia her comment was, “You’ll be shooting onion domes.” I hadn’t thought about it.  But she was right. I never tired of them, though. They represented … Continue reading

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Visiting the Neighbors in Mongolia

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Western Mongolia 2014: Winter Home Sue and I walked over to visit this family thinking that we might find some photo opportunities. We had barely photographed the toddler playing outside in the dirt and the tethered cat when the door … Continue reading

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Trust

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Ethiopia 2013 She was attending mass at one of Lalibela’s ancient stone churches on St. Gabriel’s day. She sat with her friends on the hilltop alongside hundreds of worshippers, all wearing the white shawl called a shamma. Suddenly she was standing in … Continue reading

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High Desert

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Mongolia 2014 Very little farming is done in Mongolia, only 20% 0f the land is arable. The crops are wheat, barley, potatoes and some fruits and vegetables. The winters are long and severe; early frosts can ruin crops before the … Continue reading

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Communication

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Western Mongolia 2014 This man’s eagle seemed on edge. She squawked constantly. The hunter was used to her yet he listened. Often it seemed that all she wanted was to be a bit closer to the hunter. He obliged always … Continue reading

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Retro Look for Photographs

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Eastern Mongolia 2014 I wanted to make this shot of the “queen” look as if it were printed on an old card, as if it had been hidden in an old sutra box. I can’t describe how I did it exactly … Continue reading

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