Category Archives: Rosemary’s Blog

The Grandmother

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Rosemary
a Grandmother combs a boy's hair by window light: India

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Gujarat, India 2009 No words needed today except for you to tell the grandmother in your life that you love her.  

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Empty Places: Tibet

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Rosemary
landscape of Yunnan province China with clouds and prairies

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China 2007 White, fluffy clouds huddled over the vast steppes of Qinghai. Now and then we’d see a yak hair tent with prayer flags flapping. The women in the tent continued to card yak wool as we tourists gaped at their … Continue reading →

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Pride

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Rosemary
Sign in Addis Ababa for women fuel wood carriers

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2013 At first I thought the sign promoted a union. But now I see it is more of a social club…the Former Women Fuelwood Carriers Association. I like the idea of these women dressed in their best, … Continue reading →

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Shame

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Rosemary
Berber girl with bowed head and folded hands

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Boumalne Dades, Morocco late 1990’s She had disobeyed her older sister who was very displeased. Moroccans use the word “h’shuma” to denote shame. It’s a handy word for tourists to Morocco to have in their vocabulary. When the taxi driver … Continue reading →

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Equine Photography

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Rosemary
a buckskin Peruvian Paso stares over the stall door

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Los Angeles, California 2014 The Peruvian Paso breed was developed to carry riders over many miles as they surveyed the vast sugar plantations of Peru. The smooth ride makes it a good breed for older riders here in the U.S.  … Continue reading →

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China: Village Market

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Rosemary
Chinese peasants selling reeds in a country market

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Guilin, China, 2003 When I printed this negative in the darkroom, I was pleased. I can still remember how sharp the differing gray values of the reeds stood out. Looking at them made me feel as if I were touching … Continue reading →

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The Outcast

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Rosemary
A row of donkeys in Kashgar, China market with one donkey separate from the crowd

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Kashgar, China 2003 Animals behave as we do in many ways. They form cliques, a pecking order, and the low man in the herd has a miserable time of it. At feeding time, the outcast must gobble his  food because … Continue reading →

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Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Rosemary
black and white, woman waits on stairs with produce

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Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2010 You might call her a “black market vendor”. These are farm women who don’t have permission to sell in the large city market of Tashkent. She must be constantly on the lookout for the market police. Here, … Continue reading →

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Burma Girl

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Rosemary
portrait of girl, burma, black white

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Burma, 2011 Turning this portrait into black and white changed it radically. It brought attention to her large dark eyes and emphasized the fringe of tiny eyelashes. Her perfect bow-shaped lips balance her eyes,  drawing a triangular shape which is prized in … Continue reading →

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Date Harvest in Morocco

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Rosemary
Morocco: a Haratine woman sorts dates in the oasis of Rissani

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Rissani, Morocco 2000 A Haratine woman sorts dates on a threshing floor in a small village. She has her work cut out for her. I didn’t ask questions about the sorting. But I do know that some of the dates … Continue reading →

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