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Happy Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day 2014 A Mursi woman of Ethiopia cradles her sleeping baby next to her body. Will the baby ever again sleep as soundly as in his mother’s arms? Sergei Posad Monastery 2009 Russian grandmothers show each other photos of … Continue reading

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Faces of Burma

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Burma, 2011 Buddhist nuns turn toward the light, a serious and solemn look on their young faces. Burmese man startled by me and my camera. Love the bokeh! It’s from the rain on the dense jungle foliage. Luck Happens!

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Siem Riep

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Siem Riep, Cambodia 2011 The roots of a Banyan tree hold an ancient temple in their clutches. Although the trees were slowly destroying the temples (now the site is under restoration) they added to the mystery when I was there in 2007. … Continue reading

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Romania’s Village Museums

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Romania 2012 If there were a prize given for the cutest houses in the world, Romania would win easily. Romania’s many forests provided the material and the people who lived there became master woodworkers. Look at this home hidden in the forest. It’s magical, … Continue reading

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Carnival in Peru

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Pisac, Peru 2003 Quechua Indians in traditional costume stand in front of the local cantina. Although many in Pisac watched photographers like hawks and demanded payment for each shutter click, these reserved men posed shyly for me. They were from a … Continue reading

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Ethiopian Eyes

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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 2013 A solemn girl wearing the white shawl called a shamma waits out a rain storm at Holy Trinity Cathedral. I show you this portrait because the girl has been blessed with those wide, almond-shaped eyes typical of … Continue reading

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Theyyam: Behind the Scenes

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Mangalore, India 2009 The Theyyam prepares himself spiritually and physically for the Hindu religious ceremony as one of his acolytes paints his face. I shot this almost five years ago. I’ve scrolled through my shots for this trip to Kerala many times;  … Continue reading

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Mauritania

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Mauritania 2005…near the border with Mali A Fulani caravan of bullocks carrying howdahs traveled toward us.  The white tent-like coverings of the howdahs gleaming in the bright sun.  Roughly thirty bullocks stolidly plodded west loaded with the tribe’s possessions: carved wooden bedsteads, … Continue reading

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The Yufka Maker

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Istanbul, Turkey 2008 A woman rolls dough as thin as paper with her dowel-shaped rolling pin. She will bake it on something that looks like an up-turned wok. The hot coals are underneath. It works like a tandoor oven but … Continue reading

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Temple at Bagan

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Burma 2011 Temples of all sizes dot the plains of Bagan from castle-like structures to stupas. Some, like this one, have interior halls with statues of Buddha. A shaft of sunlight lit the gold leaf covered statue as our monk models … Continue reading

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