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Pisac, Peru 2003 Local villagers in their best dress dance in a contest at the end of Lent. There were at least twenty groups from various villages in the Sacred Valley. They formed a line from the front of our … Continue reading
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Oualata, Mauritania 2005 A girl belonging to one of the few families living in the mostly abandoned village stands near a typically decorated door. Oualata was once an important stop on the caravan route from Tombouctou to the markets of … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 A slender boy, wrapped in his white shawl called a shamma, allows me to take his portrait as I make my pilgrimage to the stone churches of Lalibela on St. Gabriel’s day. To be honest, I don’t remember … Continue reading
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Istanbul, Turkey 2012 You’d think it would be easy to shoot the Blue Mosque, but I didn’t find it easy. The Blue Mosque has six minarets. That’s one of the characteristics that makes it unique. Most mosques have four or … Continue reading
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Russia, 2009 The monastery at Sergeiv Posad is the spiritual center of the Orthodox Church in Russia. It looks like the Kremlin except the thick walls are painted white. Inside the walls are many churches and libraries and an important seminary. … Continue reading
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Morocco, Tafilalet Region, early 2000’s I stood on the top of a sand dune as these women passed by. They could not duck and hide from my camera this time, although they tried by hiding their face with the grass. … Continue reading
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Romania, 2012 Biertan village: the Saxon Church dating from the 15th century, hovers over village houses with red tiled roofs. This is a slightly different view from the one I posted earlier. If I’d climbed higher on the mountain I’d … Continue reading
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Uglich, Russia 2009 Although Uglich is a small town, these women dress like their big city counterparts. I was struck by the beauty of the people, men and women, but especially the young women with their long legs and fair coloring. … Continue reading
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Cairo 1989 or thereabout I’ve said it before. It’s difficult to find a focal point in a mosque, especially one as large as the Al Azhar. Luckily, as we entered we came upon two men eating their lunch of feta … Continue reading
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Yunnan Province, China 2005 Apparently the electricity wasn’t working in his home and this Chinese Army Officer decided to take matters into his own hands. He came out of his small house dressed in his class A uniform and leather-soled shoes. … Continue reading
