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Patience is a Virtue

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Cusco Peru 2003 When you don’t have a car or you only have one car, sooner or later you will be waiting on a street corner somewhere. The patiently waiting woman, huddled in the doorway of a colonial building, shyly turned her … Continue reading

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Pelicans on Lake Hawasa

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Lake Hawasa, Ethiopia The shore of the lake was crowded with small boats that had returned from the morning’s fishing. Teenaged men untangled fish from nets while others swiftly filleted the morning’s catch. Enterprising boys gathered the scraps and threw … Continue reading

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Mother Russia

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Northern Russia 2009 As our ship steamed along the “Waterways of the Czars” I watched the shore for photographic subjects. Onion domed churches, some in good condition, some derelict drew my eye. How could I not shoot each and every … Continue reading

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Monks at Lunch

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Burma 2011:  Near Bagan We took a break from out shooting. It was lunch time at the monastery and our young models had worked up an appetite. I can’t tell you what they were eating, but the starch was rice. … Continue reading

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Woodworking Masters

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Northern Russia 2009 A farmhouse typical of the region is now a museum on Kizhi Island. The island, on the northernmost tip of Lake Onega, was settled by Karelians, a Finnish people, who were masters at woodcraft.  The inside of … Continue reading

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The Boys of Bucharest

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Bucharest, Romania 1989 We came upon these  young and somber looking young men as we walked the streets of Bucharest. The despot Ceausescu, and his wife, had been killed, the miners had just ransacked the city and here they were, supposed … Continue reading

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Stone Churches of Lalibela

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 A worm’s eye view of one of Lalibela’s monolithic churches. I don’t remember the name of the church. As I’ve told you, I listen to my guide with half an ear or maybe less. My mind is … Continue reading

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Ouarzazate, Morocco

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Morocco 2009 The morning sun strikes the cube shaped homes of Ouarzazate. Most are built with cement blocks. Those who have the money build these large homes. It’s a statement that they have arrived, or that their children who have … Continue reading

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Wodaabe Tribe

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Niger 2000 Wodaabe men arrive at a camp in Niger’s Sahel to watch a Geerewol celebration. They have ridden from their camps which change locations depending on the availability of grazing for their cattle. The Wodaabe do not believe in … Continue reading

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Nothing Lasts Forever

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China, Yunnan Province 2005 A regal looking man sits among the remains of his once upper-class home. He wears his old uniform and poses with dignity. Even his bare feet do not embarrass him. It’s come to this.

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