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Northern Togo 2003 We were driving to Lome zigzagging through the landscape to see as many traditional African customs as possible. We arrived in this village after dark. A fire blazed brightly. Villagers milled about in the shadows staring at us. We were the … Continue reading
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Yunnan Province, China 2005 Back in the day when I began photography class, there was a best selling print of mountain silhouettes done in various hues. I wanted to make a photograph like that one, but have never succeeded. The memory faded but didn’t … Continue reading
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Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan 2012 A skilled woodblock artisan demonstrates the proper stamping technique. His woodblocks are laid out in the foreground along with bottles containing the ingredients for dye. He wears a silk and cotton chapan (a quilted coat) and a … Continue reading
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China, Yunnan Province 2005 A small girl reaches for her toy as she keeps an anxious eye out for her mother. Remember how safe you felt with your mother nearby? I do. Black and white with strong contrast emphasizes tension.
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Bagan, Burma 2011 Nat Taung Kyaung Monastery: I used Photoshop to make this look as if I’d had a fish-eye lens. Go to transform>perspective and straighten the towers. Then open transform> warp and exaggerate the aspect of the photo that you … Continue reading
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Palmyra, Syria 2010 A group of tourists learns about the ancient city of Palmyra, which prospered under Roman rule as an important silk road trading center. A temple to the god, Baal, is one of the main sites, as is … Continue reading
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Lome, Togo 2000 A bird’s eye view of the Grand Marche’ in Lome. It’s a woman’s world. Now and then a man with flowing robes would stride through the crowd, but it’s the women, the “Madam Benzes”, who carry on the business of buying … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma 2011 I like this type of shot. It shows an “iconic” place: the teahouse. If you have ever read about life in Burma, you will be familiar with the teahouse and its importance in Burmese life. I wanted to … Continue reading
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Ladakh, India 2004: The city of Leh I shot this from the window of our hotel in Leh. It’s a good thing that I could see it from the room, or else I might have missed it. I didn’t see … Continue reading
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Siberia, USSR 1989 Here’s our plane. CCCP is written on the fuselage. You don’t see that anymore! We’d just landed in a cow pasture in Bratsk and were milling about waiting to be taken to Irkutsk, about 50 miles away. There were some … Continue reading
