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Uglich, Russia 2009 We took a river cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow and as we were leaving the quay, I shot this lovely little church. Of course, I thought they were all lovely, even the ones that were half destroyed. … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma 2011 Two young men, dressed in longyi, check their phone for messages. Rangoon was, until recently, the capitol of Burma, but in 2006 the capitol was moved to a city in the north of the country. Vestiges of … Continue reading
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Kochi, India 2009 These are called “Chinese Fishing Nets”. I was looking forward to photographing them. Despite their large size, their catch is usually only enough for a small dinner. The nice thing is that you can ask the fisherman … Continue reading
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Mali, somewhere in the Sahara between Araouane and Tombouctou, 2001 Our guide’s keen eye spotted this white Touareg tent even though it blended into the grayish white sands of the desert. Just one family occupied the tent…an old man, a … Continue reading
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Araouane, Mali 2005: Araoune is an important oasis in the Sahara between Tombouctou and Taodenni. The mullah who taught at the Araouane madrassa was considered holy by all who knew of him. His blessing was sought by the Touareg men of the salt caravans before … Continue reading
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Romania 2012: A Gypsy village near Sibiu. All of the gypsy men of this village, and of many others that Daniel Gheorghita (www.felixromania.com) and I visited, wore this distinctive hat. I happened to find a book about gypsies in my … Continue reading
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Morocco, somewhere between Ouarzazate and Merzouga, 1998 Women are sent out to fetch vegetation to burn for bread baking. You can’t really call it firewoood, it is some kind of dried plant. It burns hot and quickly. In most villages … Continue reading
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Morocco, Erg Chebbi dunes 1998 If you ever go to Morocco, you must go to the Erg Chebbi. This is Morocco’s most beautiful landscape, in my opinion, and Morocco has many beautiful landscapes. The sun was setting here and I … Continue reading
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Fez Medina, 2009: Our guide meets an old friend and greets him with the traditional kiss on both cheeks. I have the idea that this custom was learned from the French who colonized Morocco for 53 years. Most Moroccans are … Continue reading
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Eastern Turkey, 2009 Our tour stopped in this village to photograph an old fort. It seemed like a good subject, but although I took about 20 shots, none of them were worth a dang. There were too many distracting rocks, … Continue reading
