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Chaing Mai Thailand 2007 I was taken to an elephant camp where elephants, formerly used for logging, are trained for shows to the public. There is no teak logging in Thailand now. The trees have been overcut and the government forbids cutting … Continue reading
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Senegal, West Africa 1998 This is an old slide, but it scanned well. I’ve always liked this photo: the way the man’s arm curves over his head as he balances the burlap sack of millet…the colors of maroon and yellow. … Continue reading
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The ruins of Apamea near Hama Syria 2010 Apamea was founded in 300 B.C. by one of Alexander the Great’s generals and later, under Pompey, became a Roman city in 64 A.D. These columns remain from the 1200 columns that lined … Continue reading
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Fez Medina 2009: A bored shop girls stares at me as I photograph the shop where she works. The shop sells perfumes, medicinal herbs, soaps, argon oil, cochineal, (used as rouge) and other mysterious concotions bound to make the love of your … Continue reading
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On the Mekong River 2007 A “vintage” photo of a junk sailing the rapids of the Mekong. The pilots of the boats skillfully maneuvered the boats over the rapids. Large rocks lay hidden under the muddy water and it was necessary … Continue reading
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Village girls in Rajasthan. They huddled together on the steps of a little house. I was the outsider and they kept me in my place by their whispers and giggles, but they didn’t really mind me taking their picture. They enjoyed … Continue reading
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Luang Prabang, Laos 2007 This was the view when I ate my breakfast in Luang Prabang. My hotel was an old colonial structure sitting on a high bank overlooking the Mekong. The buildings, and there were so many that I got lost … Continue reading
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Damascus Syria 2011 A couple of years before I went to Syria, I searched Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar for coppersmiths. There aren’t any these days. The Grand Bazaar is like a modern shopping mall and all the atmosphere that was priceless … Continue reading
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Chaing Mai Thailand 2007 There are many beautiful gardens in Thailand, some owned by the Royal Family, where you can wander and enjoy the lush vegetation that is a gift of a hot, rainy climate. This shot was taken … Continue reading
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Qyinghai Provence, China 2007 We had stopped at a regular tourist set-up with young people dressed in traditional costume to welcome us. They were paid government workers, but that didn’t diminish their genuine smiles of friendship. Across the road, though, were … Continue reading
