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Baby Buddha

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Baby Buddha Kashgar, Xinjiang Provence, China 2002 A chubby cheeked child rests in his mother’s arms outside a mosque in Kashgar, Western China. We saw many beautiful children, but the beauty of this little boy stole our hearts. We were … Continue reading

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Style and Poise

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Stylish enough for Vogue Magazine Gujarat, India A woman of the Garacia tribe stands in front of the village dressmaker’s shop. The Garacia women wear this costume with its vest-like blouse and full skirt. They can make it ‘their own’ … Continue reading

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Father’s Day

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A shy daughter holds tightly to her father’s hand.  Remember how safe you felt when you did the same? There is no watermark on this photo in case you want to copy it and send it with your own special … Continue reading

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On the Road

 Gujarat, India Rabari women walk to their camp. They wear their traditional dress of full skirt, a half-blouse garment that leaves their back bare, plus a draped piece of fabric over that for modesty. Their upper arms are covered with … Continue reading

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The Widow

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A Virtous Woman Morocco, Tafilalet Region A Berber nomad sits in front of her tent and spins. She has been widowed and she no longer travels from one spot to the other. Her home is her tent. The wool she … Continue reading

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Contrast with Red

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With Photoshop you can change the atmosphere of a photograph, just by using curves or levels. Here, I’ve darkened the shadows until they are black. This makes the whites whiter. Of course the monk’s robes went black as well, but … Continue reading

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Medieval Sibiu

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The Main Square in Sibiu Sibiu was our first stop after leaving Bucharest. These wonderful buildings were built by the Saxons. They began building in the 13th century although the area has had a settlement since the Stone Age. The Saxons … Continue reading

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Chinese Veggies

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2007 Yunnan Province The farmer’s market was our destination on a rainy day in Yunnan. I call it the farmer’s market, but for the Chinese homemaker or cook, it is the only market. They would shop nowhere else. They demand fresh. … Continue reading

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Rainy Day

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Yunnan Province, China 2005 Almost every town in China has a population of at least a million, at least the towns that tourists see. I don’t know if  this was Dongchuan or Yuanyang or another place. Before I started my … Continue reading

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This was then: Istanbul Bazaar

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 This is an old slide that I scanned. It’s horribly contrasty and in order to get some detail I had to saturate it to death plus add some colored filters. I often think of Jay Maisel’s dictum, “only show your … Continue reading

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