Category Archives: photography

The Chapati Maker

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Rosemary
a young woman makes chapatis

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 Gujarat, India 2009 A Rabari matron rolls out and bakes chapatis. You can see a stack of them to her right. A chapatti is similar to a flour tortilla and it is used as a utensil to scoop up the … Continue reading →

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Bayon: Being Eaten Alive

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Rosemary
Heads of Bayon showing four faces

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Cambodia 2011 Although these monuments are spectacular, it was difficult to figure out a good perspective. Here, I’ve got the two sculptures plus a tree that is nearly the same size…maybe that makes it balance. I do like the fact … Continue reading →

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St. Sergius: Fifth Century Ruins

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Rosemary
Ruins of 5th century St. Sergius church and town of Rasafa

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Syria 2010 Syria is a treasure trove of ancient ruins. Most can be classified as Roman ruins but many of those were built on top of even more ancient civilizations. Here is the church of St. Sergius built in the 5th … Continue reading →

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Mongolian Horse

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Rosemary
cropped portrait of mongolian horse

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Mongolia 2014 Shaggy and unkempt, the Mongolian horse is an animal with endurance and heart. He is an important part of the lives of the people of Mongolia and they love him whether they are city dwellers or nomads of the … Continue reading →

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Subconscious

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Rosemary
stark black and white photo of picket fences in snow

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Romania 2012 I went out on the open porch of the guesthouse in Bukovina. Snow had fallen the night before although it was already April. The cold air was invigorating: so fresh it had a smell or maybe it had a … Continue reading →

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Supplication

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Rosemary
Tibetan women prostrate themselves in prayer at Zhana Monastery

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Zhana Monastery 2007 Two Tibetan women prostrate themselves repeatedly as they slowly circle the monastery. Perhaps they are praying for something to happen, perhaps they are thanking the deity for something that did happen or perhaps they are doing penance for … Continue reading →

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Tannery in Fez

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Rosemary
a man wrings out dyed hides at the Fez Tannery

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Morocco 2009 A laborer wrings out a hide that has been soaking in a red dye. Not many Moroccans have a muscular build like this man. I think his body is a testament to hundreds of hides that have had … Continue reading →

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Tea with the Berbers

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Rosemary
Berber man pours tea

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Morocco 1998 When ever a guest arrives, a Moroccan will immediately make tea. If the guests are men, a man will do the honors as this man is doing. If the guests are women or family, the woman of the … Continue reading →

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Rosemary Remembers Romania

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Rosemary
women and child drive horse and wagon through a muddy farmyard in Romania

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Bukovina, Romania 1989 Farmwomen drive a horse and cart through a muddy barnyard in rural Romania. The little girl wonders why I am taking her photo. These photos were taken shortly after the rebellion where Ceausescu and his wife were killed. People were … Continue reading →

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Desolate

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Rosemary
wheat fields in Mongolia

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Mongolia 2014 The white strips are wheat stubble. The crop had been recently harvested. The black strips are plowed land which has lain fallow this season and which will be planted for the next crop. A lone herder grazes his … Continue reading →

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