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China 2003 I had wandered down a mucky, muddy riverbank looking for scenes from “old China”. Old houses made of homemade brick lined the river. Abandoned puppies huddled on the steps. Ramshackle houseboats anchored a few feet from shore. The houseboat people gained … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 A Kazakh man in Western Mongolia rides his camel at a mile eating pace. The rider seems snug sitting bareback between the two humps. The camel is pacing: the lateral legs moving in tandem. This gives the body a side … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 I have been corrected. These men are not Tuvan. They are Uriankhai. But the blog about Tuva is correct. I was told that the archers competing as part of the Eagle Festival were of Tuvan descent. Tuva lies … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 I’d ignored this photo when I looked through my Ethiopia shots. The contrast was too severe and the shadows were filled with noise. After going to Mongolia with Jim Zuckerman, I decided to take an on-line course … Continue reading
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2012 The cluttered workshop was cold. The walls were dingy with the dirt of the ages. Damp scarves hung to dry on wires crisscrossing the room. Two young women made up the entire labor force. One did the block printing … Continue reading
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Xinjiang China 2003 Hundreds of sewing machines filled the huge room. Hundreds of young women bent to their task: pushing miles of bright-colored fabric under the needle. I wanted a photograph, but the forelady shook her finger at me. Undeterred, … Continue reading
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Eastern Mongolia 2014 September 30 and there was snow on the ground near the old Buddhist monastery. Lichen blossoms, reminding me of my Italian grandmother’s best china, grew in profusion on rocks protruding from the frozen earth. Tamarack trees laced … Continue reading
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Eastern Mongolia 2014 She played happily as her brother, on horseback, herded their cashmere goats. (Perhaps her father was selecting goats to drive to market.) She wore a tiny ‘dell’, (a Mongolian robe tied with a sash) and handmade leather boots with turned … Continue reading
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Ulanbaater, Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman, hired this woman to model a 15th century costume for us. He had a specific background in mind and we searched and then double backed several times to find a landscape that matched the one in … Continue reading
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Damascus, Syria…2010 Men enjoy strolling through the Hamadiya Souk in Damascus blissfully unaware of what horrors the future holds for them.
