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Show Biz in Kazakhstan

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Rosemary
a great horned owl flies from the parapets at Rabiga Sultan Mausoleum in Turkistan

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Kazakhstan 2016 The man earns his living by having his owl fly to amuse tourists. Most of the time, the owl sat in state on his little perch that looked like a tree branch. I didn’t see anyone pay to … Continue reading →

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Oaxaca Style

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Rosemary
buildings and automobile painted in Oaxacan colors

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Oaxaca, Mexico 2016 Today’s blog post is from my daughter, Marie. I left for my Christmas vacation a few days early, to travel a bit on my own before meeting friends at a seaside resort. I’d been to Oaxaca before so I … Continue reading →

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Desolation on the Steppes

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Rosemary
tombs on the steppes of Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan 2016 Kazakhstan is the third largest country in the world…Russia and China are the other two geographical giants. While China is filled with people and things to photograph, Kazakhstan, like the eastern part of Russia, is filled with empty landscapes. Barren … Continue reading →

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The Ends of the Earth

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Rosemary
abandoned Russian observatory on Asy Plateau, Kazakhstan

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  Asy Plateau, Kazakhstan 2016 An abandoned observatory, built by the Soviets, is wreathed by razor wire.  Does it remind you of the Doomsday feeling that the cold war brought to both the U.S.A and the Soviet Union? That is … Continue reading →

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Anticipation

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Rosemary
Mongolian woman in costume of Queen stares into the distance

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Mongolia 2104 She was a professional model and when someone asked her to sit, she knew to arrange her robes around her. That makes the photo for me. That and her expression.

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Kazakh Wearing Fox Fur

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Rosemary
Kazakh man in traditional fur robes with his hunting eagle

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Western Mongolia, 2014 I decided to backup some of my photos. Every now and then I get paranoid about losing them. As I copied my Mongolia photos, I panicked when I didn’t recognize some of the shots. Had I never looked … Continue reading →

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Eyes In Focus

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Rosemary
abstract black and white photo with man's eye

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Somewhere in West Africa The crowd of men shoved and pushed each other. They were interested in the camera, perhaps thinking that it possessed magical powers.  A common reaction was to hold their hand to their eye as if they, too, were looking through … Continue reading →

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Karo Tribe of Ethiopia

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Rosemary
Karo man with face paint

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Omo Valley 2013 He knew where to stand to earn money as a model for the photo tours…near the river bank where our vehicles were parked. He had his face painted and a fresh feather in his hair. He was … Continue reading →

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Rabari Breakfast

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Rosemary
Handsome Rabari man drinking tea

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Gujarat, India 2009 Finally he turned his gaze to me. I don’t always need a stare into the lens, but I like to touch all the bases photographically speaking. His intense gaze makes this photo. His right eye is on the … Continue reading →

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Mongolia: Landscape with Mountains

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Rosemary
landscape of eastern Mongolia

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Eastern Mongolia 2014 This landscape was perfect for black and white because the late evening sun highlighted the middle range of mountains and the lower range of clouds: a nice altering of gray tones. Key to good landscape shots is … Continue reading →

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