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Fez, Morocco 1995 Photographed near the medina. Dressed in the traditional Rif Berber waterman costume, he no longer sells water. He makes more money posing for pictures. I know I was happy to pay him for this portrait. He wears … Continue reading
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India 2009: Old men eat their lunch in a dark corner of an old building. This photo reminds me of my first photo class. Our teacher emphasized the master photographers and often our class consisted of a slide show of … Continue reading
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Morocco’s Southeast 2003 Bread is truly the staff of life among the Berber people of Morocco. Berbers prefer meat and lots of it, but the mainstay of their diet is bread. Bread is baked daily and is at its best before it … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan 2012 I like to be invisible to the people I photograph. I like them to be natural, relaxed and unaware of the camera. This portrait is an example of what you get when all goes perfectly. Look at her body… if you … Continue reading
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Transylvania 2012 There were many “highlights” on my trip through Romania, but I must say staying at the Kalnoky estate was one I’ll never forget. (http://www.rosemarysheel.com/archives/kalnoky-estate) Daniel, my guide, (www.covinnus.com) and I met early to take a photo walk through … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012 Torie loved these little trailer like houses. We’d see them sitting forlornly in the middle of an empty prairie or next to a railroad track. They looked, to me, to be an old railroad car with the wheels … Continue reading
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Syria 2010: Before the troubles a man could earn a bit of “tea money” by shining shoes. Here a grandfatherly man sits peacefully in the sun and waits for a customer. Indigo tribal tattoos cover his right hand, a sign that … Continue reading
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Morocco in the late 90’s. A young Berber man watches his family’s flock of sheep. He is dressed for the cold with multiple layers and a hand-woven wool djellaba over his shoulder. He carries a home made ‘thermos’ of a … Continue reading
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Drepung Monastery, a few miles outside of Lhasa 2007 A pious Buddhist woman rushes past prayer wheels carrying a thermos of ghee. She wants to contribute some ghee to the lamps flickering at each shrine in the rambling monastery and she must run to carry out … Continue reading
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Siem Riep, Cambodia 2011 Most of the time this road is packed with western tourists and it’s easy to give up on getting a shot of a long row of the statues. I didn’t succeed the first time I visited … Continue reading
