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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 The gateway leads to the interior of a trading dome. These are large areas in the labyrinth of the old market where the ceilings are high and winds can blow through cooling merchants and customers alike. There … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan 2012: The pottery workshop of Abdulla Narzulleaev It was the day after Eid when we stopped here and there was a sheep slaughtering going on by the front door to the workshop. Maybe they had slaughtered one on Eid and just … Continue reading
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Registan Square 2012 The turquoise tiles of the 15th century madrassa glowed in the sun’s final rays and Torie and I photographed them using the highest ISO possible. The buildings are so huge that it wasn’t possible to get the … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012: An Uzbek couple relaxes at Laby Haouz square Bokhara was first settled 2500 years ago. It was an important trading center on the Silk Road connecting trade routes between China, India and Europe. It was a center of … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012: Bokonbaevo village: An eagle hunter holds his Golden Eagle aloft to demonstrate her wingspan. The eagle is female and young. Now I can’t remember her age, but I think around 10 years old. Eagles don’t live as long in … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012: On the road to Issyk Kul Lake from Bishkek. Bishkek was as warm as Southern California on the day we arrived, but as soon as we left and headed into the mountains separating us from Lake Issyk Kul, autumn arrived … Continue reading
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Cambodia’s Angkor Wat 2007 I dawdled too long in the jungle enclosed areas of Siem Riep and when I emerged into the morning sunlight, the sun was too high. That blasting light removed any semblance of ambiance from my shot of the … Continue reading
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Morocco: A nomad encampment somewhere in the Guir Desert An unmarried Berber girl stopped her chores for a moment and allowed me to take her portrait. There was a bit of tension in the air. I sensed hostility from the gnarled, … Continue reading
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Burkina Faso 2001 Guerounsi tribeswomen give their opinion on home decor. We spent the night in this village. There weren’t many of us tourists…maybe 8 or so. Alberto Nicheli, of TransAfrica, was our leader. Because he knew the headman of the tribe, we were allowed to … Continue reading
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Chefchouan, Morocco 2006 An old woman makes a few pennies selling onions, garlic and some other stuff. She sits by a wall in her neighborhood arranging and rearranging her produce. Maybe the message of this photo isn’t as bleak as it seems. … Continue reading
