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Damascus Syria 2011 A couple of years before I went to Syria, I searched Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar for coppersmiths. There aren’t any these days. The Grand Bazaar is like a modern shopping mall and all the atmosphere that was priceless … Continue reading
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Chaing Mai Thailand 2007 There are many beautiful gardens in Thailand, some owned by the Royal Family, where you can wander and enjoy the lush vegetation that is a gift of a hot, rainy climate. This shot was taken … Continue reading
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Qyinghai Provence, China 2007 We had stopped at a regular tourist set-up with young people dressed in traditional costume to welcome us. They were paid government workers, but that didn’t diminish their genuine smiles of friendship. Across the road, though, were … Continue reading
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Early morning in Istanbul 2009 Yeni Jami, which means ‘new mosque’, was begun in the late 1500’s. It sits on the bank of the Bosphorous near the Galata bridge. We wished for an old fishing boat to sail slowly by, … Continue reading
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The castle, located near Cluj, Romania was begun in the 14th century and was owned by the Banffy family almost from the beginning. They were a prosperous family: active in politics, forestry, agriculture. The castle was the finest in Transylvania … Continue reading
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Here is a young Burmese man who was working on the construction job at our hotel. He and his friend were eating their lunch in the hotel garden. They jumped up when they saw me. At first,they were reluctant to have … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma 2011 We got to Rangoon (Yangon) a day early so we could rest from our long flight. But I couldn’t sleep. I took my camera and went out to explore the hotel garden. It was lush, hot and humid… … Continue reading
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Lome, Togo 2000 When I have a camera with me, I always “keep a lookout” (as we say down south) for a person, place or happening that is photo-worthy. We’d just finished eating a late lunch in Lome, Togo and had … Continue reading
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Near St. Petersburg Russia 2009 Tsarskoe Selo means Tsar’s Village and it is here that the royalty of Russia spent the summers. The main architect for the palace was Bartolomeo Rastrelli who came from Italy in 1715 and designed many famed palaces … Continue reading
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Morocco’s Guir Desert 2006 My guide, Ali Mouni, used to take his friends or family with us when we went to look for nomads near his home village of Merzouga. These men had no vehicle and would jump at the … Continue reading
