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Ethiopia 2013 I took many photos of marabout storks when I was on an animal safari almost 20 years ago. I shot black and white film and none of my stork photos appealed to me. Last year in Ethiopia, I … Continue reading
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Eastern Mongolia 2014 It was a cold, gray day. Dust, churned up from the hooves of the animals, filled the air. The man ran his horse back and forth, gathering the herd, and moving them this way and then that … Continue reading
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Western Mongolia 2014 After his Golden Eagle has attacked the prey, the hunter retrieves the eagle and places the hood over his eyes. Here the eagle seems eager to continue eating the rabbit. I suppose that once his hood is … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma 2011 This is my Burma fantasy. My mental image of what Rangoon should look like. Pretty girls, umbrellas, ponds filled with water lilies. Did it look like this in real life? No, but the essence was there. It only … Continue reading
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Araouane, Mali 2001 Off to the left a herd of camels waits for the men of the caravan to haul water from one of the wells of Araouane. Providing water to camel caravans and herds was the main industry of … Continue reading
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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
