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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2011 My guide had his hand on my shoulder: Time to go. Like Lot’s wife, I turned back to look as I stepped through the cleft in the thick stone walls of the ancient church. My eye took … Continue reading
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Mali 2005 I’m not really sure where we were. No one knew but it was either Mali or Mauritania. The women spoke Hasaniya which is a dialect of Arabic. No matter that we were in the middle of nowhere, the … Continue reading
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Cusco, Peru 2004 I hired a boy of about 13 years old to show me around the market in Cusco. He liked the market as much as I did. The menu at his house was meager and as I shot my photos, … Continue reading
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Mopti…Niger River Town 1997 There weren’t any other camera toting tourists the afternoon I sat on the banks of the Niger recovering from my migraine. The women going about the business of washing the family’s laundry or bathing themselves took … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 The highlight of visiting the tribes in Ethiopia was the Hamar bull jumping ceremony. The young man, if he completes his ‘jumping’ successfully, will be accepted as a warrior in the tribe. He must hop onto the backs of the cattle … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 A young and handsome Hamar woman gazes around the crowded market in the town of Turmi. She wears a necklace that says she is the first wife of her husband…that’s the thick necklace that has a sort of handle … Continue reading
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Qinghai Lake, China 2007 Some people get ideas and never do anything about them. This woman got an idea and acted on it. She sewed the coats, made the boots, bought the hats and spent her days with her children by … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 A Dassenetch woman wears leopard skins and a decorated calabash on her head. I was told that the men of the Omo Valley are sometimes attacked by leopards when they are in the bush with their herds. The calabash reminds … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2009 She stands in front of her family’s hut or bunga. The colorful designs on the wall of the hut (that I faded to enhance the bright colors of her dress) were painted by her mother, a skill that this Rabari tribe’s women … Continue reading
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Kerala, India 2009 After applying the intricate makeup, a Kathakali performer adjusts the voluminous skirt of his costume. His green face tells us that he plays the part of a virtuous character in the play. The performance of Kathakali is similar to … Continue reading
