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Kashgar, Xinjiang Provence, China 2003 This reminds me of an ancestor painting. Those are formal poses and this one is rather quotidian, but this Uighur man has gravitas as they say now in political circles. He sits in an outdoor … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2009 A simple gesture by a man with outrageous red hair makes this photo interesting to me. It’s the colors: tints of soft reds and blues that please my eye, but the man gives the photo the spark of life that … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Since the Soviets have left Mongolia, Shamanism has been making a comeback among the Mongolians who never completely abandoned their traditions. The statue in the foreground is of a revered shaman. The clothing on the statue is an … Continue reading
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Western Mongolia 2014 A Kazakh man sits astride a Bactrian camel. Can Genghis Khan be far behind?
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Tripoli, Libya 1961 A street in the souk. A sign lettered in Arabic and Italian juts from a doorway on the right. It says ‘scrivano’ or scribe. Italians were a colonial power in Italy but after Ghaddafi took over, they … Continue reading
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Mongolia-2014 A Kazakh man and his eagle stare into the distance…well, the bird can’t stare…he has his hood on, but he can hear. Jim Zuckerman (www.jimzuckerman.com) had arranged for a group of eagle hunters to come to our camp on this … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1960 A boy buys bread on the streets of Tripoli. The vendor picks the bread up with a skewer while holding a newspaper in his left hand. He will wrap the young man’s purchase in the newspaper. The fellow on the left seems … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1961 I visited Essaouira, Morocco in 1995 and, except for the men in the background wearing the red skullcaps, this scene from Libya in 1961 is nearly identical. The women of Essaouira wear a white haik (sheet like covering) and … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1961 I met my husband when we were in the Air Force. He was in the Medical Corps and I was in the Nurse Corps. He was on his way to Tripoli, Libya and I was on my … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2009 The Garacia are low on the caste list, low even for what were formerly called “untouchables” but are now called “dalits“. The Garacia are primarily nomadic but this woman appears to be a farmer. Her colorful dress consists of a … Continue reading
