Category Archives: costume

Rabari Shepherd

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Gujarat, India 2009 A handsome Rabari nomad leads his sheep to pasture. One group of Rabari wear red turbans. This one is a modest size, but some are as big as a pumpkin. The fabric is wound so tightly that … Continue reading

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The Woman from Transylvania

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Romania 2012 I saw this woman wearing her traditional dress in the city of Cluj. She sat near her market stand, gazing up at her wares. I loved her and her clothing but not the environment of a city street market. … Continue reading

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Nuns on U Bein Bridge

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Burma 2011 Luckily I carried a full frame,  all purpose lens on my crop frame camera. This allowed me to have a zoom of 400mm and enabled me to shoot a shot like this one.  So very satisfying. I remember … Continue reading

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Tibetan Costume

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Qinghai Provence, China 2007 Kham women of the Tibetan Prefecture in Qinghai Provence arrange their costume in preparation for a festival in Yushou.  The population in this part of China is nearly 100% Kham Tibetan. Kham are physically striking: both … Continue reading

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Tibet: A Wall of Prayers

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Tibet 2007 Two Buddhist monks pass a mani wall as they circumambulate a monastery. Mani walls are built of stones; each stone  is inscribed with a prayer by the person who places the stone on the wall. These walls of prayers are … Continue reading

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The Dassenetch Tribe of Omo Valley

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Ethiopia, Omo Valley 2013 A Dassenetch woman poses with a vessel made from a gourd. I noticed that the Dassenetch women decorated their gourds in a similar style to the Wodaabe of Niger. Many tourists came to the village on this day. … Continue reading

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The Lowest Caste

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Rajasthan, India 2005 A tiny girl dressed in flowing skirts, veils and jewelry performed for tourists at a turn in one of the winding streets leading into Jaiselmer Fort. Her eyes, ringed with kohl, revealed her shy nature as did … Continue reading

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Tibetan Cowgirl

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Qinghai, China 2007 We passed a settlement of a few homes and a government building of some sort. This woman had her saddled yak in tow. With the blue of Qinghai Lake and the yellow of the canola field as … Continue reading

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Mursi of the Omo Valley

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Ethiopia 2013: Omo Valley I’m not sure what the look he is giving me means. Maybe he’s telling me not to shoot when he is posing for someone else. I do think he is sending a message. His body is covered … Continue reading

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Quotidian

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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 I’m going through some old digital files. I must delete some to make room for the new ones. After years have passed and I’ve glanced over a group of photos many times I’m able to pick out … Continue reading

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