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Man from Damascus

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Damascus, Syria 2010 It’s easy for me to fall in love. I have fallen in love with many people during my travels from the little girls in an Indian village who followed me down dusty streets and called to me … Continue reading

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Tall and Lovely

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Ethiopia, 2013 No words are needed today. One tip I can tell you about shooting portraits: have your subject stand a bit away from the background. This is a tip I learned while on the trip to Ethiopia. It does … Continue reading

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Confidence is Sexy

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Gujarat, India 2003 They traveled in the cab of a goods hauling truck. They’d stopped on the side of the road and so had we. I don’t remember why we stopped, but in no time I was pointing my camera … Continue reading

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Father’s Day…late

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Ethiopia 2013 A Mursi man and boy, who resemble ghosts, have painted themselves with clay. The clay prevents sunburn and works as an insect repellent. It may also soothe an inflamed insect bite. I read that the colors of clay…white, … Continue reading

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Rabari Tribe of Gujarat

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Rann of Kutch 2009 The villagers were used to camera wielding tourists. The younger ones were hysterical. They grabbed us, pulled at our clothing, wanted to pose then refused to pose. It was a game of cat and mouse and … Continue reading

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Portraits of Handsome Men

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Moscow 2009 This man was selling souvenirs on an overpass not too far from the center of Moscow. We had stopped there to get a panorama. After I got my panorama, I looked for portraits among the Russians. This is … Continue reading

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Carnival in Peru

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Pisac, Peru 2003 Quechua Indians in traditional costume stand in front of the local cantina. Although many in Pisac watched photographers like hawks and demanded payment for each shutter click, these reserved men posed shyly for me. They were from a … Continue reading

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Rabari Tribe

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Gujarat, India 2009 The Rabari raise goats and camels and are always in search of good grazing. No doubt that is why these women are on the move. Their men have taken the herds and will meet the women at … Continue reading

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Mursi Tribe of Ethiopia

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Ethiopia 2013 A Mursi woman shows us how she stretches her lower lip. She knew we would want to get her portrait and she knew we would pay her. Lip-plates are only worn when a woman milks the cows, serves … Continue reading

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Carnival in Peru

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Pisac, Peru 2003 Local villagers in their best dress dance in a contest at the end of Lent. There were at least twenty groups from various villages in the Sacred Valley. They formed a line from the front of our … Continue reading

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