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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 A slender boy, wrapped in his white shawl called a shamma, allows me to take his portrait as I make my pilgrimage to the stone churches of Lalibela on St. Gabriel’s day. To be honest, I don’t remember … Continue reading
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Uglich, Russia 2009 Although Uglich is a small town, these women dress like their big city counterparts. I was struck by the beauty of the people, men and women, but especially the young women with their long legs and fair coloring. … Continue reading
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Cairo 1989 or thereabout I’ve said it before. It’s difficult to find a focal point in a mosque, especially one as large as the Al Azhar. Luckily, as we entered we came upon two men eating their lunch of feta … Continue reading
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Cusco Peru 2003 When you don’t have a car or you only have one car, sooner or later you will be waiting on a street corner somewhere. The patiently waiting woman, huddled in the doorway of a colonial building, shyly turned her … Continue reading
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Farmers Ethiopia, 2013 The Highway South of Addis Ababa My friend, Elizabeth, spotted these men wearing a straw version of a top hat. So attractive. We both wanted one. When we asked these farmers where we could buy one, they … Continue reading
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Cusco, Peru 2004 We drove up the mountain, leaving Cusco in the valley below. My cup of coca tea had temporarily stilled my burgeoning headache and wooziness. I was ready to photograph! Luckily there were children dressed in their native … Continue reading
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Moroccan Berber Bride Merzouga Morocco A Berber bride sits in state with two members of her family…maybe one woman is from the groom’s family and one is from her family. Her husband’s family has prepared a celebration in her honor … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 A servant holds an umbrella over his master’s head. At this altitude, (8600 feet) the sun is a hammer pounding into your skull. I remembered my Italian mother’s warning, learned from her mother “…be careful, the sun … Continue reading
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China 2005 This was a “show” village. It had been restored to its former beauty. Costumed employees, like this woman, performed in dances and worked in restaurants or tea houses. She wears a lovely silk dress of a type and style not … Continue reading
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Tibet 2007 A younger woman helps an older woman up the stone steps of the monastery. There isn’t just one temple, there are many and the Tibetans who had come to pray wanted to enter and pray in all of … Continue reading
