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Rabari Style

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Gujarat India 2009 A small Rabari girl wears the intricately embroidered clothing of her tribe while her grandmother hides herself in black with only her lac or maybe ivory bracelets showing. This is the patio area of a prosperous Rabari home occupied … Continue reading

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Gleaning

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Near Leh, Ladakh Our young Ladakhi guide was a devout Buddhist. I’d see him murmuring his morning prayers in the car on days when he woke late and hadn’t had time to pray in private. We visited a monastery in … Continue reading

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Progeny

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Ethiopia-2013 We were invited to have an audience with the chief of the Ari. His home was on top of a fertile hill where his people farmed. The Ari wore western clothes but farmed with wooden plowshares and oxen. The chief … Continue reading

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Imilchil Festival

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Imilchil, Morocco 2000 Every year there is a Marriage Festival at Imilchil, a village in the High Atlas Mountains. The idea of a marriage festival draws tourists but the chance to buy, sell and trade draws the Berbers who are known … Continue reading

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Cowboys

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California, U.S.A. 2008 What can I say? This is for manly men only. One reason I like this photo is because of all the cowboys hollering encouragement. It is soooo Norman Rockwell!! I was shooting with a long lens from … Continue reading

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Encounter in Istanbul

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Istanbul, Turkey 2008 Apparently kerchiefs and overcoats cannot overcome the feminine charms of Turkish woman. This man seems quite interested. Is it the pheromones?  

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Puppet Show in Khiva

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Khiva, Uzbekistan 2012 Torie and I waited for hours for the puppet show to begin. The “curtain” was delayed because the honored guest, the president’s daughter, had not arrived. I don’t think she ever did arrive, but finally the show went … Continue reading

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Procession in Mongolia

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Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman chose our vantage point at the Eagle Festival and to this day, I feel grateful. We faced the mountain; this barren, scrub-covered, brown hill that provided a perfect backdrop to our photos. The shade from the mountain … Continue reading

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Arbat Street Reflection

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  Moscow, Russia 2009 Arbat Street is a place where you can meet your old friends or find new ones. Musicians play for donations, artists display canvasses, hucksters sell doo-dads from China and lovers stroll. When we were here in … Continue reading

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Mongolian Transportation

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Mongolia 2014 A Kazakh man in Western Mongolia rides his camel at a mile eating pace. The rider seems snug sitting bareback between the two humps. The camel is pacing: the lateral legs moving in tandem. This gives the body a side … Continue reading

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