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Barsana Monastery, Maramures, Romania 2012 Another artistic example of the wood work of master craftsmen in Romania. This (convent? guesthouse?) is on the estate of the Barsana Monastery and is newly renovated. None of the old woodworking skills of the region have been lost. Ornate wooden … Continue reading
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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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Oualata, Mauritania 2005 The English have a phrase: “house proud”. The people of Oualata seem to be house proud. Not only do the Moorish women decorate the interior with scrolling filigree designs but the exteriors have complex geometric medallions, silver and … Continue reading
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Romania 2012 My first photography class was taught by a man who revered the masters: Stieglitz, Strand, Cartier-Bresson and others. He tried to mold us in their image, an impossible task. We’d go on field trips to museums where we’d … Continue reading
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California, USA 2011 I didn’t know I had this shot. I found it just this weekend… on a memory card in a small point and shoot that I carry now and then. Of course, a good photographer carries a camera at all … Continue reading
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Romania 2012 If there were a prize given for the cutest houses in the world, Romania would win easily. Romania’s many forests provided the material and the people who lived there became master woodworkers. Look at this home hidden in the forest. It’s magical, … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 Temples of all sizes dot the plains of Bagan from castle-like structures to stupas. Some, like this one, have interior halls with statues of Buddha. A shaft of sunlight lit the gold leaf covered statue as our monk models … Continue reading
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Tibet 2007…at the entrance to Drepung Monastery It’s like lighting a candle in a Catholic church: an action that adds to the solemnity of your prayers. I watched the Tibetan pilgrims accept an evergreen branch sprinkled with barley flour and … Continue reading
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Morocco: sometime in the late 90’s The village is a Berber village. When I first visited, it was a poor place. Adobe homes, none with running water, lined the dirt, rubble-filled streets. Many had floors of beaten earth. The only … Continue reading
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Jaiselmer, India 2004 The streets in Jaiselmer Fort wind like a maze past old mansions, shops and businesses such as this doctor’s office where a young father comforts his ill child. I walked down this street at least twice … Continue reading
