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Sibiu, Romania 2012 Defensive walls interspersed with towers surround the fairy-tale city of Sibiu. Sibiu was established by Germans and the German attention to detail and penchant for keeping all in order is evident in the beauty of the houses and … Continue reading
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2013 I’d slept long enough after the flight from California. It was picture taking time! Camera in hand I walked slowly down the busy street in front of my hotel, peering in doorways and scrutinizing passers-by. In … Continue reading
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India: Ladakh (Jammu Kashmir) 2005 The interior of one of the many Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh, India. A golden Buddha with a crown or halo sits on a throne. He is dressed in colorful silks and butterlamps burn before him. … 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
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42 KM from Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 After our long drive through the cultivated hillsides, we arrived at a small village at the foot of a wooded mountain. A trail with a hand rail, thank God!, led up to the Church … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 The Master stopped fanning himself long enough to turn a page in his book. The tropical sun poured into the open windows. The heat was oppressive. The young monks were oblivious to the heat. They bent to their … Continue reading
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Northern Russia, 2009 The Church with its 22 onion domes was built without the use of nails. It’s a woodworker’s masterpiece.
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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 A Mursi family stands for a portrait. I particularly like the way they have painted their bodies. The circles traced on the hand prints is a nice touch. And they way the diagonal hand prints on … Continue reading
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Longji, China 2005 A Chinese farmer inspects his rice crop at the top of the terrace covered mountain. Many of the farmers were old. Elderly men and women, dressed in the black costume of their tribe, strode up the steep hills … Continue reading
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Beijing, China 2007 The Temple of Heaven is a ceremonial hall where the Emperor would hold prayers for a good harvest. I think we can equate this with prayers for a good year in 2014. I’m hoping for that for … Continue reading
