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The Flogging

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Omo Valley in Ethiopia 2013 A Hamar man ‘lays into’ a Hamar woman as part of the rites of passage into adulthood for a fellow tribesman. His expression is as concentrated as a surgeon’s as he strikes his blow. The men around … Continue reading

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On the Streets of Ahmedabad

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Gujarat, India 2009 Men set up their kite string shop on the side of a busy boulevard. One man reeled out the string along the roadside and others, like this man, applied ground glass to the string with bare hands. … Continue reading

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Antediluvian

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The Harvesters Gujarat, India 2009 All of the young people from the village worked to bring in the wheat. The women looked like walking haystacks as they hauled bundles of shocked wheat to the men who threshed the wheat by … Continue reading

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“Burmese Stroller”

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Burma 2011 A village near Bagan: a woman carries her baby and a supply of firewood as she hurries home. The baby held tightly to the rim of the basket. Otherwise he was as happy as any baby who is … Continue reading

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The Encounter

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mak Damascus, Syria 2010 A small mullah wearing a cream-colored cape rushed through the Hamadiya souk, pushing the crowds out of his way. A large group of women wearing billowing black abayas followed him. They were less aggressive than the mullah when encountering … Continue reading

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Lip Plates: With and Without

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Ethiopia, Omo Valley 2013 A Mursi woman holds her child and her lip plate as she poses for my friend, Elizabeth, and me. She holds her lip plate to present its best angle to the camera. I don’t think she … Continue reading

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Grafitti

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Utah, U.S.A. 2013 Look closely and you will see several handprints on the underside of the rock ledges. These are called ‘negative handprints’. The hand is outlined with the paint rather than having the hand print done by placing a … Continue reading

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Mursi Woman

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Mursi Woman Ethiopia, 2013 A Mursi woman kneels near a hut and poses for my friend, Elizabeth. I grab a shot myself. I don’t always need to have the subject’s eyes staring at me. I like to get side light when … Continue reading

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Streets of Cairo

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Cairo, Egypt 1988 A heavy haze hung over the city when I shot this, but with Photoshop, I could make Cairo look as it should.  On the tops of many buildings are shacks where the poor live. Once while I … Continue reading

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FACING ADVERSITY

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  THE GOOD HUSBAND   Djenne-Djenne, Mali  1998 A donkey cart clattered past. A man and woman huddled together rode on top,  each wrapped in a private world of sadness. The woman was obviously ill. She leaned on her husband for … Continue reading

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