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THE KREMLIN

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  Moscow, Russia 2009 I was told I could only take one camera into the Kremlin. I took my wide angle lens thinking that I’d be shooting architecture. I wasn’t happy with the results. But I never delete, or almost … Continue reading

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Quotidian Bombay

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Bombay, India 2009 We arrived in Bombay a day early so we could rest from the long flight. We didn’t rest. After breakfast, we hired a taxi and drove to the dhobie ghats for some photos. What did you expect? … Continue reading

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Celebrating Mass in Lalibela

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 After threading our way up the hill, through the crowds, over the stone ‘bridge’, we entered the doorway to where mass was being said. We climbed down the rough hewn stairs and pushed through the people who were praying. All … Continue reading

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Chinese Bird Fanciers

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China 2005 These men are sitting in front of what is left of the city wall. The deep red/brown color is unmistakable. Why have the Chinese authorities torn down so many city walls? They are beautiful.  I don’t recall the name … Continue reading

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Sunday Morning in Lalibela

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013… A priest, standing at the entrance to one of Lalibela’s famed stone churches, uses a microphone to preach the sermon. Worshipers filled the interior of the church and hundreds more spread down the stone bridges and walkways to cover the hillsides. … Continue reading

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Pushkar Camel Fair

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Pushkar Camel Fair, Rajasthan, India 2003 A young man checks his moustache before getting a shave at an outdoor barber shop. Pushkar Fair is similar to a County Fair here in America. Not only are animals, horses as well as camels, sold … Continue reading

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Visit to the Abore Tribe

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Ethiopia 2013 The Abore tribe was our first chance to shoot the Omo Valley people. We’d been told by our photographer/leader to choose a member of the tribe and take them to a background suitable for posing. I have told you that I … Continue reading

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Heart of Central Asia

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Uzbekistan 2012 An Uzbek patriarch is lost in thought as he leaves the animal market. Maybe he is mentally adding up his profits and losses.  Adding up in Uzbekistan takes concentration. At the present, the exchange rate is nearly 3000 Uzbek … Continue reading

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“Ask and You Shall Receive ” Mathew 7:7

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Tibet 2007 Tibetan women offer prayers and penance as they circle the monastery by performing a series of prostrations. They perform this forehead on the ground position which can be called a ‘kowtow’, then rise, take one step forward, lie face down … Continue reading

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St. Gabriel’s Day

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 After attending mass, my guide and I visited the stone churches of Lalibela. These Christians are doing the same but they are making a pilgrimage, praying at each church on this special day: St. Gabriel’s Day.  I prayed, too, … Continue reading

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