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Kerala, India 2009 A Theyyam ceremony somewhere near Mangalore We spent hours and hours at different temples in the region, watching both the preparations for and the actual ceremony of the Theyyam. Theyyam is a ritual performed only in this region … Continue reading
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Quinghai Province, China 2007 The road rose and curved into the mountains as we left the verdant steppes behind. Prayer flags, colorful against the brilliant sky, fluttered in the cold wind on the mountain top. The flags have prayers and pictures on … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012: The Women’s Hammam What is it about a public bath that seems so intriguing? Perhaps it recalls the mysteries of the harem, an aspect of life in the East that has fascinated many artists and writers. Whatever … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 A common sight in the markets of Uzbekistan is the incense purveyor. It could be a man or a woman, young or old, but always a gypsy. It is they who know how to make potent incense, an incense … Continue reading
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Morocco 2004: A Berber wedding in the desert near the Algerian border. And Rosemary has a bad day. This is the bride I wrote of yesterday. I am sitting on the ground with her in her little tent, my legs twisted beneath … Continue reading
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Essaouira, Morocco 1995 White is the color of the haik worn by women of Essaouira. In Taroudant, a hundred or so miles to the south, the color is a medium blue and in the desert, it is black. The haik is worn … Continue reading
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Africa: A Somba Village in Ghana 2001 A young man holds his mother’s head so that I can photograph her lip plug. The tradition of lip plugs is said to have originated in the days when slavers hunted this tribe. Lip plugs were … Continue reading
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Marrakesh, Morocco 1997 In the Jemaa El Fnaa Swarms of people fill the square of Jemaa El Fnaa, unless it is siesta time or prayer time on Fridays. Snake charmers sit in groups banging their drums and poking at their snakes … Continue reading
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Djenne Market, Mali 1998 Market day at Djenne is a day for the women to see and be seen. Wearing long dresses of colorful cottons with head wraps that would make a Parisian milliner envious, they throng the area in front ot the … Continue reading
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Burma 2011: A floating village on Inle Lake There are several families of the Padaung tribe who live in the Inle lake area. They live in floating villages and keep souvenir shops where the women, with their brass neck rings, are a … Continue reading
