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Mopti, Mali 2001 This Fulani woman was ‘famous’ for her large earrings and every photographer who went to Mali photographed her sooner or later. We went to her home where she was going about her chores. She quickly changed her … Continue reading
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Market in Uzbekistan 2012 Torie and I always looked for beauty and symmetry when we were scouring the markets for shots. It’s rare. The whole point of most of the markets we visited was the buying and selling of meat … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012 You might call him an ‘eagle whisperer’. He is looked up to by younger Kyrgyz men who want to learn the skill of hunting with an eagle. We could see that he and his bird were a team. He talked … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan 2012 It is the custom for new brides to wear their trousseau for the first two weeks of the marriage. She dresses in traditional silks fashioned in an up-to-date version of an old style of salwar chemise. She wears … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012 The custom of stealing a bride still prevails. Horses are not required now, just a fast car. The above photo is of a ‘horse game’ or a competition that the horse-loving Kyrgyz enact at family gatherings and festivals. Both … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 We walked around Bokhara more than once and I tried, no matter what the light, to capture the magic of what once was. The architecture tells the story. The cluster of domes outlined in the afternoon sun, … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 : At the Home Museum of Faizulla Khodjaev The museum is lots of fun, not only because you can see how a rich fur merchant lived in the 19th century, but because visitors can dress up in antique … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan, south of Issyk Kul Lake 2012 It was October. Maybe the Ala Too Mountains south of Issyk Kul Lake are always covered in snow, but it had snowed on the peaks several times as we toured the area. I think the temperature where … Continue reading
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Khiva, Uzbekistan 2012 We waited for an hour or more for the puppet show to start. We didn’t just sit idly, though. We tried to get some backstage shots and this was the winner. Torie is attracted to shadows and … Continue reading
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2012 We were shooting in the Tashkent farmer’s market: kerchiefed women selling cabbages the size of a beach ball or hacking at sheep carcasses with hatchets, or heaping pyramids of halvah and sesame candy and best of all, gypsy women threading silently through the crowd … Continue reading
