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The Miller and his Mother

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 This small waterwheel powered mill is near the Kalnoky Estate in Transylvania. It has been grinding wheat and corn for many, many generations. It’s odd to me, but in this area of Romania called Transylvania, the populace does not speak … Continue reading

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Biertan Interior

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I was alone in the church, except for my guide, Daniel, (http://felixromania.com/) and a local woman who was preparing for the coming Easter services. The huge nave with it’s lacy beams crisscrossing overhead, the dim light trickling in from the tall, … Continue reading

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Gypsy Girls

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 We spied these two girls on a country road, their bright print skirts swirling about them as they strode to the village. They were happy to pose for us and the younger one allowed me to place her ribbon bedecked braids over … Continue reading

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Medieval Landscape at Biertan

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 Biertan is the perfect example of Romania’s medieval landscapes. It’s as if time had passed it by: no modern skyscrapers, no shabby soviet apartment blocks, no highways with huge trucks, no fast food. Just a fortified church that has crowned this hill … Continue reading

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Easter Morning in Bucharest

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Easter is the holiest day of the year in the Orthodox Church. The Liturgy begins near midnight on Holy Saturday and lasts for several hours. I had planned to photograph the candlelight procession at a ancient church near my hotel, but a … Continue reading

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Gypsy Woman

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 The sun was out this morning and so were some of the gypsy families in the village Daniel and I visited. We began by photographing a boy playing with a soccer ball and soon familes began to open their gates … Continue reading

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Golden Hour

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 The “golden hours” of photography are dawn and dusk. Maybe 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after. That doesn’t stop me from shooting at other times. When you are on a trip, you have to get as many photos as … Continue reading

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Housewives of Istanbul

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 Istanbul, Turkey. A street scene in the old city. Another old slide from 20 years ago. The women are enjoying their afternoon chat. They had washed their rugs in the street by their house, scrubbing them with soapy water and … Continue reading

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Ghana’s Funerals

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West Africa: Accra, Ghana This is a coffin manufacturer’s showroom and what looks like a child’s idea of a perfect Christmas morning is a display of the types of coffins the company has made. Ghana seems to be unique in matters relating … Continue reading

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Berber Women with Facial Tattoos

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  We’d been driving in the desert looking for nomads to photograph when we found this woman and her family. They were breaking camp, well, she was. She was rushing around, her long skirts flying, as she gathered her goats and … Continue reading

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