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Himachal Pradash, Northern India 2006 As we descended from the Himalayas of Jammu Kashmir in late September, we crossed into Himachal Pradesh. Shepherds drove their flocks down from the high meadows. The lambs, who had been born during the summer, couldn’t … Continue reading
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India 2009 Many Rabari women of a certain age wear these silver cuffs. You can see the woman on the left wears only one bracelet. Perhaps she has had to pawn her other bracelet. Look closely and you will see … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2009 In poor Indian families, girls start working as soon as they can run and fetch. Soon they are balancing water jugs on their heads, tending babies, taking the animals to graze to name just a few chores. Yesterday … Continue reading
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Malabar, India 2009: A Theyyam examines his makeup. Makeup is key in the Theyyam ceremony. The Theyyam, whose family inherits the privilege of becoming a deity, receives superhuman powers of healing, and blessing when he has become the deity or goddess. … Continue reading
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Photographs of Bread Bakers and Bread Sellers… Bread is out of favor now, what with the no-gluten craze, the low or no carb craze or just the hard body craze. But who doesn’t love bread? Hot from the oven, slathered … Continue reading
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There must have been hundreds of these little taxis. I needed to be up high for a good shot, but all I had was the curb.
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India: on route to Agra or maybe it was somewhere else…2004 It’s rare to see buskers like these with their ‘pet’ animals. I’m guessing they are gypsy men as keeping ‘dancing’ bears used to be common among gypsies where ever … Continue reading
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Ladakh, India 2004: The city of Leh I shot this from the window of our hotel in Leh. It’s a good thing that I could see it from the room, or else I might have missed it. I didn’t see … Continue reading
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Kerala, India 2009 I used several “texture” layers to get this rather dreamy and colorful effect of Kerala’s rice boats anchored on a spit of land on a backwater rice canal. I shot this in late morning and the light … Continue reading
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Varanasi or Benares, India 2006 I was impressed by the rickshaw men of Varanasi, peddling or pushing their heavy loads whether animal, vegetable or mineral through city streets which were slick with a muddy slurry. They were slender. What rickshaw man isn’t? But they were strong… strong physically … Continue reading
