Category Archives: Portraits

Men of Metsovo

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Greece 1993 When the group leader announced that we would only have one day in Metsovo instead of the two days that were on the itinerary, I was furious. Metsovo was my highlight! Metsovo is a small village in the … Continue reading

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Bond Between Man and Eagle

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Mongolia 2014 The bond between eagle and hunter was obvious. The bird was on edge. She squawked constantly. She’d spread her wings as if to take flight only to fold them the next minute. We could see that she wanted … Continue reading

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Work Makes the Man

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Yunnan Province China 2005 H’Mong men wait for work on the city streets of Dongchuan. They waited and smoked. The man in the middle had a version of a corn-cob pipe. The pipe stem seemed to be a piece of … Continue reading

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Gleaning

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Near Leh, Ladakh Our young Ladakhi guide was a devout Buddhist. I’d see him murmuring his morning prayers in the car on days when he woke late and hadn’t had time to pray in private. We visited a monastery in … Continue reading

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Progeny

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Ethiopia-2013 We were invited to have an audience with the chief of the Ari. His home was on top of a fertile hill where his people farmed. The Ari wore western clothes but farmed with wooden plowshares and oxen. The chief … Continue reading

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Touareg

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Sahara Desert…somewhere near the border between Mali and Mauritania 2005 We camped near the family of these girls: several Touareg women and a multitude of children left alone in the desert near a water source. The skin of the women … Continue reading

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The Eagle and the Hunter

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Mongolia, 2014 After a few hours at the Eagle Festival, I began to feel an affinity for some of the men. I liked this man. He always had a pleasant expression on his face and though he noticed my lens trained … Continue reading

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Portrait Deconstructed

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Cochin, India 2009 I don’t always ask for a portrait. It is my opinion that once a person is aware that you are photographing them, their countenance changes. Facial muscles stiffen in self-consciousness. Something vital is lost. I was in … Continue reading

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The Virtues of a Rabari Woman

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Gujarat, India 2009 I was told by a successful photographer that photos sell in this order: first: landscapes, second: pretty girls, third: old men and fourth: old women. I guess it’s true…a friend remarked that she wouldn’t want a portrait of … Continue reading

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Tibetan Boys

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Qinghai Province, China 2007 The town was called Hot Water. There were about six garages where long-haul drivers could buy new tires or get radiator repairs while enjoying a bowl of noodles in the local diner. Monks, some wearing cowboy hats, perhaps … Continue reading

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