Category Archives: Portraits

Visiting the Neighbors in Mongolia

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Western Mongolia 2014: Winter Home Sue and I walked over to visit this family thinking that we might find some photo opportunities. We had barely photographed the toddler playing outside in the dirt and the tethered cat when the door … Continue reading

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Trust

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Ethiopia 2013 She was attending mass at one of Lalibela’s ancient stone churches on St. Gabriel’s day. She sat with her friends on the hilltop alongside hundreds of worshippers, all wearing the white shawl called a shamma. Suddenly she was standing in … Continue reading

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Communication

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Western Mongolia 2014 This man’s eagle seemed on edge. She squawked constantly. The hunter was used to her yet he listened. Often it seemed that all she wanted was to be a bit closer to the hunter. He obliged always … Continue reading

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Retro Look for Photographs

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Eastern Mongolia 2014 I wanted to make this shot of the “queen” look as if it were printed on an old card, as if it had been hidden in an old sutra box. I can’t describe how I did it exactly … Continue reading

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Mongolian Queen

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Mongolia 2014 As I told you in an earlier post, I have hundreds of photos of this woman whom Jim Zuckerman hired for a highlight photo shoot. Despite our group being the most polite group of photographers I’d ever been part of, … Continue reading

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Hunting with Eagles

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Western Mongolia 2014 After his Golden Eagle has attacked the prey, the hunter retrieves the eagle and places the hood over his eyes. Here the eagle seems eager to continue eating the rabbit. I suppose that once his hood is … Continue reading

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Extreme Contrast

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 I’d ignored this photo when I looked through my Ethiopia shots. The contrast was too severe and the  shadows were filled with noise. After going to Mongolia with Jim Zuckerman, I decided to take an on-line course … Continue reading

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Factory Girl

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Xinjiang China 2003 Hundreds of sewing machines filled the huge room. Hundreds of young women bent to their task: pushing miles of bright-colored fabric under the needle. I wanted a photograph, but the forelady shook her finger at me. Undeterred, … Continue reading

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Mongolian Grandeur

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Ulanbaater, Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman, hired this woman to model a 15th century costume for us. He had a specific background in mind and we searched and then double backed several times to find a landscape that matched the one in … Continue reading

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Where Are They Now?

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Damascus, Syria…2010 Men enjoy strolling through the Hamadiya Souk in Damascus blissfully unaware of what horrors the future holds for them.  

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