Category Archives: Portraits

Harran, Turkey

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Harran, Turkey, 2008 We got to Harran just when the sun was too high. One of our group, who made money with her photography was incensed and began to complain loudly that there was no way we would get any … Continue reading

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A Man with Ambition

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Ethiopia, Near Addis Ababa 2013 I think jobs must be hard to find in Ethiopia or else people there prefer to work for themselves. This young man sits on his homemade wheelbarrow and waits…for what? maybe for long haul truckers to … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day 2014 A Mursi woman of Ethiopia cradles her sleeping baby next to her body. Will the baby ever again sleep as soundly as in his mother’s arms? Sergei Posad Monastery 2009 Russian grandmothers show each other photos of … Continue reading

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Faces of Burma

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Burma, 2011 Buddhist nuns turn toward the light, a serious and solemn look on their young faces. Burmese man startled by me and my camera. Love the bokeh! It’s from the rain on the dense jungle foliage. Luck Happens!

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Carnival in Peru

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Pisac, Peru 2003 Quechua Indians in traditional costume stand in front of the local cantina. Although many in Pisac watched photographers like hawks and demanded payment for each shutter click, these reserved men posed shyly for me. They were from a … Continue reading

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Ethiopian Eyes

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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 2013 A solemn girl wearing the white shawl called a shamma waits out a rain storm at Holy Trinity Cathedral. I show you this portrait because the girl has been blessed with those wide, almond-shaped eyes typical of … Continue reading

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Theyyam: Behind the Scenes

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Mangalore, India 2009 The Theyyam prepares himself spiritually and physically for the Hindu religious ceremony as one of his acolytes paints his face. I shot this almost five years ago. I’ve scrolled through my shots for this trip to Kerala many times;  … Continue reading

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Portrait of a Berber

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Morocco: sometime in the late 90’s The village is a Berber village. When I first visited, it was a poor place. Adobe homes, none with running water, lined the dirt, rubble-filled streets. Many had floors of beaten earth. The only … Continue reading

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Easter Prayers

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 We were ready to climb down to the entrance to the church when this boy, who was acting as a guide, took a moment to offer a prayer. I saved this photo for today, Easter morning.  To … Continue reading

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Ashamed

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Sometimes Word Press has a mind of its own!! I up dated the software this am and now it won’t do what I tell it to do. I titled this “Ashamed” because sometimes I am ashamed when I photograph someone … Continue reading

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