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Ethiopia 2013 A Mursi woman shows us how she stretches her lower lip. She knew we would want to get her portrait and she knew we would pay her. Lip-plates are only worn when a woman milks the cows, serves … Continue reading
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Oualata, Mauritania 2005 A girl belonging to one of the few families living in the mostly abandoned village stands near a typically decorated door. Oualata was once an important stop on the caravan route from Tombouctou to the markets of … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 A slender boy, wrapped in his white shawl called a shamma, allows me to take his portrait as I make my pilgrimage to the stone churches of Lalibela on St. Gabriel’s day. To be honest, I don’t remember … Continue reading
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Uglich, Russia 2009 Although Uglich is a small town, these women dress like their big city counterparts. I was struck by the beauty of the people, men and women, but especially the young women with their long legs and fair coloring. … Continue reading
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Cusco Peru 2003 When you don’t have a car or you only have one car, sooner or later you will be waiting on a street corner somewhere. The patiently waiting woman, huddled in the doorway of a colonial building, shyly turned her … Continue reading
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China, Yunnan Province 2005 A regal looking man sits among the remains of his once upper-class home. He wears his old uniform and poses with dignity. Even his bare feet do not embarrass him. It’s come to this.
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Burkina Faso (West Africa) 2001 Blind now. Old and alone, she sits in her tiny home lost in thought. Despite her handicap, she takes care of herself. Her dress is freshly laundered. Her home is clean: her possessions neatly stacked in … Continue reading
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2013 An old man who looks as if he could remember the coronation of Haile Selassie reads his prayerbook as he sits outside Holy Trinity Cathedral. I’m not positive, but judging his head covering, he is a … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 The hills above Addis Ababa are covered with woods. A soft rain dripped on the leaves and on this young man who stood on the verge with his hats. Our photographer teacher/guide spotted him and began to photograph … Continue reading
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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013…a Mursi village He didn’t seem frightening, even with his Kalashnikov that he, distracted by my new friend, Elizabeth, pointed in my direction several times. I wasn’t sure it was loaded. How would I know? I wondered … Continue reading
