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Damascus, Syria 2010 These food carts were a common sight in Damascus. Some sold corn on the cob. This man sells soup. His rather forbidding expression plus the pace of our little Kurdish guide kept me from going over to … Continue reading
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mak Damascus, Syria 2010 A small mullah wearing a cream-colored cape rushed through the Hamadiya souk, pushing the crowds out of his way. A large group of women wearing billowing black abayas followed him. They were less aggressive than the mullah when encountering … Continue reading
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Syria 2010 The town of Deir-E-Zor has been in the news the past two years. What was a quiet little town on the day we visited has been bombed to smithereens. The afternoon we walked about, the town was empty. Nearly all … Continue reading
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Hama, Syria 2010 Teen-aged boys horse around on one of the waterwheels of Hama, Syria. No baton waving official came to remonstrate with them, no bystander warned them that they might come to harm, no one took the parents to … Continue reading
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Syria 2010: Before the troubles a man could earn a bit of “tea money” by shining shoes. Here a grandfatherly man sits peacefully in the sun and waits for a customer. Indigo tribal tattoos cover his right hand, a sign that … 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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Syria 2010 A digital painting done with Alien Skin’s Snap Art 3. If you have a plethora of shots of the same subject, it is good to vary them with a digital painting software. That is my opinion.
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Syria 2010 A beautiful baby girl lies contentedly on the living room floor of her parent’s beehive house. There aren’t many of these conical houses left these days. This house consisting of two…maybe it was three…beehive structures stood alone on … Continue reading
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Damascus, Syria 2010…in the Hammadiya Souk The coppersmith’s souk is on a dark alley: small workshops where sweating men hammer out copper utensils. The lack of light contrasts with the flame of the forge. Atmosphere galore, as we used to say, but … Continue reading
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Palmyra, Syria 2010 A group of tourists learns about the ancient city of Palmyra, which prospered under Roman rule as an important silk road trading center. A temple to the god, Baal, is one of the main sites, as is … Continue reading
