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Springtime

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Romania 2012 A Gypsy man wanted to show us his horses. We agreed and we waited on the village street. He turned one horse loose and held tightly to the bridle of the other. The horses expressed their happiness by … Continue reading

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In Bagan’s Temples

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Two th Bagan, Burma 2011 Monks who live in a nearby monastery offer prayers in front of ancient Buddhas. More than two thousand temples and pagodas remain in Bagan where once there were more than ten thousand. The temples date from … Continue reading

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Abore Matriarchs

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Ethiopia 2013 Abore women pose near one of their homes. The poles form a fence for livestock. I imagine the goats or cattle are taken out during the day to graze but are brought home and corralled for safety. There … Continue reading

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Guelmime Camel Market

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Guelmime, Morocco 2000 Herds of camels burdened with goods or tourists are a common sight in the south of Morocco. Berber nomads use them to carry the heavy black wool tents when they move to new grazing lands. And every … Continue reading

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Clever Boys

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Ethiopia 2013 The highway was a main artery north and south. Paved and with a line painted down the center meant that the boys on stilts could count on tourists stopping to photograph them. The tourists, like us, were astounded … Continue reading

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On the Streets of Ahmedabad

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Gujarat, India 2009 Men set up their kite string shop on the side of a busy boulevard. One man reeled out the string along the roadside and others, like this man, applied ground glass to the string with bare hands. … Continue reading

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Antediluvian

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The Harvesters Gujarat, India 2009 All of the young people from the village worked to bring in the wheat. The women looked like walking haystacks as they hauled bundles of shocked wheat to the men who threshed the wheat by … Continue reading

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“Burmese Stroller”

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Burma 2011 A village near Bagan: a woman carries her baby and a supply of firewood as she hurries home. The baby held tightly to the rim of the basket. Otherwise he was as happy as any baby who is … Continue reading

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The Encounter

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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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Lip Plates: With and Without

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Ethiopia, Omo Valley 2013 A Mursi woman holds her child and her lip plate as she poses for my friend, Elizabeth, and me. She holds her lip plate to present its best angle to the camera. I don’t think she … Continue reading

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