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Burma 2011 A young Buddhist nun turns her beautiful face to the light…a serendipitous shot from an afternoon’s shooting in a Yangon monastery. Don’t stop shooting until you’ve left the premises is my advice. In Photoshop, I increased contrast and added a layer … Continue reading
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Romania 1989 Hard to believe that twenty-four years have passed since I shot this photo. Ceausescu had recently been dispatched to his reward and Romanians were giddy with the prospects of freedom. So giddy that my husband and I were able … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 It isn’t easy to try to pose young children at any time, but when you can’t speak the language and your mind is thrashing about trying to come up with ideas, it’s nearly impossible. I had these children … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 St. George’s Church was the last of the eleven stone churches built in Lalibela and is considered the most beautiful. No one knows how these marvels of architecture were constructed…in that way, they are similar to the pyramids. Archeologists … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 It was market day and both sides of the highway were lined with villagers carrying their goods to market. The Ethiopians are not only champion marathoners, they are champion walkers as well. They stride along with an easy swinging … Continue reading
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Addis Ababa 2013 Teams of small donkeys with goods strapped to their backs can be seen all over the commercial districts of Addis Ababa. The owner of the donkeys has something like a livery stable and hires the animals out … Continue reading
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Holy Trinity Church, Addis Ababa, 2013 The Ethiopians are predominantly Christian and from my observations they are devout. Here they pay homage to Christ on a special holy day despite a rather heavy downpour. The church interior was similar to … Continue reading
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Lalibella, Ethiopia 2013 Lalibella is not a thriving economic center. Most of the inhabitants seemed extremely poor in material wealth, but they had riches in abundance in spiritual wealth. Later, I’ll post photos of mass on St. Gabriel’s Day and … Continue reading
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Ethiopia: 2013 Another serendipitous shot, A young boy wearing his inventory of straw hats and carrying an arm load of woven bags waits patiently for us to notice him.
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Ethiopia’s Omo Valley…2013 This was what you might classify as a “drive-by” shot. This girl posed herself next to a tree near our parked 4×4. What person with a camera could resist? I didn’t realize how beautiful she was at … Continue reading
