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Danta, a small settlement in Gujarat, India 2009 A young Rabari matron is proud to pose with her daughters. They are beautiful, healthy and well-dressed. She has a right to be proud. Although it may look as though she wears … Continue reading
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Kerala, India 2009 A small boat used for tours lies at anchor in a rice canal near Alleppy in southern India. Small homes line the spits of land between the rice paddies and the palm lined canals that criss-cross them. We floated past at a … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 Lacey yellow-leafed poplars lined the park walkways. Mothers and children, Babushkas and BoBos (grandmothers and grandfathers) took advantage of the soft sunlight sifting through the trees to while away a pleasant autumn afternoon. A young couple sat close … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar) 2011 This was shot in a monastery in Rangoon. The young nuns lined up to receive a special lunch and no doubt their anxious expressions betray their fear that nothing would be left for them. I … Continue reading
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China: Yunnan Province 2005 I think of Shangri La when I see this photo: the small plots of cropland cascading colors of red, yellow and green, ending in a ‘river’ of color flowing between the mountains. Shangri La implies a paradise, though, and … Continue reading
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Uglich, Russia 2009 I thought you’d like to see what a small town in Northern Russia looks like. The stately yellow building probably once housed a government office. Now it houses a grocery. It says so in English; “Food Store” is written on the … Continue reading
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Essaouira, Morocco 2000 In 1995, when I first visited, Essaouira was simply a fishing village. Ungainly looking wooden fishing boats filled the harbor; fishermen sat on the quay and mended nets. You could buy a plate full of freshly fried … Continue reading
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Moynak,Uzbekistan 2012 Once one of the four largest lakes in the world, the Aral sea has been drained to irrigate cotton fields and recently fruits and vegetables. Most of the drained water was lost due to porous irrigation channels. The Russians … Continue reading
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Mopti, a city on the Niger River in Mali: 2001 We visited the home of a trader to buy masks. He made his living going to tribes in the bush and trading with them in exchange for ceremonial objects. African … 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
