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Romania 2012: A Gypsy village near Sibiu. All of the gypsy men of this village, and of many others that Daniel Gheorghita (www.felixromania.com) and I visited, wore this distinctive hat. I happened to find a book about gypsies in my … Continue reading
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Morocco, somewhere between Ouarzazate and Merzouga, 1998 Women are sent out to fetch vegetation to burn for bread baking. You can’t really call it firewoood, it is some kind of dried plant. It burns hot and quickly. In most villages … Continue reading
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Morocco, Erg Chebbi dunes 1998 If you ever go to Morocco, you must go to the Erg Chebbi. This is Morocco’s most beautiful landscape, in my opinion, and Morocco has many beautiful landscapes. The sun was setting here and I … Continue reading
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Fez Medina, 2009: Our guide meets an old friend and greets him with the traditional kiss on both cheeks. I have the idea that this custom was learned from the French who colonized Morocco for 53 years. Most Moroccans are … Continue reading
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Eastern Turkey, 2009 Our tour stopped in this village to photograph an old fort. It seemed like a good subject, but although I took about 20 shots, none of them were worth a dang. There were too many distracting rocks, … Continue reading
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Chaing Mai Thailand 2007 I was taken to an elephant camp where elephants, formerly used for logging, are trained for shows to the public. There is no teak logging in Thailand now. The trees have been overcut and the government forbids cutting … Continue reading
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Senegal, West Africa 1998 This is an old slide, but it scanned well. I’ve always liked this photo: the way the man’s arm curves over his head as he balances the burlap sack of millet…the colors of maroon and yellow. … Continue reading
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The ruins of Apamea near Hama Syria 2010 Apamea was founded in 300 B.C. by one of Alexander the Great’s generals and later, under Pompey, became a Roman city in 64 A.D. These columns remain from the 1200 columns that lined … Continue reading
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Fez Medina 2009: A bored shop girls stares at me as I photograph the shop where she works. The shop sells perfumes, medicinal herbs, soaps, argon oil, cochineal, (used as rouge) and other mysterious concotions bound to make the love of your … Continue reading
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On the Mekong River 2007 A “vintage” photo of a junk sailing the rapids of the Mekong. The pilots of the boats skillfully maneuvered the boats over the rapids. Large rocks lay hidden under the muddy water and it was necessary … Continue reading
