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Lines and Color

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 Thailand, 2007 This is a photograph of  boats anchored on the bank of the Mekong. We were leaving the dock and I thought the lines and colors might make an interesting photograph. And they might have if it hadn’t been high noon. … Continue reading

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Tiny Silver Anklets

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Village girls in Rajasthan. They huddled together on the steps of a little house. I was the outsider and they kept me in my place by their whispers and giggles, but they didn’t really mind me taking their picture. They enjoyed … Continue reading

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Mekong River

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Luang Prabang, Laos 2007 This was the view when I ate my breakfast in Luang Prabang. My hotel was an old colonial structure sitting on a high bank overlooking the Mekong. The buildings, and there were so many that I got lost … Continue reading

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Damascus Coppersmith

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Damascus Syria 2011   A couple of years before I went to Syria, I searched Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar for coppersmiths. There aren’t any these days. The Grand Bazaar is like a modern shopping mall and all the atmosphere that was priceless … Continue reading

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Orchids in Thailand

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  Chaing Mai Thailand 2007 There are many beautiful gardens in Thailand, some owned by the Royal Family, where you can wander and enjoy the lush vegetation that is a gift of a hot, rainy climate. This shot was taken … Continue reading

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Chinese Peasant

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Qyinghai Provence, China 2007   We had stopped at a regular tourist set-up with young people dressed in traditional costume to welcome us. They were paid government workers, but that didn’t diminish their genuine smiles of friendship. Across the road, though, were … Continue reading

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View from the Golden Horn

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Early morning in Istanbul 2009  Yeni Jami, which means ‘new mosque’, was begun in the late 1500’s. It sits on the bank of the Bosphorous near the Galata bridge. We wished for an old fishing boat to sail slowly by, … Continue reading

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Banffy Castle

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The castle, located near Cluj, Romania was begun in the 14th century and was owned by the Banffy family almost from the beginning. They were a prosperous family: active in politics, forestry, agriculture.  The castle was the finest in Transylvania … Continue reading

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For Mary

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Here is a  young Burmese man who was working on the construction job at our hotel. He and his friend were eating their lunch in the hotel garden. They jumped up when they saw me. At first,they were reluctant to have … Continue reading

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Rangoon Abstract

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Rangoon, Burma 2011  We got to Rangoon (Yangon) a day early so we could rest from our long flight. But I couldn’t sleep. I took my camera and went out to explore the hotel garden. It was lush, hot and humid… … Continue reading

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