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Marionettes from Myanmar

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Here are two of my puppets or more correctly, marionettes. A marionette has strings which are pulled to induce actions. The smaller marionette is a Nat, a Burmese spirit and the larger is a Commissioner, I guess we could call him a … Continue reading

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Moroccan Vase with Books

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 Some times the sunlight falls on a favorite object in my house and I run down to get my camera and photograph it. There is a difference in what your eye sees and what the camera sees. I shot this at … Continue reading

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Bagan, Again

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Bagan, Myanmar  Our little monks stroll solemnly toward us. Shooting this was a piece of cake. I was unnerved, though, after sweating through some monastery scenes where I couldn’t get the exposure right or couldn’t get the focus right or … Continue reading

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Fate

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 A newly married woman in northern Gujarat stares placidly into the camera. She sits with her sister-in-law, watching her prepare chappattis. Her clothing is the everyday dress of her tribe, but the large nose ring is a rather special touch … Continue reading

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Summertime

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 Can’t you just feel the glittering sun beating down? There were horses with gleaming coats grazing in the pasture. Now and then they would swish away the flies with a flick of their long tails. They cropped steadily, their chewing jaws making a hollow, … Continue reading

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Berber Girl Embroidering

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Leisure This is another old negative. In fact, this girl is the daughter of the man I call Saladin. If you didn’t see that photo,  click on Morocco in the list to the right and you will find him . She … Continue reading

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Indian Eyes

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A small village near Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Some photos I never forget and this is one of them. I love this little girl. She is huddled into herself, wondering what on earth this strange woman can want at her house.  Our … Continue reading

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Opium Eaters

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 A village on the edge of Rajasthan’s Thar Desert. A woman from this family had just delivered a baby. Can we assume it was a boy? Because the menfolk are busy celebrating by sipping opium from the host’s hand. Was … Continue reading

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Alepppo Souk

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 The news is horrible about Syria right now. Yesterday there was fighting in Aleppo. We were there a little more than a year ago and it was a beautiful city, especially the old souk which, thankfully, has not been tarted up … Continue reading

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Zebra Herd in the Serengeti

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 I try to have some variety in the photos I choose for you. After I showed my cheetahs a few months ago, I have been looking for another photo from those animal safari days. When I look at my negatives, … Continue reading

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