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Euphrates Dam

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 The Euphrates river and Ataturk Dam, the 6th largest earthen dam in the world.  The river starts in the mountains of Turkey and runs through Syria and Iraq. Most of the water comes from Turkey through snow pack and rainfall. … Continue reading

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Mostar Bridge Before the War

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  This was shot in 1989. It was before the Balkan war and the bombing of this beautiful, 500 year old bridge. The village was a tourist destination. Sidewalk cafes with Campari signs invited you to sit in the shade and … Continue reading

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Midnight Mass

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How interesting would travel be if there were no religions? “Not very,” I say. I think of Midnight Mass when I look at this photo. My most memorable Midnight Mass was the Christmas before my youngest brother shipped out to Viet … Continue reading

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Discussion at the Fair

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 This is a Snap Art 3 digital painting of people at the Ventura County Fair last August. Snap Art 3 brings it all together for me. It takes enough reality out of the photo and adds enough fantasy to make it … Continue reading

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Getting to the Essence

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 I recently watched a class on composition given by Scott Kelby on Kelby Training. He went over the usual rules, the ones we all know and the ones we follow for the most part. Except now and then we see … Continue reading

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Work Horses

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 A team of Belgian horses waits in a stall at the sale in Lancaster, PA. These horses are not as tall as Clydesdales or Shires, but they are powerful just the same. They are a palomino color, golden dapples and flaxen mane … Continue reading

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Prayers

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 There were hundreds of prayer wheels at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. Tibetans, visiting the monastery, hurried from prayer wheel to prayer wheel spinning each one with a practiced hand, then running up the path to the next one. Some of … Continue reading

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Erg Chebbi

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   Morocco’s deserts aren’t the Sahara, but they’re the next best thing and a lot more accessible. These sand mountains are within walking distance of the oasis village of Merzouga in southeastern Morocco. They rise out of the flat, hard, … Continue reading

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Girl in a Straw Hat

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 I was leaving the market when I saw this lovely child being carried by her mother. Something about her face stopped me in my tracks. She seems very aware of her surroundings, curious, unafraid and self-contained. It was mid-day with … Continue reading

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Persimmons and Sky

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Marie, my daughter, and I were on a photo shoot. We drove over the Topa-Topa Mountains to Santa Paula stopping where ever we thought we could get a good shot. We hardly saw a soul except the time the strange man stopped his … Continue reading

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