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Bull Rider

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“Buying the Farm” When I went to the rodeo last month, I had problems getting a good viewpoint. Security wouldn’t let me sit near the fence to take my shots even though there were many empty places. A few years ago, … Continue reading

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Tumacacaori Mission

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Human hands shaped the walls of the mission at Tumacacaori and gave them the look of a sculpture.  The mission is a simple structure with grace and beauty equal to an European cathedral. Each is inspiring in its own way.

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The Puszta

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Man of the Puszta Here is another photograph that I took about 20 years ago. I was on a horseback riding vacation in Hungary…a dream come true. I’d read about the Hungarian horseback riding trips in the old Gourmet Magazine … Continue reading

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The Trans Siberian Express

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The Charcoal Man Leningrad 1989  The charcoal man delivers charcoal to the cars on the Siberian Express. The charcoal is burned in the samovars so that tea is available at all times for the passengers.   We had ridden the … Continue reading

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Overcoming Inertia

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 Going to a new environment can be intimidating for photographers. I can say this because I know that professional photographers feel as I do. I attended a lecture given by two top women travel photographers and they gave us their … Continue reading

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Portraits, Plain and Painterly

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Portraits, one using Topaz Simplify Here is a photo I especially like.  The girl is a Rabari which is a tribe found in Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. Primarily they are shepherds or they raise camels. Nowadays, with the encroaching of … Continue reading

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Catfish Row

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We were hurrying to see the Heyward-Washington house when I noticed this sign and got a ‘grab shot”.  Catfish Row is the name given to what was known as Cabbage Row in historic times. It was an area where freed … Continue reading

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Moscow’s Red Square

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   This was shot in 1989. Gorbachev was in power and it was the beginning of Glasnost and Perestroika. Russians were glued to their radios and tvs trying to figure out what it would all mean to their lives. Lenin’s … Continue reading

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Smiling Faces

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 One of the delightful characteristics of the Indian people is their willingness to be photographed. I never have the feeling that I am being a nuisance when I hold up my camera with a hopeful look. I know I will … Continue reading

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Landscape with Kasbah

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Id Dougnidif In western Morocco, kasbahs are built with stone rather than adobe. Here is Kasbah Id Dougnidif. The name is a Berber name. Berber is a separate language, but now incorporates many Arabic words.   The kasbah is almost … Continue reading

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