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Falconry in Kazakhstan

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Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 Bird trainer holds a  hawk at a facility near Almaty, Kazakhstan. Sorry. I can’t tell you what kind of hawk this is. I was too busy getting my shot. I look for drama, not documentation, and … Continue reading

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Fairy Landscape

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Kazakhstan 2016 The plan that afternoon was to photograph a sand dune at Altyn Emel Park.  I knew I didn’t have the strength to carry my gear up the dune so I while I waited for the few people who did have the … Continue reading

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Towers of Ushguli

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Caucasus Mountains, Georgia 2016 Ushguli is actually four small villages lying at the foot of Georgia’s highest mountain, Shkhara at 17037 feet. Each village is dotted with “defensive towers” which are places of safety during blood feuds. By making the photo black … Continue reading

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Portrait of a Man in a Loincloth

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Kochin, India 2009 I’m still not sure what was going on with this man. He came around the corner and saw us…a group of tourists holding cameras…and began to pose.  It’s kind of creepy, isn’t it? That’s why I’ve never shown … Continue reading

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Pre-Visualization

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Turkistan 2016 We stood on the side of a huge field where the men of the village played Kokpar or Buzhkazi…a form of polo played in Asia. I wanted to get some up close shots of the expressions on the … Continue reading

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The Candle Vendor of Lalibela

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 A young man, wrapped in his shama (white shawl) waits on the path to Lalibela’s famed stone churches.  Church-goers buy the candles and hold them over their prayerbooks during mass. Maybe the candles help them see in the dark churches or maybe … Continue reading

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Armenian Wolfhound

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  Armenia 2106 An Armenian Wolfhound proudly guides his flock of  hundreds of sheep down the highway leading to Azerbaijan. The Armenians crop the ears and tails of these dogs…they say it is so that if they got in a … Continue reading

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The Sea Eagle

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Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 We drove to a sort of ‘sea-world’ for birds of prey in the foothills of the mountains surrounding Almaty. The man in the photo above was the owner and trainer. Although, he does not appear to … Continue reading

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Sport in Turkistan

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Kazakhstan 2016 Our Turkistan guide lived in the village you can see in the background. He, like all the young men in the village, was an avid Kokpar rider. Kokpar is the name of the sport you see in the … Continue reading

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Tom Sawyer of Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan 2016 I noticed the school as we drove to the home where we were to eat lunch. As the others sat down to eat, I ran back to get a shot of the schoolhouse that reminded me of my … Continue reading

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