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Primary Colors

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Mongolia 2014 Red and blue together make me happy. Add those faint scratch marks that are a shade of yellow and for me it’s perfect. The doors open to a small temple in a forest in eastern Mongolia. The temple … Continue reading

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Bac Ha Market

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Viet Nam 2005 H’mong women lined the road leading to the main market. They sat with their bundles, some selling, but most waiting for a family member to help them carry their heavy burdens back home. A not-photogenic woman sat next … Continue reading

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Morning in Viet Nam

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Ha Long Bay, Northern Viet Nam 2005 Ha Long Bay is one of the most beautiful place on earth with the mysterious karst mountains rising from the azure sea. But, you can’t believe how hot it was. Unbearable. I wanted … Continue reading

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Weavers

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Kashgar, China 2003 Women weave silk carpets in a workshop in Kashgar. Their knots were fine and tight. The carpets felt like the fur pelt of an animal.

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Potala Palace Abstract

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Tibet 2007 After I’d shot the Palace in its entirety, I segued into the detail shots. The isosceles trapezoidal shape of the windows is similar to the shape of Inca windows in Peru, but the Tibetans have added the heavy … Continue reading

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Geometry and Mystery

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A village in Gujarat, India 2005 I remember the days when I couldn’t tell my good photographs from my bad. In my first semester of photography class I asked the teacher to choose for me when I had to print. … Continue reading

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Jewels of the Orient

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 Uzbekistan 2012 Turquoise tiles set in geometric designs cover the more than 500 year old mausoleums in the necropolis of Shah-i-Zinda. I cropped my image, saturated the colors, and used Topaz Impression to get this painted look. I wanted to … Continue reading

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Mongolian Steppes

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Western Mongolia 2014 A Prezewalski stallion leaves the herd to bring in a straggler. A girl amuses herself as her family culls the herd. You’re never alone as long as you have your horse to talk to…a Mongolian man herds … Continue reading

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Bagan: Black and White

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Bagan, Burma 2011 One of my photography teachers would not shoot with color film. He said the colors didn’t look natural. I remember that when I can’t get the colors to look right and then I try the shot in black … Continue reading

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Palmyra Before

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Palmyra, Syria 2010 The Temple you see above is “nothing but dust on the ground” to quote an expert with UNESCO. Important ceremonies took place inside this niche. The carvings on the ceiling were pointed out to us as indicating … Continue reading

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