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Los Angeles 2015 My friend and I visited the zoo yesterday. I was looking forward to the Aviary, remembering the time when my daughter insisted we look at the birds although I didn’t want to. It turned out to be … Continue reading
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Mali, West Africa 2003 A man and a boy float on the Niger propelled by the wind. The billowing sail echoes the ‘c’ curve of the man’s back. The ‘c’ curve integrates the aspects of the image. Look for curving lines … Continue reading
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Araouane, Mali 2002 Azalai, a Tamasheq (Berber) term for salt caravan A Berber man assists in the loading of salt slabs on the backs of camels. He controls the camel using the peg inserted in the camel’s nostrils. Control of the … Continue reading
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Burkina Faso 2002 A Guerounsi boy stands near his home. We spent the night in this small village. Frequently, when we visited villages, boys of this fellow’s age would act out but the Guerounsi children did not. Maybe they had been told to … Continue reading
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West Africa 2003 I’ve said it before. The camera can be like a glass wall between me and what I’m looking at. Here the wall was even less transparent as I had my flash to contend with. There was very … Continue reading
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Guir Desert, Morocco A Berber woman breaks a cone of sugar with a brass instrument called a sugar hammer. The cones are about 14 inches tall and at the base about 3 inches in diameter. I don’t know how much … Continue reading
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Mali: Timbuktu 1998 Remember the riddle of the sphinx? What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs in the evening? Answer: Man, who as a baby crawls, as an adult walks … Continue reading
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Mali: Timbuktu or Tombouctou 2005 We returned to Timbuktu mid-morning. Our 5000KM trek through the Sahara was over. The first signs of Timbuktu were the houses of the Bella, vassals to the Touareg. The houses are made of reeds most likely … Continue reading
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Burkina Faso 2000 I’m going to make a print of this today. Could anything be more beautiful? The uneven checkerboard design, the diamonds becoming triangles…were there two artists and one forgot the design or had the artist simply been inspired??? The … Continue reading
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Libya 1962 An Arab man shops for a dress in the Tripoli souk. He has thrown his toga over his head…no doubt from the effort of trying to please a woman who waits at home. The man peering into the doorway … Continue reading
