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Maramures, Romania 2012 I made my guide stop the car whenever I spotted a babushka like this woman. Although she doesn’t wear the traditional costume, her knee-length black wool dress, her kerchief, cane and leggings give her a look of … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 A stallion and his harem…mares and foals…roam the high desert of western Mongolia. I added the yellow color to emphasize the horses. It was dusk when we saw them and they were the color of the earth but darker.
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China 2005 These roofs, adjacent to a newly renovated, touristy complex, covered a shabby section of town. I wanted to explore these tiny streets and peer into these houses and shops. I didn’t get a chance. We had a schedule. … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 I had my birthday while I was in Mongolia. I told only one woman and made her promise not to tell anyone else. I hate a fuss. On my birthday, we drove in our Russian vans to Khovd … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 I loved these shots of the Burmese paddling their boats on Inle Lake. Of course, the leg-rowing men were my favorite but I loved the women perched on the ends of low riding boats filled with produce heading … Continue reading
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Eastern Mongolia 2014 I wanted to make this shot of the “queen” look as if it were printed on an old card, as if it had been hidden in an old sutra box. I can’t describe how I did it exactly … Continue reading
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Western Mongolia 2014 Although the queen is still the subject of this shot, the landscape plays a larger roll. I darkened and saturated all but her face and the front of her dress. I added just a touch of diffusion adding … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 As I told you in an earlier post, I have hundreds of photos of this woman whom Jim Zuckerman hired for a highlight photo shoot. Despite our group being the most polite group of photographers I’d ever been part of, … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 I took many photos of marabout storks when I was on an animal safari almost 20 years ago. I shot black and white film and none of my stork photos appealed to me. Last year in Ethiopia, I … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma 2011 This is my Burma fantasy. My mental image of what Rangoon should look like. Pretty girls, umbrellas, ponds filled with water lilies. Did it look like this in real life? No, but the essence was there. It only … Continue reading
