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A Man with Ambition

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Ethiopia, Near Addis Ababa 2013 I think jobs must be hard to find in Ethiopia or else people there prefer to work for themselves. This young man sits on his homemade wheelbarrow and waits…for what? maybe for long haul truckers to … Continue reading

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The Window Shot

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Romania 2012 My first photography class was taught by a man who revered the masters: Stieglitz, Strand, Cartier-Bresson and others. He tried to mold us in their image, an impossible task. We’d go on field trips to museums where we’d … Continue reading

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A Day at the Zoo

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Santa Barbara, California 2014 When our daughters were little, we used to take them to the zoo several times a year. We’d always have a wonderful day because the zoo was designed for children. Now that my daughter are grown, … Continue reading

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Manly Men

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California, USA 2011 I didn’t know I had this shot. I found it just this weekend… on a memory card in a small point and shoot that I carry now and then. Of course, a good photographer carries a camera at all … Continue reading

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Theyyam: Behind the Scenes

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Mangalore, India 2009 The Theyyam prepares himself spiritually and physically for the Hindu religious ceremony as one of his acolytes paints his face. I shot this almost five years ago. I’ve scrolled through my shots for this trip to Kerala many times;  … Continue reading

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Temple at Bagan

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Burma 2011 Temples of all sizes dot the plains of Bagan from castle-like structures to stupas. Some, like this one, have interior halls with statues of Buddha. A shaft of sunlight lit the gold leaf covered statue as our monk models … Continue reading

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Cochin, India

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Betel Nuts Cochin or Kochi a city on the coast of Kerala, India 2009 We wandered the streets of Kochi looking for spice warehouses, men in dhoties carrying burlap sacks of cinnamon on their bare shoulders, pyramids of pepper piled … Continue reading

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Bucolic

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Romania, Sibiu District, 2012 Daniel Gheorghita, (www.covinnus.com) and I stood on a hillside just after dawn to photograph this lovely scene. I don’t know if it is two villages that have grown together or if there were two churches in one … Continue reading

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Beehive Houses

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Harran, Turkey 2008 Still can’t get Word Press to do what I want!!! Below you see the unique beehive houses that once dotted eastern Turkey and Syria. Only a few remain, at least on the tourist trail. I noticed a … Continue reading

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Face of Innocence

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 A slender boy, wrapped in his white shawl called a shamma, allows me to take his portrait as I make my pilgrimage to the stone churches of Lalibela on St. Gabriel’s day.  To be honest, I don’t remember … Continue reading

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