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Flowing Lines

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India 2003:  On the streets of Jodhpur I was scanning my old slides yesterday and finally, after all these years, noticed this one. Not only do I love the deep reds with the black shadows but here we have geometry galore! The two … Continue reading

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Bangkok: Two Views

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Bangkok, Thailand 2007   From the penthouse of the Grand China Hotel. One of my happiest memories of my visit to Bangkok was having the desk clerk at the Grand China Hotel upgrade me to the penthouse suite for the price of … Continue reading

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Future Rodeo Champ

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Ventura County Rodeo, Ventura California This little boy, maybe 5 years old, is a ‘natural’. Look at his body language. You can feel his concentration. If he weren’t under three feet tall, you’d think he had been roping for years. I’ve … Continue reading

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Medieval

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Eastern Turkey 2009:  The Greek Orthodox Monastery at Sumela Fog and rain ruined our view as we clambered up the muddy mountain path toward the ancient structure.  As usual I was not dressed for the occasion. We were in the mountains … Continue reading

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Kerala’s Theyyam

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Kerala, India 2009  A Theyyam ceremony somewhere near Mangalore We spent hours and hours at different temples in the region, watching both the preparations for and the actual ceremony of the Theyyam. Theyyam is a ritual performed only in this region … Continue reading

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Springtime in Romania

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Romania 2012 Transylvania…not too far from Kalnoky Estate It was last spring when my guide, Daniel Gheorghita (www.felixromania.com) and I spent two weeks on a photo tour of Romania. Springtime might mean newly woven straw hats hanging on a fence outside … Continue reading

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Bokhara, City of Khans

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Bokhara Uzbekistan 2013 Geometry. It’s “key” as Cartier-Bresson might have said. Here we have those difficult to photograph towers (cylinders), plus square shapes, arches and triangles. A surfeit of geometry. Did I think all that when I shot this photo? … Continue reading

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Silk Road Milestone

Kyrgyzstan 2012 The Burana tower isn’t as tall as it was back in the day, but it was tall enough for Torie and me to refuse to climb to the top. I’m not keen on narrow winding stairs going up … Continue reading

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Self Control

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India 2009: the streetside fish market of Kochi We had waited for sunset to photograph the Chinese fishing nets on the beach and were returning to the bus when I saw this cat eyeing the fish. What struck me was that … Continue reading

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The Golden Horn

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Istanbul Turkey 2009 We got up early to get down to the Golden Horn for sunrise.  The ferry arrived soon after we got set up. It was a perfect photo opportunity although we had come to shoot fishing boats.  How … Continue reading

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