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Mali, Araouane 2002 A Touareg man leads his caravan loaded with salt toward Tombouctou (Timbuktu). You might wonder where the Touareg’s indigo robes are. He is wearing a short tunic of indigo dyed fabric under the khaki colored gown. He … Continue reading
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Romania 2012 Voronetz Monastery is one of Romania’s famed painted monasteries. Both inside and out are covered with folk art depictions of Bible stories as well as stories of the lives of the saints. The paintings are more than 400 years old … Continue reading
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Believe it or not, this is a photograph. It is made of several photographs blended together through the magic of Photoshop and Nik Filters. I have told you on other blogs about my ‘prism’ library. These are photographs of textures such as … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 We went to a fashion show thinking we’d get some dramatic shots. The show was held in an ancient madrassa. The center is open to the sky, rather like a patio or atrium. The two-story building surrounds it … Continue reading
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Delhi, India 2009 Lately, I’ve been deleting some of my photos that are truly awful. I have plenty of them and it takes time to delete them and it is boring. But yesterday, I finally paid attention to this shopkeeper … Continue reading
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Mali 2002: Somewhere on the Niger River between Timbuctoo and Mopti We sailed past this pinasse because ours had a motor. We sat on wooden benches, three of us on a bench under a canvas canopy that protected us from the … Continue reading
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Mopti, Mali 2001 This Fulani woman was ‘famous’ for her large earrings and every photographer who went to Mali photographed her sooner or later. We went to her home where she was going about her chores. She quickly changed her … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012 You might call him an ‘eagle whisperer’. He is looked up to by younger Kyrgyz men who want to learn the skill of hunting with an eagle. We could see that he and his bird were a team. He talked … Continue reading
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2012 : Market Scene Torie and I never refused the chance to photograph a market. They can be intimidating, though. Does the person you want to photograph want to be photographed? Should you ask and take the chance that the magic will … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012 The custom of stealing a bride still prevails. Horses are not required now, just a fast car. The above photo is of a ‘horse game’ or a competition that the horse-loving Kyrgyz enact at family gatherings and festivals. Both … Continue reading
