Category Archives: A silk purse from a sow’s ear

Rosemary turns photos that look like losers into winners

Harran, Turkey

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Harran, Turkey, 2008 We got to Harran just when the sun was too high. One of our group, who made money with her photography was incensed and began to complain loudly that there was no way we would get any … Continue reading

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Antediluvian

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The Harvesters Gujarat, India 2009 All of the young people from the village worked to bring in the wheat. The women looked like walking haystacks as they hauled bundles of shocked wheat to the men who threshed the wheat by … Continue reading

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Bokhara Transformed

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A few days ago I received an email from Alien Skin software describing one man’s technique using Snap Art 3. (Snap Art 3 turns your photo into a digital painting with a few keystrokes and some analysis on your part … Continue reading

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Day in Ouazzane

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Ouazzane, Morocco 2006 It’s not easy to come across photogenic people or places. Often when we do visit an interesting place, it’s mid-day. Or the place simply doesn’t live up to its history. This photo is of a street in … Continue reading

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Socialist Realism

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Damascus, Syria 2010…in the Hammadiya Souk The coppersmith’s souk is on a dark alley: small workshops where sweating men hammer out copper utensils. The lack of light contrasts with the flame of the forge. Atmosphere galore, as we used to say, but … Continue reading

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Rice Canals of Kerala, India

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Kerala, India 2009 I used several “texture” layers to get this rather dreamy and colorful effect of Kerala’s rice boats anchored on a spit of land on a backwater rice canal. I shot this in late morning and the light … Continue reading

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Touareg Greeting

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Mali, West Africa 2005 We were south of Taodenni making our way across the Sahara to Tombouctou. These men who were transporting salt from Taodenni, were doing the same. It was the season for the salt caravans. Some had bought their … 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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Portrait of a Rabari

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Gujarat, India 2004    Somewhere on the “Great Rann of Kutch” There we were, photographing flamingoes on the marshy Rann of Kutch when we noticed a cloud of dust approaching: a large herd of camels being driven at a run. Two … Continue reading

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Mali Poster

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Djenne Market, Mali 1998 Market day at Djenne is a day for the women to see and be seen. Wearing long dresses of colorful cottons with head wraps that would make a Parisian milliner envious, they throng the area in front ot the … Continue reading

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