Category Archives: Travel

Graffiti

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Italy 2015 Graffiti has been scrawled on walls since the Ancient Greeks and maybe started immediately after the first wall was constructed way back when. This nun does not seem bothered by the defacing of the convent door. She is … Continue reading

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Dreams of the South

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South Carolina, U.S.A. 2011 Buildings by the railroad tracks gleam in the noontime sun. They looked well-maintained and perhaps are still in use.  Once, a long time ago, maybe when I was a girl, freight trains stopped to load and off-load … Continue reading

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Rabari Breakfast

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Gujarat, India 2009 Finally he turned his gaze to me. I don’t always need a stare into the lens, but I like to touch all the bases photographically speaking. His intense gaze makes this photo. His right eye is on the … Continue reading

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A Rabari Kitchen

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A Rabari village near Bhuj, Gujarat India 2005 A Rabari woman of means prepares our lunch in her kitchen. The preparation involved much grinding of spices with a mortar and pestle. The vessels in the foreground on the right contain water … Continue reading

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Kirillo Belozersky Monastery

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Northern Russia 2009 The 14th century monastery, whose massive walls give it the look of a fortress,  is located on the edge of White Lake. Shown is one of the many buildings (churches, libraries and dormitories for monks). The monastery … Continue reading

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Mongolia: Landscape with Mountains

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Eastern Mongolia 2014 This landscape was perfect for black and white because the late evening sun highlighted the middle range of mountains and the lower range of clouds: a nice altering of gray tones. Key to good landscape shots is … Continue reading

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Medieval

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Rome, Italy 2015 We happened on a religious procession as we walked back to Trastevere. It was broad daylight. But with Photoshop, I can give the impression that this priest is standing in a dark cathedral. It’s kind of like … Continue reading

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Rabari Shaman

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Gujarat, India 2009 My friend said he was intoxicated. Maybe he was. Definitely, he was haughty. And impassive. His eyes were pale blue, rare among the Rabari. Maybe that was why the village considered him to have magical powers. Here … Continue reading

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Color Palette

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China, 2005 I’ve found a new “category”. It’s called color palette. Now I can add some photos with colors that tell the story for me. This is a house on a city street in China. The rust-red color of the weathered … Continue reading

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Himalayan Boy

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Ladakh, India (formerly Western Tibet) The Himalayas look like a desert in October:  empty of vegetation, cold despite the bright sun, and at 14,000 feet, as we were here, guaranteed to inflict altitude sickness on the weak. This cute little … Continue reading

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