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Rome 2015 The Umbrella Pine grows in all the European Mediterranean countries and some of North Africa where it is a transplant from Europe. Not only is it one of the most graceful looking trees, it provides food as well. Pine … Continue reading
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Longjii, China 2005 I was shooting film in 2005. And I don’t think I had ever shot on a foggy day. I think I got lucky here because the fog didn’t cover this hill which was right below my hotel … Continue reading
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Kars, Turkey 2008 This man, who seems to be taking a well-earned rest, reminds me of a character in a book I’m reading: Orhan Pamuk’s latest “A Strangeness in My Mind”. The story takes place about forty or fifty years ago and is about a man … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan 2012: Urgut Market An Uzbek grandma, holding a suzani, runs toward my friend, Torie. Torie was the center of attention in the market that day. The vendors sensed that she was a serious buyer. A suzani is an embroidered coverlet typical … Continue reading
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China 2007 Children stare at our group. The boy on the left has his eyes narrowed; his expression says he is ready for a fight if necessary. The face of the boy on the right shows uncertainty. He leans backward. … Continue reading
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On the Border Between Mali and Mauritania 2005 We stopped in a market town where the Fulani or Peul (the French call this tribe Peul) women wore these coin headdresses. This woman has a tattoo on her chin in addition … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2009 A young man stares into my lens. He holds a few stalks of sugar cane. I used Alien Skin’s Exposure 7 to get this stark look.
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Burma 2011 Portrait of a Padaung girl weaving. Her mother owned or ran a shop selling their weavings among other items. The entire family willingly posed for us. The problem was that our guide dictated the poses and I never got … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 I remember how difficult it was shooting in these old teak monasteries. Shards of blinding sunlight entered the doorways and bounced off the wooden floors. Shadows, blacker than the ancient carved teak doors, oozed from the interior depths. The sauna of the … Continue reading
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Fez, Morocco 2009 I shot this from a shop in the medina. The salesman hoped I’d buy some babouche or Moroccan slippers in return. It’s always quid pro quo in Morocco.
