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Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan 2012 An elderly man, who appeared woozy, sat on a cement wall. His family, mostly women, hovered over him with worried expressions. One of the women, reached into her carryall, retrieved a large thermos and poured out a … Continue reading
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 1992 Definition of Anthropomorphic: Giving animals human qualities In those days there was a huge wooden barn on the outskirts of Lancaster where Amish farmers bought and sold horses. The Amish needed draft animals such as Percheron and … Continue reading
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Rome 2015 I remembered these street corner holy pictures from twenty years ago. They are part of the Italian culture as well as a symbol of the Catholic church. I’m glad the paintings and statues are still in place in this … Continue reading
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Ortygia, Sicily 2015 The azure sea lapped at the rocks. The cool breeze caressed her bare limbs and becalmed her hectic thoughts. A sigh heaved from her breast. For two weeks she could forget the nagging demands of her job … Continue reading
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Accra, Ghana 2001 I wish I knew more about these fishermen. I’d like to know how far out they take these wooden boats. I’d like to know if it is easy to manage one in a rough ocean. I don’t … Continue reading
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Siem Reap, Cambodia 2011 Rays of sunlight penetrated the jungle canopy. I took my cue and decided to print high key. This smoothed the texture of the pock-marked stone that has been damaged by centuries of lichen growing on the stone … Continue reading
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Mali 2005 I’m not really sure where we were. No one knew but it was either Mali or Mauritania. The women spoke Hasaniya which is a dialect of Arabic. No matter that we were in the middle of nowhere, the … Continue reading
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Rome, Italy 2015 Priests led the procession of the Blessed Sacrament down a narrow street to another church only a block away. First came priests wearing cassocks and sandals holding their prayer books, then priests clad in cassocks and the … Continue reading
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Ghana 2003 Oops! I got some lens flare. Maybe if I’d had a lens shade, the glare of the sun on my lens wouldn’t have made that distracting circle of light. It’s twice as bad because it overlaps the boy’s face. … Continue reading
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Mopti, Mali 1997 The patch-work sail billows over a pinnasse loaded with firewood headed to the market of Mopti. The man in front watches for submerged mud banks that could ground his boat. In the rear another man holds the tiller. The … Continue reading
