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Eastern Mongolia 2014 She played happily as her brother, on horseback, herded their cashmere goats. (Perhaps her father was selecting goats to drive to market.) She wore a tiny ‘dell’, (a Mongolian robe tied with a sash) and handmade leather boots with turned … Continue reading
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Bayan-Olgii, Western Mongolia 2014 A portrait of a young Kazakh girl whose mother worked in a guest house in Bayan-Olgii. She seemed shy until our group leader, Jim Zuckerman, let her play with his Ipad. She sat happily by his side as … Continue reading
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Western Mongolia 2014 The daughter of the Kazakh family that we stayed with sits at the table where her mother butchers mutton and stares dreamily.
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Rissani, Morocco late 1990’s Children run from my camera in one of Rissani’s kasbahs. Kasbahs are a kind of apartment house where a certain tribe lives…sometimes Berbers, sometimes Arabized Berbers. Life is primitive. There is no electricity except a rare … Continue reading
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Boumalne Dades, Morocco late 1990’s She had disobeyed her older sister who was very displeased. Moroccans use the word “h’shuma” to denote shame. It’s a handy word for tourists to Morocco to have in their vocabulary. When the taxi driver … Continue reading
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Burma, 2011 Turning this portrait into black and white changed it radically. It brought attention to her large dark eyes and emphasized the fringe of tiny eyelashes. Her perfect bow-shaped lips balance her eyes, drawing a triangular shape which is prized in … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 A small boy stands obediently as I photograph him. He is slender and delicate looking, but he did not seem afraid. Behind him, lying on the table, is his tray…his begging bowl. He must go out at least … Continue reading
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A Dogon village in Mali 2001 or thereabouts I scanned some old negatives from a trip to Mali yesterday. I was hoping for a good shot of a Dogon village but because we arrived in mid-day, the monochromatic color of sun … Continue reading
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Russia, 2009 A digital painting of a Russian family enjoying a summer day by the river.
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Xining, China 2007 She might have to beg, but she has pride. She turns her face away from my lens. She is ashamed to be photographed by a foreigner. I would be, too. She has come to the largest mosque … Continue reading
