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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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China 2003 I always liked this photo. The man’s curved arms look rather as if he is doing ballet. I’ve got a good reflection and I think it is sharp. A friend told me recently that reflections should be sharp. I … Continue reading
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Qinghai Province, China 2007 Zhana Monastery. A young man takes a rest as he circumnavigates the monastery. He doesn’t take a rest from his prayers, though. His unusual hat intrigued me. It looks like a prototype of the ubiquitous baseball … Continue reading
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China 2007, near the Tibetan border Oh, I missed it here! Sometimes when I look at my old shots, I wonder what I was thinking or if I was thinking at all. I’m talking about the reflection of clouds on … Continue reading
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Yunnan, China 2005 This was a rainy day. A mud slurry covered the slippery streets. The Chinese didn’t notice and went about their shopping or simply hunkered on a street corner to watch the goings-on. We teetered our way down … Continue reading
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Qinghai Lake, China 2007 Some people get ideas and never do anything about them. This woman got an idea and acted on it. She sewed the coats, made the boots, bought the hats and spent her days with her children by … Continue reading
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Kashgar, Xinjiang Provence, China 2003 This reminds me of an ancestor painting. Those are formal poses and this one is rather quotidian, but this Uighur man has gravitas as they say now in political circles. He sits in an outdoor … Continue reading
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Yunnan Province, China 2005 It was fall when we toured Yunnan’s countryside. People were getting ready for winter. The farmers were harvesting rice. Whole villages were in the rice terraces: cutting, shocking, threshing and then carrying the grain and the … Continue reading
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A cobbler mends shoes in an outdoor market in Khiva, Uzbekistan. I try to posterized my shots because this look is my favorite. Some shots work and some don’t. I try many ways to accomplish this look. I use software … Continue reading
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Zhana Monastery 2007 Two Tibetan women prostrate themselves repeatedly as they slowly circle the monastery. Perhaps they are praying for something to happen, perhaps they are thanking the deity for something that did happen or perhaps they are doing penance for … Continue reading
