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Libya 1961 A ksar is a village with houses, many of them, sharing walls. In this small oasis village, the ksar resembles a motel. These homes may have belonged to the police who manned the local outpost. The children wear … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 We scrambled up the muddy bank of the Irrawaddy River to find pony traps and drivers waiting for us and for any other tourists who might straggle ashore. The carts or traps were tiny but we managed to squeeze … Continue reading
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Taodenni, Mali 2005 Taodenni, 500 miles north of Timbuktu, lies on the bed of an ancient salt lake in the middle of the Sahara Desert. Above you see the ruins of an old French Fort. Abandoned and rusting old WWII … Continue reading
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Syria 2010 The main thoroughfare of the ancient city of Apamea. Notice the huge stones with which the street is paved. Those stones were the paving material for the famed Roman roads. These priceless ruins are being vandalized under cover … Continue reading
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On the Mekong River 2007 The Mekong is wide and muddy and flows past hills covered with dense jungle. The word Mekong is fraught with meaning for people my age. I kept thinking of our soldiers (my brothers among them) during the Viet … Continue reading
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Mongolia-2014 This is a composite, part of my lesson with Jim Zuckerman. I took the eagle from another photo by using the pen tool and added it to the outstretched arm of our “Mongolian Queen”. Then to try to make … Continue reading
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Istanbul 2008 A view from my window at Arcadia Hotel. To be honest, I substituted another moon, shot from my balcony at home, for the Turkish moon. The Turkish moon was a full moon but it looked rather tiny in … Continue reading
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Romania 2012 Funny how things stick in your head. Once in an assignment for photography class, I shot a tunnel that had lights arching over the ceiling. And I remember my teacher saying, “Do I see some design elements here?” … Continue reading
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Ladakh, India We climbed up steep steps to the top of the monastery. I could see the red cloths fluttering in the wind and the chorten’s golden spire gleaming. In the back were the Himalayas hunkering down on the horizon, … Continue reading
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Cambodia 2011 Although these monuments are spectacular, it was difficult to figure out a good perspective. Here, I’ve got the two sculptures plus a tree that is nearly the same size…maybe that makes it balance. I do like the fact … Continue reading
