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Santorini, Greece…sometime in the 90’s I’ve been looking through my negatives shot during my first year of photography class. Most are overexposed or underexposed or no focal point at all that I can discern. It can be disheartening. Then you … Continue reading
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Leningrad, U.S.S.R. 1989 It was called Leningrad when we visited in 1989. I can always remember the year because we were supposed to leave Russia by way of China. But that was the year of Tiananmen Square and just as … Continue reading
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Machu Picchu, Peru 2004 Look at how steep these terraces are. One misstep and you’re done for. It’s rather humiliating when you see the Andean people skip blithely up and down mountains like these. Their aerobic capacity and leg strength … Continue reading
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Maramures, Romania 2012 Although the trees in Bucharest were beginning to bud, snow was still falling in Maramures. A bright sun broke through the clouds and cleared the roads, melting the snow, before the crews could get to it. … Continue reading
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Barsana Monastery, Maramures, Romania 2012 Another artistic example of the wood work of master craftsmen in Romania. This (convent? guesthouse?) is on the estate of the Barsana Monastery and is newly renovated. None of the old woodworking skills of the region have been lost. Ornate wooden … Continue reading
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Cochin Harbor, Kerala State, India 2009 You’d think that fishing nets this size would bring in enough fish to feed the entire village but they don’t. They catch very few fish because they are in the water only a few … Continue reading
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Harran, Turkey, 2008 We got to Harran just when the sun was too high. One of our group, who made money with her photography was incensed and began to complain loudly that there was no way we would get any … Continue reading
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Moscow 2009 Shot from the bus window. I used to never shoot from the window of a moving vehicle, especially one that I couldn’t open. But when you are confined in a bus and you have a digital camera, well, … Continue reading
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The Infamous Salt Mines of Taodenni, Mali 2005 Men from Mauritania have driven their truck across the featureless sands of the Sahara to sell their merchandise to the miners at Taodenni. I say “featureless” but to denizens of the desert … Continue reading
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Romania 2012 If there were a prize given for the cutest houses in the world, Romania would win easily. Romania’s many forests provided the material and the people who lived there became master woodworkers. Look at this home hidden in the forest. It’s magical, … Continue reading
