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Kazakhstan 2016 Kazakhstan is the third largest country in the world…Russia and China are the other two geographical giants. While China is filled with people and things to photograph, Kazakhstan, like the eastern part of Russia, is filled with empty landscapes. Barren … Continue reading
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Asy Plateau, Kazakhstan 2016 An abandoned observatory, built by the Soviets, is wreathed by razor wire. Does it remind you of the Doomsday feeling that the cold war brought to both the U.S.A and the Soviet Union? That is … Continue reading
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Noratus, Armenia 2016 I remember this day! It was after I’d ruptured my Achilles and I could only hobble over the uneven ground. A strong wind blew and I used my monopod to steady myself, fearing that the wind would … Continue reading
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Egypt 1998 Years ago there was a fad about the shape of a pyramid. Some people had the idea that the shape drew power from the cosmos or something like that. I didn’t really pay attention. When I was trying … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2104 She was a professional model and when someone asked her to sit, she knew to arrange her robes around her. That makes the photo for me. That and her expression.
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Tibet 2007 Drepung Monastery (Drepung means “rice heap”) is like a small city built on the side of a mountain. Streets wind among the many soot-smeared, white-washed brick buildings. Some buildings house temples dedicated to Buddha. Some are used as dormitories for the monks, … Continue reading
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Ghana 2003 This jewel of a Sudanese mosque is a “must see” in a small village in Northern Ghana. The villagers were proud of the mosque and invited us to enter and to climb to the roof to take in the view. … Continue reading
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South Carolina, U.S.A. 2011 Buildings by the railroad tracks gleam in the noontime sun. They looked well-maintained and perhaps are still in use. Once, a long time ago, maybe when I was a girl, freight trains stopped to load and off-load … Continue reading
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Northern Russia 2009 The 14th century monastery, whose massive walls give it the look of a fortress, is located on the edge of White Lake. Shown is one of the many buildings (churches, libraries and dormitories for monks). The monastery … Continue reading
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Eastern Mongolia 2014 This landscape was perfect for black and white because the late evening sun highlighted the middle range of mountains and the lower range of clouds: a nice altering of gray tones. Key to good landscape shots is … Continue reading
