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Old China

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China 2003 I had wandered down a mucky, muddy riverbank looking for scenes from “old China”.  Old houses made of homemade brick lined the river. Abandoned puppies huddled on the steps. Ramshackle houseboats anchored a few feet from shore. The houseboat people gained … Continue reading

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Factory Girl

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Xinjiang China 2003 Hundreds of sewing machines filled the huge room. Hundreds of young women bent to their task: pushing miles of bright-colored fabric under the needle. I wanted a photograph, but the forelady shook her finger at me. Undeterred, … Continue reading

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China: Village Market

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Guilin, China, 2003 When I printed this negative in the darkroom, I was pleased. I can still remember how sharp the differing gray values of the reeds stood out. Looking at them made me feel as if I were touching … Continue reading

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Rabari Village

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Gujarat, India 2009 Milking time in a small Rabari village in India. It seemed that the men did the milking chore. Instead of a bucket, they used a copper vessel that, if you thought about it, resembled one of our old … Continue reading

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Life in a Romanian Village

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Romania 2012 Doesn’t this remind you of a story by Tolstoy? The two men walking down the road could well be smug officials who have threatened the poor mother and son who are trying only to make a living with their … Continue reading

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Silhouette in Fog

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Yunnan Province, China 2005 We seldom saw a house among the fields of corn and canola. Most of the farmers lived in the village. Here a man leads his donkey and her foal home after a hard day’s work. The … Continue reading

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The Zhuang Minority

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China, 2005 Longii Mountain Zhuang men build a house on the ridge of Longii Mountain which means Dragon’s Backbone. The blueprints are in the heads of the workers as they keep to the traditional design the Zhuang have built for … Continue reading

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Spicy!

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 Ethiopians love spicy food; Lalibela’s market was filled with heaps of red peppers, ginger root and other condiments. The pungent smell of the peppers filled the air. I couldn’t stay in the area for more than a minute…maybe … Continue reading

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Berber Wedding

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Moroccan Berber Bride Merzouga Morocco A Berber bride sits in state with two members of her family…maybe one woman is from the groom’s family and one is from her family. Her husband’s family has prepared a celebration in her honor … Continue reading

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Rice Terraces of Longji

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Longji, China 2005 A Chinese farmer inspects his rice crop at the top of the terrace covered mountain. Many of the farmers were old. Elderly men and women, dressed in the black costume of their tribe, strode up the steep hills … Continue reading

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