Category Archives: Portraits

Portrait of a Berber Girl

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Morocco,  between Ouarzazate and the Erg Chebbi 2000 I’d often see groups of women carrying loads of desert brush homeward. I had the impression from my friend’s family, that this was a chore most women disliked. He told me proudly that he … Continue reading

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Tobacco Harvest

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Yunnan China 2005 I made the driver stop when I saw this man and his family drying their tobacco crop. The tobacco leaves were tied to long poles and were hung in a barn. Never mind if the barn was a … Continue reading

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A Turkish Woman

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  Istanbul, Turkey 2008 I used Topaz Impressions 2 to get this sketched look. I masked her face because I wanted to show her calm and rather stoic expression. She’s unfazed…used to having her photo taken by tourists. Although she probably lives in … Continue reading

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Hungarian Horses

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Hungary 1989 I’ve shown this photo before. You can click on the link to read about that day. http://www.rosemarysheel.com/archives/horse-power-in-hungary I’m showing it again because I’ve worked on it and made it more to my liking. It has less of an … Continue reading

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Fez, Morocco: Water Seller

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Fez, Morocco 1995 I love this vintage travel poster look! If only I could get all my photos to work the way this one does. But they won’t. I used Alien Skin’s Snap Art to get this effect. It wasn’t … Continue reading

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Life on the Armenian Road

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Armenia 2016 It was fall when I visited the Caucasus. And a common sight were the huge herds of sheep and other livestock moving down the center of a modern highway. This was a situation where a drone would get … Continue reading

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Coppersmith in Damascus Souk

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Damascus, Syria 2010 This is the last of my coppersmiths from the Hamadiya souk. It was dark in there and this man’s workshop had the least light. But I saved it! I used my plug-ins: Exposure from Alien Skin to … Continue reading

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The Czech Grandmother

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Czechoslovakia 1989 Four women formed the brigade from the collective farm. Apparently they were good workers because there were no weeds among the long, green rows of potato plants. I’ve shown the other women on a previous blog. I never could … Continue reading

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The View from My Room

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Tbilisi, Georgia 2017 I got sick in Tbilisi and I was confined to my hotel room. Luckily, it was a lovely room with a balcony that overlooked a narrow street in the old quarter. I could see the bathhouse that … Continue reading

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The Village Beauty

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Gujarat, India 2009 This beautiful girl is an orphan, cared for by a relative. My impression was that she was intelligent and industrious. She was quick to do any task at hand and if not otherwise occupied, she attended to … Continue reading

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