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Burma 2011 I learned from Lisl Dennis that a wide angle lens is the lens of choice for market shots. The wider the better and if your lens is a zoom then you’re ready for any close-up situation. Lisl showed how … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 Portrait of a Padaung girl weaving. Her mother owned or ran a shop selling their weavings among other items. The entire family willingly posed for us. The problem was that our guide dictated the poses and I never got … Continue reading
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Burma, Inle Lake 2011 I’ve posted a lot of photos of women lately. Normally, I gravitate to men when I am “in the field”. My friend, Torie, with whom I have traveled many times, prefers women. She immediately feels like … Continue reading
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Ghana 2002 Portrait of an African woman with a dreamy expression. I can’t tell you more about this moment…I’m pretty sure this is Accra. I can tell you that West African women love these cotton prints. They make two piece … Continue reading
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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 I’ve tried several times to turn one of my photos into a sketch, but have never liked any of the results until yesterday. My first iteration of this shot evolved into bright, highly saturated cartoon-like colors that … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2009 The Garacia are low on the caste list, low even for what were formerly called “untouchables” but are now called “dalits“. The Garacia are primarily nomadic but this woman appears to be a farmer. Her colorful dress consists of a … Continue reading
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Bukovina, Romania 1989 Farmwomen drive a horse and cart through a muddy barnyard in rural Romania. The little girl wonders why I am taking her photo. These photos were taken shortly after the rebellion where Ceausescu and his wife were killed. People were … Continue reading
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Gujarat India 2009 We stopped to visit a group of women whose families once lived in Pakistan but since the partition have lived in India. The women earn their living making the flat crisp bread called papadum. (Making papadums was one of … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012 We stopped at a place called Cold Water on our way to Issykul Lake from Bishkek. It must have been a popular stop for travelers when Russia still operated sanatoriums along the lake shore (for all those workers who needed … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 The hills above Addis Ababa are covered with woods. A soft rain dripped on the leaves and on this young man who stood on the verge with his hats. Our photographer teacher/guide spotted him and began to photograph … Continue reading
