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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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Burma 2011 A village near Bagan: a woman carries her baby and a supply of firewood as she hurries home. The baby held tightly to the rim of the basket. Otherwise he was as happy as any baby who is … Continue reading
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Turmi, Ethiopia 2013 A market is serious business. A time to sell and earn a bit of cash. The market was filled with Hamar people. The women wore leather skirts and vests. Their hair had been dressed with red mud. Red ochre dripped down to … Continue reading
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Mopti, a city on the Niger River in Mali: 2001 We visited the home of a trader to buy masks. He made his living going to tribes in the bush and trading with them in exchange for ceremonial objects. African … Continue reading
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Morocco’s Southeast 2003 Bread is truly the staff of life among the Berber people of Morocco. Berbers prefer meat and lots of it, but the mainstay of their diet is bread. Bread is baked daily and is at its best before it … Continue reading
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Northern Togo 2001 A woman with her children close beside her sells in the market place. Her baby lies contentedly on her back and her daughter sits ready to help the minute the mother speaks. I can see from the … Continue reading
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Burma, a village on the banks of the Irrawaddy River. 2011 A woman boils water for drinking. I can’t think that she does much else in that huge pot. And she has her thermos ready and waiting there on the left in the … Continue reading
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Lome, Togo 2000 A bird’s eye view of the Grand Marche’ in Lome. It’s a woman’s world. Now and then a man with flowing robes would stride through the crowd, but it’s the women, the “Madam Benzes”, who carry on the business of buying … Continue reading
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Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia 2007 Ethnic Vietnamese populate the area of Tonle Sap much to the chagrin of the Cambodians who wish they would return to their own country. The fishing is good on the lake as it supplies the country with … Continue reading
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Togo, West Africa 2000 It was almost dark when we arrived at this market. This lovely young girl was staying until she sold the last of her tomatoes. She was surprised to have me take her photo as she walked through … Continue reading
