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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 The Hamar men sat in a huddle in the shade. All were young and in their prime. Faces were smeared with red ochre. Incantations were whispered. It was a special day. A young Hamar man would be welcomed into … Continue reading
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Uglich, Russia 2009 Gilded icons cover the walls and ceiling on many Orthodox Churches even primitive, village churches. This church is in Uglich, but I don’t remember the name. That is bad for someone who writes a blog. Mea Culpa.
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Niger: Somewhere near Agadez The Wodaabe are nomadic. The elders, women and children set up camps and send the young men out with the cattle. They men stay with the cattle until the grass is sparse, then the camp is moved. … Continue reading
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Rome 2015 A Roman Catholic nun faces into the wind on a busy Roman street….we didn’t see nearly enough nuns to suit me, but at least this one wore a somewhat traditional habit.
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 A typical detail of 15th century Islamic architecture built during the time of Ulugh Beg or Tamerlane as he is known in English. Each design, made of ceramic tile, is set into a little niche. Those fascinated me. … Continue reading
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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 I wish now that I had asked just who arranged these elaborate hairstyles for the Hamar men. Definitely, you’d need another pair of hands.
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Kerala, India 2009 The crowd was mostly women. They covered the hillside, crowding under the lone shade tree, waiting for Theyyam to appear. I looked for a group of women who would give a sense of the atmosphere at the temple. I … Continue reading
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Mali: Somewhere between Taodenni and Timbuktu 2005 Men load salt slabs on several hundred camels each dawn and unload them when the caravan stops for the night which may be at 2 or 3 a.m. They repeat these chores each day for … Continue reading
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Khiva, Uzbekistan 2012 We waited until the walls protecting this ancient silk road city glowed under the rays of the setting sun. If you are interested in seeing Khiva, Bokhara or Samarkand, all magical silk road cities, contact Penelope at www.uzbekjourneys.com
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Western Mongolia 2014 We stayed with her family. Three yurts set on a frozen prairie. The women of our group had one yurt, the men another and the Kazakh family slept in the third which was where they did the … Continue reading
