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Kizhi Island

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Kizhi Island 2009 Kishi Island, in the center of Lake Onega, showing chapel and home typical of Karelian architecture. It looks typically Scandinavian because the Karelians inhabit areas of Sweden, Finland and part of Russia north of St. Petersburg.  

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Portrait of a Busker

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Gujarat, India 2009 Here’s a tip: always get out of the vehicle whenever or wherever it stops. You never know what you will see. This man, in his outlandish costume, sauntered up the main road of the town. Whenever he had a … Continue reading

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Looking Toward Pakistan

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Gujarat, India 2009 I emphasized these soft, sherbet-like colors with Topaz Impression, a plug-in that turns your photographs into digital paintings. What I remember about this day is that the local people call this desert, “the place where the swallows … Continue reading

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Tower of Hassan

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Rabat, Morocco 1995 He was tall and handsome. The light from the open portico glowed golden, highlighting the edges of his exotic uniform. He assumed an expression suitable for a man who guards royalty. It was bound to be one of … Continue reading

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True or Not

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India 2009 Contrast gives meaning to your photographs. It can give a true meaning or it can act like propaganda. Here it is propaganda. You’d think these men were suffering or imprisoned, but they aren’t. They were reading the paper … Continue reading

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Daydreams

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Burma 2011 A portrait of a tribal girl enhanced with Topaz Impressions. I chose the Edward Hopper filter. Edward always included a lot of background. If I’d known, I’d have shot wider.

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In the Sahara Desert: Mauritania

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Somewhere in the Mauritanian Sahara 2005 I left the shade of the acacia tree where we were eating lunch and ran toward these men who were herding camels through the desert. They rode double. The man in front sitting in … Continue reading

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Child of the Daasanach

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Ethiopia 2013 A tribal child born in a hut with no running water, no electricity, and no medical assistance has developed into a healthy, beautiful toddler.      

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Fishing Boats: West Africa

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On the coast of West Africa 1989 Where was this? For a bit I couldn’t remember. Then I narrowed it to Senegal.The boats look like the ones docked at Accra in Ghana, though: huge, heavy and human-powered. The people you … Continue reading

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Memory of Santorini

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Santorini, Greece in the late 1980’s Some moments embed themselves in your mind and stay there forever, popping up at odd times bringing back shards of memory fresh and clear and sharp. I can see the shack of a restaurant, … Continue reading

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