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Abu-Simbal

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Egypt 1998 Four statues of Ramses II once faced Nubia on Egypt’s southern border. The temple was dedicated to the god Amon-Re who might be called the Egyptian version of Zeus. Inside the temple are several halls filled with huge statues … Continue reading

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On the Nile

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Egypt 1998 Yesterday, I opened the notebook containing my black and white negatives from Egypt. I’d never noticed these boats (called feluccas in Arabic) on the Nile. I was pleased to find them. I shot this at a good time. The sun … Continue reading

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Practice at the Zoo

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Los Angeles, California 2015 The tiger was restless. He paced back and forth along the edge of the moat in his enclosure. We felt sorry for him because we imagined that he was unhappy. I had plenty of chances to … Continue reading

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Urgut Market

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Uzbekistan 2012 An Uzbek woman holds a suzani, a hand-embroidered wall hanging, that she hopes will entice a buyer.  Silk chapans, a quilted coat, lined with antique Russian cotton prints could be found. Some were in tatters having been worn for generations but … Continue reading

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Fathers and Sons

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Yunnan, China 2005 This was a rainy day. A mud slurry covered the slippery streets. The Chinese didn’t notice and went about their shopping or simply hunkered on a street corner to watch the goings-on. We teetered our way down … Continue reading

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Crowd Shots

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 What makes a good crowd shot? Number One is to get yourself above the crowd. Here I’m standing on a stone bridge above the people who are clustered on the ground below. Number two is to try to … Continue reading

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Grid

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Rangoon, Burma 2011 A tangle of electric wires becomes a roost for pigeons in downtown Rangoon. These snarls of wires are common in the cities of third world Asia. Our guide in Hanoi told me that it is not uncommon … Continue reading

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Patron Saint

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Vadodara, India 2009 The photo suggests, to me, anyway, that the fruit vendor is offering a prayer for success selling his bananas.

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Practice Makes Perfect

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Los Angeles Zoo 2015 Practice makes perfect. That’s why my friend, Judi, and I drove down to the zoo on Monday. My goal was to get some perfectly sharp shots. Sharp means having the key element of your photo in focus. Having … Continue reading

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African Crowned Crane

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Los Angeles 2015 My friend and I visited the zoo yesterday. I was looking forward to the Aviary, remembering the time when my daughter insisted we look at the birds although I didn’t want to. It turned out to be … Continue reading

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