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Dignity

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Cusco Peru 2003 This woman has pride. Although she sits on a stone step in the market selling her few potatoes, she is dressed as if she were going to lunch with her friends. Is she surviving on her own? … Continue reading

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Interpretation

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Rome, near the Forum 2015 The light falling on the Forum was so beautiful that we photographed everything in sight. My daughter shot some panoramas with her phone. I stuck with my same-old, same-old. Not that I can’t do panoramas, … Continue reading

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The Process

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Rome 2015 These nuns are part of a procession going from one church to another. It was mid-day. Crowds of shoppers and tourists stood to the side to let the priests and nuns pass down the narrow street. There isn’t … Continue reading

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The Guedra

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Morocco 2003 I used to help a Berber family with their fledgling tourist business. They responded by trying to think of places to take me where I would find interesting photographs. We drove into the desert from Rissani where two … Continue reading

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New Jerusalem

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 Eleven churches were carved out of rock…building down rather than up. King Lalibela ordered them built in the 12th century to establish what he called a New Jerusalem. The rooms inside the churches are dark and small. The floors are uneven. Candles … Continue reading

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Expression makes the Portrait

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Morocco: On the Route des Kasbahs 2002 The urn-like kilns of the Haratine potters are visible from the highway: the famed Route des Kasbahs that threads from the Erg Chebbi to Ouarzazte. I always wanted to see the potters at work but my timing was … Continue reading

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Balance: It’s Key!

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Inle Lake, Burma 2011 It might surprise you to know that most, if not all, of the fishermen on Inle Lake cannot swim. It surprised me. Their houses float, they run across floating fields of water hyacinth to get to the … Continue reading

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The Blitz

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Rome, Italy 2015 It’s difficult to find a new angle on a famous landmark like the Coliseum in Rome or the Eiffel Tower. I’m not sure, because I just thought of this, but maybe the key is to have the landmark … Continue reading

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Djinguereber Mosque of Timbuktu

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Timbuktu, Mali 2001 One of the entrances from the prayer courtyard. Woven palm prayer mats lie rolled and strewn about, maybe to keep them free of sand.

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Women of Ghana

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Accra, Ghana 2001 This was a messy photo (slide) because the background, although I had blurred it out, was too dark and too busy. I loved these two women with their upraised arms holding the pans full of clean laundry. I love … Continue reading

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