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Spectral

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Ethiopia 2013 This looks nothing like the melee that took place as the Ethiopians tossed fish heads and skeletons to the pelicans and storks. I liked these two birds and decided to see if I could make a photo. I … Continue reading

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Pride

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Tunis, Tunisia 1961 A young man wearing a suit hammers an intricate design in a brass tray. He is proud of his work and of his achievement. Most likely he was apprenticed to his father or another brass artisan when … Continue reading

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Home: You can’t go there

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Tripoli, Libya 1961 A street in the souk. A sign lettered in Arabic and Italian juts from a doorway on the right. It says ‘scrivano’ or scribe. Italians were a colonial power in Italy but after Ghaddafi took over, they … Continue reading

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Daydreams in Photoshop

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A cobbler mends shoes in an outdoor market in Khiva, Uzbekistan. I try to posterized my shots because this look is my favorite. Some shots work and some don’t. I try many ways to accomplish this look. I use software … Continue reading

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Abandoned Kasbah

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Ouarzazate Morocco: some time in the late 1990’s There are several old kasbahs on the opposite side of the river from the town of Ouarzazate. A crumbled village sits behind the crumbled Kasbah and that is where this woman is … Continue reading

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Flowing LInes

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Utah, USA 2013 It looks like an aerial map with rivers, deltas and terra firma. The colors make me think of Africa now that I’m writing this. But the shapes also make me think of Kyrgyzstan, when my friend, Torie, called … Continue reading

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Portrait of Hunters

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Mongolia-2014 A Kazakh man and his eagle stare into the distance…well, the bird can’t stare…he has his hood on, but he can hear. Jim Zuckerman (www.jimzuckerman.com) had arranged for a group of eagle hunters to come to our camp on this … Continue reading

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The Arab Street Redux

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Tripoli, Libya 1960 A boy buys bread on the streets of Tripoli. The vendor picks the bread up with a skewer while holding a newspaper in his left hand. He will wrap the young man’s purchase in the newspaper. The fellow on the left seems … Continue reading

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Vintage Photographs: Tripoli Souk

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Tripoli, Libya 1961 I visited Essaouira, Morocco in 1995 and, except for the men in the background wearing the red skullcaps, this scene from Libya in 1961 is nearly identical. The women of Essaouira wear a white haik (sheet like covering) and … Continue reading

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An Oasis Ksar

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Libya 1961 A ksar is a village with houses, many of them, sharing walls.  In this small oasis village, the ksar resembles a motel. These homes may have belonged to the police who manned the local outpost. The children wear … Continue reading

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