Oaxacan Fiddler

Walking down a road in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2001, I passed this guy against the side of a building. Fortunately, I had my camera right at hand and quickly snapped this photo. This image was taken with a Nikon FG.

Cross Salesman

In the charming Coyoacan district of Mexico City, this guy was wandering around the main square, selling religious paraphernalia to tourists. This was taken in 2001, with a Nikon FG.

Meager Shade, Monte Alban

Monte Alban is another ruined city in Mexico, this one near the town of Oaxaca. I love how this guy is parked in the only tiny sliver of shade available. I think he was selling something. This photo was taken in 2001 with a Nikon FG.

Girls in San Cristobal

Three girls chatting and sewing on the steps of a church in San Cristobal de las Casas, the regional capital of Chiapas State in Mexico. This photo was taken in 2001 with a Nikon FG.

Boy in Likir House

Likir is a village in Ladakh, which I visited in 1999. Likir marked the starting point of a three-day trek that took me and my friends through several villages. The family in this house kindly put three of us up for the night. This little boy was both shy and curious. His grandfather (or great-grandfather?) sits in the background. This photo was taken with a Nikon FG.

Guards at Saladin's Palace, Cairo

These guys were kind enough to let me take their photograph, although they were disappointed that I couldn't show it to them immediately afterwards (I guess they thought I had a Polaroid camera). This photo was taken in Cairo, outside the citadel, in 1993, with a Nikon FG.

Around the Village Well

In late 1996, I visited a friend who was in the Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa. This is the well of the village in which she was posted. The village well is the central meeting spot in the village, where news and gossip are exchanged. This village was very small, with no electricity, no cars, and no commercial activity. The village with the weekly market was about a couple miles distant.

Boat Farm

In the Casamance region of southern Senegal, my friend and I wanted to visit an area that was only accessible by boat. The owner of this one agreed to take us there, but we had to wait while his family loaded it up with their goats, chickens, and baskets of grain. Taken in 1997 with a Nikon FG.

Clothes-washers of Ivory Coast

Wandering down a road in Abijan, Ivory Coast, my friend and I came upon this scene - the local laundromat. Looking at the water, it seems unlikely that the clothes would emerge any cleaner after washing. Nearby were grassy slopes on which the wet clothes were laid out to dry in the sun. Taken in 1997 with a Nikon FG.

Tea Pickers of Darjeeling

This and the next photo were both taken at the Happy Valley Tea Estate in Darjeeling, India. Happy Valley is the exclusive supplier for the tea used at Harrod's department store in London. Visibility in Darjeeling is often very poor, due to the ubiquitous fog and mist, so when a reasonably clear day came along, I decided to visit the estate. I was fortunate to find these women out harvesting.

Tea Picker in a Valley of Tea

Monks Watching Ceremony

I visited Druk Sangak Choeling monastery, not far outside of Darjeeling, the day before there was to be a large ceremony in honor of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), the Indian monk who pacified Tibet's indigenous spirits, making that land safe for Buddhism. I resolved to go back the following day, to witness some of the ceremony, which was to last several hours. These monks were among the spectators.

Girl, Crow & Shrine

I took this photo on a visit to India in 2003. Near the Howrah Bridge in Calcutta (seen here in the background), there is a "ghat" - a sort of terrace next to the river, with steps leading down into the water. Here, I snapped this photo of a young girl in her "Sunday best", standing in front of a small Durga shrine. The crow just happened to be there, and I didn't even notice it until I first saw the developed photo. This was taken with a Nikon FG.