PEOPLE AT WORK AND PLAY

Hand Flames
June, 2008
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Balinese dancers take on the spirit of their Hindu gods in such poses.

Fresh Gozleme
June, 2007
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Stopping for lunch in a small town in Turkey, this lady was making fresh gozleme, kind of like a stuffed pita – delicious! At the time I was thinking street photo, later I thought Rembrandt might like this.

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Detroit Bass Day
August, 2015
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So once a year the bass players in the Detroit area get together for a fun day of jamming. They start them young in Detroit.
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Walking the Camels
April, 2012
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Moroccan Desert – we rode camels back into the dunes and spent the night in a tent cabin. On returning the next day we encountered this guy taking the camels out for a walk.

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Gulls and Girl Amelie Island
April, 2013
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Same trip to Southern Georgia but visiting Amelie Island. This girl was riding into the gulls for her father’s photo. I think I got a better angle.

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Seaweed Farmer in Bali
June, 2008
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Nusa Lembongan again, the locals harvest seaweed for Japanese consumption.

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Graceful
April, 2019
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Amanda Hill, Brandywine Ballet

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Reaching for the Heavens
June, 2019
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Jaime Lennon Louis in the Brandywine Ballet

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Campfire at Lake Crescent
July, 2019
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Sunset at Lake Crescent Lodge, complete with family around the campfire – what more could ask for?

Food for Monks Mai Hong Son
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Foggy morning in Mai Hong Son, Thailand. Young monks walk in line through the streets as women step forward from their houses to fill their bowls.

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Spinning Tops
June, 2008
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The Balinese take spinning tops seriously. These are big tops. Bets are placed on the best top. I’d give this guy extra points for style! Oh, the onlookers are ducking from the whiplash of his rope.

The Old Man and Kasbah
April, 2012
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The Dades Valley is the land of a thousand kasbahs (old adobe fortresses), such as this one. This old guy walked into the scene from his field carrying his pick-axe and Koran – how classic is that?

Upstretch on the Reformer
May, 2016
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My Pilates Teacher, Lisa Priebe, doing a piece in the Fletcher Pilates repertoire called Upstretch, captured at the apex of movement. She is teaching but I’d say she is also having fun.

Taking a Break in Bhaktapur
November, 2016
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Touring the streets of Bhaktapur, a suburb of Khatmandu, we encounter these people resting their feet. Life seems hard in Bhaktapur but the people carry on.

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Body to Body in Thamel Khatmandu
November, 2016
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Our guide is taking us through the Thamel market place in Khatmandu. It’s body-to-body in some places. My biggest fear was stopping to take a picture as my wife and our guide disappeared into the crowd!

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Monks at Monastery, Bhutan
November, 2016
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Monks at the Gangtey Goembe Monestary in Bhutan, on the day of the Black Necked Crane Festival.

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Watching Passersby in Bhaktapur
November, 2016
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Saw this monk (?) hanging out the window of the Genuine Thanka Painting School in Bhaktapur. Had to do a close-up!

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Youthful Exuberance
November, 2016
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School kids at play before classes in Bhutan. Such joy! Like all school boys in Bhutan these boys are wearing the Gho.

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Uncertainty
November, 2016
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We had to cross this rather unstable bridge to get to the Punakha Valley in Bhutan. Those were colorful prayer flags when they were mounted on the bridge until they were bleached out by the sun. Our guide Kun seems to be having second thoughts about crossing the bridge.

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By now you have noticed that my wife and I took a pretty remarkable trip to Nepal and Bhutan in November 2016. There are also a couple images from that trip in Landscapes & Seascapes as well as in Architecture. Enjoy!

There are also a number of images relating to Action, which tend to involve people mostly at play, but I wouldn’t rule out people at work.

Overnight Camel Trek
April, 2012
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What would normally be a caravan, just my wife and I were walked on camels into the Moroccan desert near sunset by our guide to for an overnight stay.

Child’s Play
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November, 2016

School kids in Bhutan at play before classes begin. The children are playing in traditional Bhutanese clothes – the girls playing tug of war wear the Kira and the carousing boys in the background are wearing the Gho. All men and women are expected to wear traditional clothes at festivals and in public places such as school or governmental facilities.

Monks Entering Court Yard
November, 2016
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At Trongsa Dzong, the oldest monastery in Bhutan at dusk, young monks arrive from their dormitories to dance with the master.

Trail to Vogelsang Crossing Stream
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Hiking the trail from Merced Lake to Vogelsang in Yosemite, we come to a stream crossing. My brother-in-law decides to go for it.

Sharing
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November, 2016

We visit a public school in the Ura Valley of Bhutan during recess. Here is Linda sharing photos off her cell phone with eager school kids.

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This Way and That
June, 2019
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Composite of two single images of a dancer with the Brandywine Ballet, in a workshop.

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