Today marks International Women’s Day! To commemorate, here is a gallery of some of the women I’ve photographed in various parts of the world over the last few years. Most are just going about their days, some are sculptural renditions, and their is one painting of a very special lady, indeed. Whatever they are doing, wherever they are, they sparkle both individually, and as a colorful, beautiful mosaic.
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Guatemalan Women (Except for Jacque)
Classy Ladies in the Rain, Paris
Wonder at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Barrel Racer, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
Shy. On the Bus to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach, California
A Walk Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Paris Painter
Tree Hug Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Sunset Walk Along the Seine, Paris
Along the Via Sacra, Rome
Lynne and Ashley, Mother and Daughter, Marin County, CA
Grandmother’s Pearls, Marin County, California
Young Ladies, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Profile View of the Offering Bearer
Colorful Textile Seller, Panajachel, Guatemala
Ishtar: Goddess of Love, War, Fertility, Sex
Fingerpainting
Vietnamese Nursing Instructors Learning Teaching Methods. Hanoi, Vietnam
Look at Me and My Mussels!
Kristine and Sadie Enjoying the Beach, Stinson Beach, California
San Francisco Metallic
Golden Curls and a Smile. Matt Davis Trail, Marin County, California
Sunrise, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Aphrodite, Known as Venus de Milo, Louvre
“That Seal is So Big!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Jacque and Scottie
Guatemalan Women, Kateri Tekakwitha Scholarship Recipients (except Jacque)
Female Horse Rider, Hyde Park, London
Female Sculpture, Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy
Guatemalan Woman, Chimaltenango
Little Girl, Guatemala
Paris Sentinels
Umbrellas at the Eiffel Tower
Woman Wearing Hijab
Jacque – Ready to Explore Antigua, Guatmala
Woman with Flat Basket and Conical Hat. Hanoi, Vietnam
Reading On the Metro, Paris
Amanda, Marin County, California
Female Statue, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
Skeletons and Lace, Cour d’Honneur, Palais Royal, Paris
“I’m Flying!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
An American Woman Reading on Board a Junk in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Lori Nelson, An American in Paris
Jacque – Shuttle to Antigua, Guatemala
Native American Princess, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
Red, Paris
Beautiful Vietnamese Women (and a Couple of American Ones, Too!) Hanoi, Vietnam
The Offering Bearer, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Modern Monochrome Stained Glass Madonna. Vatican City
Little Girl, Guatemala
Praying Madonna, Picture Over my Bed, The Convent of Suore Elisabetta dell’Olmata, Rome, Italy
Penguin interactions at the California Academy of Sciences
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Young Female Loom Artist, Antigua, Guatemala
In the home of a Guatemalan woman
Street Photo, Paris
Concern on a Second Grade Teacher’s Face. Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip, Long Beach, California
Street Photo, Paris
Laughing Friends. Vietnamese Coffee, Hanoi, Vietnam
A Kiss for Baby Brother, Marin County, California
Skeletons and Lace, Cour d’Honneur, Palais Royal, Paris
Vietnamese Musician. Hanoi, Vietnam
A Little Salsa In the Streets of Antigua
Taken individually, each is cause for celebration in her own right. When considered as symbolic of all of us women, the collage forms a pleasing and consistent whole .
For International Women’s Day 2016, Google travelled around the world and asked women to complete the phrase #OneDayIWill. Here are some great responses from London:
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#OneDayIWill visit the North and the South Poles and every country in between!
#OneDayIWill fly!!! This latter dream I posted on Twitter and Google responded! Here’s the Twitter conversation:
“I’m Flying!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
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