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.
Vietnamese Nursing Instructors Learning Teaching Methods. Hanoi, Vietnam
Jacque – Ready to Explore Antigua, Guatmala
Jacque – Shuttle to Antigua, Guatemala
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Woman with Flat Basket and Conical Hat. Hanoi, Vietnam
Street Photo, Paris
Sunrise, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Reading On the Metro, Paris
San Francisco Metallic
Female Statue, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
Colorful Textile Seller, Panajachel, Guatemala
Young Ladies, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Guatemalan Women (Except for Jacque)
In the home of a Guatemalan woman
“That Seal is So Big!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Beautiful Vietnamese Women (and a Couple of American Ones, Too!) Hanoi, Vietnam
Little Girl, Guatemala
The Offering Bearer, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Ishtar: Goddess of Love, War, Fertility, Sex
Laughing Friends. Vietnamese Coffee, Hanoi, Vietnam
Paris Sentinels
Street Photo, Paris
Concern on a Second Grade Teacher’s Face. Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip, Long Beach, California
Paris Painter
Sunset Walk Along the Seine, Paris
A Kiss for Baby Brother, Marin County, California
Modern Monochrome Stained Glass Madonna. Vatican City
Female Sculpture, Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy
Lynne and Ashley, Mother and Daughter, Marin County, CA
Little Girl, Guatemala
Penguin interactions at the California Academy of Sciences
Kristine and Sadie Enjoying the Beach, Stinson Beach, California
Barrel Racer, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
“I’m Flying!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Female Horse Rider, Hyde Park, London
Grandmother’s Pearls, Marin County, California
Skeletons and Lace, Cour d’Honneur, Palais Royal, Paris
Native American Princess, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
Umbrellas at the Eiffel Tower
Classy Ladies in the Rain, Paris
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Praying Madonna, Picture Over my Bed, The Convent of Suore Elisabetta dell’Olmata, Rome, Italy
A Little Salsa In the Streets of Antigua
Red, Paris
A Walk Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Shy. On the Bus to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach, California
Woman Wearing Hijab
Fingerpainting
Aphrodite, Known as Venus de Milo, Louvre
Young Female Loom Artist, Antigua, Guatemala
Wonder at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Profile View of the Offering Bearer
Skeletons and Lace, Cour d’Honneur, Palais Royal, Paris
Jacque and Scottie
Amanda, Marin County, California
Guatemalan Women, Kateri Tekakwitha Scholarship Recipients (except Jacque)
An American Woman Reading on Board a Junk in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Tree Hug Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Along the Via Sacra, Rome
Guatemalan Woman, Chimaltenango
Lori Nelson, An American in Paris
Vietnamese Musician. Hanoi, Vietnam
Look at Me and My Mussels!
Golden Curls and a Smile. Matt Davis Trail, Marin County, California
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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