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