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