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