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